Man held after sister\'s alleged rape, and other brief reports
Publish date: 07 January 2005
Issue Number: 1249
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: Corruption
* A 31-year-old man will appear in a Frankfort court today charged with raping his 16-year-old sister yesterday, Free State police said. IoL
* Burundis long-awaited National Truth and Reconciliation Commission, aimed at providing a measure of justice to those hurt during the central African nations decades of war, had finally been established, the presidency said yesterday. Business Day * Bingu wa Mutharika, the Malawi president, has pardoned three senior ruling party politicians who were charged with treason after they carried guns to a meeting with him. It was the latest twist in a saga that has included official allegations of assassination plots and intrigue in the impoverished country. SABC News * The Asset Forfeiture Unit in the Eastern Cape has obtained a preservation order freezing the assets of David Nkosi and Vusumzi Dube, two of three men arrested last year on suspicion of operating a fraud syndicate. The third suspect, Frans Ngwenyama, died while in prison awaiting trial. The Herald