New Clicks disregards new rules and other brief reports

* A dispute over the Afrikaans-only language policy at a Cape Town primary school goes to the Cape High Court today. – Business Day * The Cape High Court has sentenced a trainee sangoma and a Khayelitsha man to life imprisonment for the murder of a 12-month-old baby and the mutilation of her body in a muti-making ritual aimed at helping the man find work. – The Mercury * A woman who lost her husband after being left with a scarred face after two reconstructive operations and a weight gain of about 40kg is claiming damages of more than R4m from plastic surgeon, Professor JF Scholtz. The case is due to be heard in the Pretoria High Court in October. – The Mercury * The Minerals and Energy Laws Amendment Bill tabled yesterday will correct the Mining Titles Registration Amendment Act and the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, which mistakenly repealed the power of the Registrar of Deeds. – Business Day * The Health Professions Council has cleared a Mitchells Plain paediatrician of misconduct after he was accused of rape by one of his patients, with whom he had an affair. – Cape Times