InfoUpdate
An Information Service supplied by the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society

Notice in terms of s.44(1)(a)
GNR 1263/GG 28371/29-12-2006

Publication of decisions
GenN 2044/GG 28370/27-12-2006

PN 3494/PG 6455/04-01-2006

15 December 2005
358/05
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited v Rudiger Marshall Saunderson, Richmont Heerenhuis CC, Henry Trevor Adonis and Carol Ann Adonis
Execution against mortgaged property - whether mortgage required to justify order constitutionally
Currently hosted on the OSALL website

Johannesburg

Matodzi exec trio take boss to court - 8 January
Matodizi Resources - once part of the Brett Kebble stable of companies - has been hauled before the Labour Court by three senior executives on charges of unfair labour practices. The three claim that Matodzi Resource's chief executive, Sello Rasethaba, unfairly dismissed them. - Sunday Times website

Man faces life term for raping ex-lover - 10 January
A Grassy Park man faces a life sentence for subjecting the mother of his child to a three-day kidnapping ordeal of assault, rape and sodomy. It also emerged that three years after he raped his former girlfriend, and while out on bail prior to his conviction, Douman had assaulted the young woman with a television aerial and stabbed her with a knife. - IOL website

Woman sues after tripping over rod... twice - 6 January
An unemployed machinist is suing the City of Cape Town for R191 000 in damages after twice tripping over a rod sticking out of a pavement and being injured. - IOL website

Murder charges over stowaways in South Africa - 6 January
Three Ukranian crewmen were charged with murder on Friday after allegedly forcing seven Tanzanian stowaways to jump off a ship in South Africa's port of Durban, resulting in at least two deaths, police said. - Reuters website

State policy exacerbates stowaway problem - 10 January
Letter by Mike Robinson. - The Mercury website

see also South Africa. Emigration and Immigration below

Scorpions quizzed on underwear probe
Why did the Scorpions rummage through the underwear of Bijou Francoise Moynot, wife of Pierre Jean Marie Robert Moynot, the managing director of Thint (Pty) Limited, the local arm of the giant French arms and electronics dealer? This is precisely the question that Madame Moynot, as well as her husband and Thint the company, have asked in an application filed in the Pretoria High Court on Thursday against the national director of public prosecutions; the investigating director: Directorate of Special Operations (the Scorpions); and Johan du Plooy, a senior special investigator of the Scorpions. - IOL website

Pretoria

SA mercenaries to appear in court on Monday - 13 January
The trial of eight South African mercenaries who were released from Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare last year for their role in the foiled Equatorial Guinea coup plot will kickoff on Monday. They will be tried in the Pretoria Regional Courtfor violating South Africa's regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act for their involvement in the abortive coup, a source from the courts said from South Africa. - African News Dimension website

All Joy warns of legal action over auditors - 12 January
All Joy Foods may bring legal action against its former auditors, Horwath Leveton Boner, after the firm reported the embattled condiment and preserve manufacturer to the Public Accountants and Auditors Board. This was despite All Joy appointing an unnamed independent forensic auditor to "fully investigate such an accounting error". The forensic report later reflected that the accounting errors "were not an intentional misstatement by management and that there is no basis for contending any alleged material irregularity as indicated by Horwath". - Business Day website

Statements and Speeches

Statement by The Presidency on further media queries with regard to the visit of the Deputy President to Abu Dhabi
12 January 2006

Electoral timetable for 2006 municipal elections published in Government Gazette
10 January 2006

Reports of foreigners attempting to access the Child Support Grant
9 January 2006

Mr FS Mufamadi, Minister for Provincial and Local Government, calls and sets a date for an election of all municipal councils
6 January 2006

Provisional figures on loan issues, extraordinary payments/receipts and cash balances as at 31 December 2005
4 January 2006

Education Laws Amendment Bill

Government remains committed to implementing no-fee schools in 2006
9 January 2006
SA Government Information website

Maths a must in new curriculum - 10 January
While education stakeholders have hailed portions of the new curriculum, which will be introduced in this year’s Grade 10 class when KwaZulu-Natal schools re-open next Wednesday, concerns remain about whether schools are ready to implement it. - The Mercury website

Nursing Bill

Bill may send bitter pill to nurses abroad - 12 January
The Nursing Bill, which will be implemented later this year, may result in nurses who have not worked in South Africa for more than three years being struck off the register. - Business Report website

Petroleum Products Amendment Act and Petroleum Pipelines Act

Two pending laws should get the petroleum industry talking this year - 13 January
New oil laws that kick in this year may play a role in preventing a recurrence of December's fuel crisis as industry players, who will be licensed for the first time, are compelled to share information. - Business Report website

Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and Prohibition and Regulation of Certain Activities in an Area of Armed Conflict Bill

Dollars lure police to Iraq - 11 January
The new Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and Prohibition and Regulation of Certain Activities in an Area of Armed Conflict Bill, which is expected to be passed soon, would make it illegal for South Africans to provide any services in a warring country, be they medical, humanitarian or military, without the permission of the government. - The Mercury website

United Kingdom

Solicitor, 31, stabbed to death by muggers yards from home - 14 January
A solicitor was stabbed to death during a street robbery yards from his home, it has emerged, as police hunted two muggers who continued to attack him after he gave them what they demanded. Tom Ap Rhys Pryce, 31, who worked for Linklaters, a leading corporate law firm, was repeatedly stabbed on his head, torso and hands as he tried to defend himself. - Telegraph website

South Africa

South African Law Reform Commission
Privacy and Data Protection : Discussion Paper 109 (Project 124)
A discussion paper for information and comment containing recommendations for a proposed new Protection of Personal Information Act for South Africa
Closing date for comments : 28 February 2006

"As part of the consultative process the SA Law Reform Commission is arranging regional meetings in order to provide an opportunity to interested parties to discuss problem areas in current legislation dealing with privacy concerns, as well as the Commission's preliminary recommendations as set out in the draft Bill.  Consultative meetings will be hosted in Pretoria on 21 February 2006, in Johannesburg on 23 February 2006, in Cape Town on 28 February 2006 and in Durban on 7 March 2006.

You and your colleagues are cordially invited to the meeting in Johannesburg.  Details are as follows :

Date :  Thursday 23 February 2006
Time :   09:00
Venue : Indaba Hotel, William Nicol Drive, Fourways, Sandton

Should you prefer to attend one of the other workshops you are most welcome to contact the Commission in this regard.  Attendance of the meeting is free of charge, but the Commission is unfortunately unable to meet travel and accommodation costs of participants.  It is contemplated that the meeting will be over by 14:00, whereafter a light lunch will be served.

If you are able to make a firm commitment to attend, kindly reply by fax or e-mail to : The Secretary, South African Law Reform Commission, telefax (012) 320 0936 (for attention Ms Ronel van Zyl) or Rovanzyl@justice.gov.za by no later than 31 January 2006.  If you yourself are unable to attend but you are able to send a suitable substitute, kindly advise in the same manner, providing details."

Source : IOZ

United Kingdom

Home Secretary to push ahead with data retention law - 13 January
Charles Clarke says he understands why ISPs are concerned about the cost of implementing the new data retention law, but is reluctant to give the industry the help it wants. - ZDNet UK website

Company Law

SA's new scam squad explodes into action - 12 January
The Office of Company and Intellectual Property Enforcement (OCIPE) yesterday launched its first large-scale investigation, marking a potential quantum leap in upgrading the country’s levels of investor protection. - Moneyweb website

Courts

Durban pioneers video courts - 12 January
Courtrooms where awaiting-trial prisoners will appear before magistrates via video conferencing facilities are on the cards for South Africa following early successes of a pilot project at the Durban and Pinetown magistrate's courts. - IOL website

Criminal Justice System

Rape cases stalled by testing backlog - 13 January
Huge backlogs at Western Cape police laboratories are delaying the prosecution of hundreds of rape cases by at least eight months - and in some cases, allowing alleged rapists to walk free. Now fed-up prosecutors want private forensic laboratories to be used to cope with the ever-increasing amounts of forensic evidence lying unprocessed in the province's three police laboratories. - IOL website

Emigration and Immigration

Illegal aliens - 10 January
It is a staggering figure that almost 200 000 illegal immigrants were deported from South Africa last year as a result of the regular operations of the Department of Home Affairs in identifying foreigners. - The Mercury website

SA's asylum office 'disfunctional' - [13 January]
As part of the ongoing 'Road to Lindela Project' and also to deal with emergent 'asylum' related issues a visit was paid to the SA Asylum/Refugee office in Pretoria recently, and it is becoming increasingly clear that the UN must consider unfolding events with some sense of urgency. - The Zimbabwean website

see also Murder charges over stowaways in South Africa above

Health

South African gay men banned from giving blood - 12 January
South Africa's blood donor service has banned blood from sexually active homosexual men due to a higher risk of HIV, it said on Thursday, provoking an angry response from gay activists. - Reuters website

Gay man with Aids donates blood - 14 January
A gay man with full-blown Aids donated blood on Friday - after lying about his sexual practices, the SA National Blood Transfusion Service (SANBTS) has been told. Reassuring the public that the infected blood would not be used, SANBTS spokesperson Ianthe Exall said every donation was still being tested for HIV/Aids and hepatitis. She said Gay and Lesbian Alliance spokesperson David Baxter had told SANBTS marketing manager Gail Nothard that about 120 of its members had given blood on Friday after lying about their sexual activities. - Mail & Guardian website

Human Rights

Foreigners reeling under wave of hatred - 5 January
Township attacks on foreigners have left a trail of unsuspecting victims whose only crime is their nationality. - IOL website

Municipal Management and Procedures

City may face R30m Wanderers fire bill - 12 January
Insurer SA Eagle is demanding the Johannesburg City Council repay it R30m, claiming the council was negligent in allowing the Wanderers Club to burn to the ground in 2004. This has come after nearly four years of dire predictions by members of the council’s public safety committee, who have warned that understaffing, an insufficient budget and a lack of proper management in emergency services could lead to a serious incident for which the city would be accountable. - Business Day website

Bad roads : you can claim for damages - 14 January
Cape Town motorists have begun claiming from the city council for damage caused to their vehicles by potholes and other hazards on Cape Town's crumbling roads. - IOL website

Call to end billboard mess in Jo'burg - 12 January
SA's outdoor media industry has been under heavy scrutiny over the past few months over the legality and illegality of some of the sites used in Johannesburg, as adspend on the media format increases in line with the upswing in the economy. - Business Day website

Taxation Law

Treasury comes out with tax shocker for business - 13 January
The national treasury has released its long-awaited policy document on options to replace the regional services council (RSC) levy being phased out this year, coming out strongly in favour of a VAT-based local business tax. - Business Report website

Flat-tax for South Africa? - 11 January
The virtue of flat-tax is its simplicity, for the tax collector and the taxpayer. Experience has shown that it does not necessarily result in the rich paying less tax – there is less inducement for tax avoidance or planning. South Africa is not so far away from a flat system as one might think. - Moneyweb website

Traffic and Transport

Traffic chief slams fines write-off plan - 11 January
Kwazulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate boss John Schnell is not in favour of proposals by the National Prosecuting Authority to write off unpaid traffic fines totalling millions of rands. The prosecuting authority and Durban Metro Police have held brief discussions about the possibility of scrapping all unpaid fines issued prior to July 2003. - The Mercury website

Contour markings : Side and rear retro-reflective material to be fitted to vehicles by 1 January 2006 Your car is ready – but how's your trailer? - 13 December Make sure you have yellow reflective tape on the trailer; it becomes a legal requirement on January 1, 2006 and must be stuck along at least 80 percent of the sides and rear of the trailer, at least 250mm above the ground but not higher than 1500mm. - Motoring.co.za website Get that trailer or caravan taped before the festive Season rush starts - 24 November The new year could start off with a nasty surprise for thousands of South African holiday makers who will take to the roads towing caravans or trailers over the festive period and not complying with a new traffic law. - The Star website Excerpt : National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996 Amendment of regulation 192A of the Regulations GNR 1341/GG 25484/25-09-2003 192A.   Side and rear retro-reflective material to be fitted to vehicles (Contour markings) (1)  For the purposes of this regulation "contour marking" means yellow side and rear retro-reflective material that shall comply with SABS ECE R104 "Uniform provisions concerning the approval of retro-reflective markings for heavy and long vehicles and their trailers": Provided that— (a) application for (paragraph 3 of SABS ECE R104) and approval of paragraph 5 of SABS ECE R104 shall not be required, but the letter "C" indicating contour marking as referred to in paragraph 5.4.3.1 of SABS ECE R104 and the circle surrounding the letter "E" followed by the distinguishing number of the country which has granted approval as referred to in paragraph 5.4.1 of SABS ECE R104, shall be brought onto the retro-reflective marking material; (b) that advertising consisting of logos, distinctive markings or letters, or characters may be used if it complies with the standard and used in conjunction with contour markings, excluding strips denoting the manufacturer. (2)  (a)  A goods vehicle with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 10 000 kilograms shall be fitted with contour markings on the side and the rear of such vehicle and the rear contour markings may not be fitted more than 600 millimetres from the lower part of the body of such vehicle. (b)  A goods vehicle with a length of more than 6 metres shall be fitted with contour markings as contemplated in paragraph (a) from 1 July 2004. (c)  A trailer first registered after 1 July 2004 shall be fitted with side and rear contour markings, as contemplated in paragraph (a). (d)  Any trailer shall from 1 January 2006 be fitted with side and rear contour markings, as contemplated in paragraph (a). (e)  A bus first registered from 1 July 2004 shall be fitted with side and rear markings as contemplated in paragraph (a); and ( f )  Any bus shall from 1 July 2006 be fitted with side and rear contour markings as contemplated in paragraph (a). [Reg. 192A inserted by r. 43, GNR.1341 w.e.f. 25 September 2003.] SABS ECE R 104:1998 Order form available at http://www.stansa.co.za/docdetail.aspx?doc=7968&lang=EN

Miscellaneous

eThekwini municipality chooses open source - 13 January
The movement towards open-source software and standards in South Africa has received another boost from a government project, with the eThekwini (Durban) municipality basing its intranet and internet portal, Durban.gov.za, entirely on open-source tools. - Mail & Guardian website

Zimbabwe

Zim court convicts judge in corruption case - 11 January
A Zimbabwean court on Tuesday convicted a high court judge on charges of interfering in the case of a business partner who was subsequently jailed for murder. Judge Benjamin Paradza was arrested in 2003 for allegations that he tried to corruptly influence two colleagues to release the confiscated passport of his business partner who wanted to travel to neighbouring South Africa. - IOL website

South Korea

Korean clone panel's report - 10 January
An investigating panel at South Korea’s Seoul National University (SNU) has found that scientist Hwang Woo-suk faked his claims of pioneering stem cell research. - Aljazeera website

Interim Report - 29 December
Summary of the Final Report - 10 January
Seoul National University website

EU to probe alleged CIA secret prisons - 12 January
Top EU lawmakers decided on Thursday to set up their own committee to investigate allegations of CIA secret prisons in Eastern Europe, saying they were frustrated by lack of progress in various European probes. The committee will have 46 members, who will be named next week during the European parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg, France, according to political leaders in the assembly. - IOL website

EU to address security of gas supply - 9 January
EU energy ministers met on Jan 4 to discuss energy supply security. Although the dispute between Ukraine and Russia appears to be settled for the moment, the knock-on effects in the EU of the crisis have raised the profile of energy supply security issues. There is renewed interest in a more coordinated EU approach to energy policy issues. However, member states may not be prepared to follow through and establish a common energy. - Forbes website

Germany

German cannibal back in dock - 12 January
A self-confessed cannibal will face a new trial in Germany from Thursday as prosecutors seek a life sentence for the man who killed and ate an apparently willing victim he met on the Internet. In a lurid case that shocked the country, Armin Meiwes will return to the dock after a federal judge threw out a January 2004 manslaughter conviction on the grounds it was too lenient, despite the victim's purported "death wish". - IOL website

Iraq

Saddam Hussein Trial

Saddam trial judge plans to quit - 14 January
The chief judge in the trial of Saddam Hussein plans to step down, a source close to the judge told Reuters on Friday, in a development that could throw an already turbulent process into further disarray. "He wants to withdraw," the source said of Rizgar Amin, who is to preside over the next hearing on Jan. 24. "He will oversee the next sitting and then announce his reasons for withdrawing." - IOL website

Saddam prefers death by shooting - 3 January
Saddam Hussein has told his lawyers that he wants to be shot by firing squad, not hanged, if sentenced to death during his murder trial, which resumes later this month in Baghdad. Saddam maintains that he is still commander in chief of Iraq's armed forces - and that a firing squad is "the right way" to execute a military leader. - Washington Times website

Health

Q&A : your bird flu concerns - 19 January
Five new human cases of bird flu have been confirmed in several Turkish provinces, pushing the number of people infected up to 14, officials there say. The cases, identified as being of the deadly H5N1 strain, mean the virus is now present in the east, north and centre of the country. - BBC News website

Miscellaneous

Stress? Shhhhh . . . - 12 January
I need to move to a far less stressful job, doctor, like fighting fires, driving trains or teaching a class of rowdies in a sink school. I just can't take the pressure any more. Ah, you must be a librarian. How did you guess, doctor? It's the boredom, you see ; same old books, same old date-stamping, same old fines for late returners, same old shushing of noisy readers. - Times Online website

Source : OSALL

Internet puts library visits up by 22 m - 5 January
Public libraries are becoming increasingly popular but people are taking out fewer books and using libraries more for their internet facilities, a study has found. - Telegraph website

Cyberlaw

Court dismisses Yahoo's free-speech lawsuit - 12 January
A divided federal appeals court on Thursday ducked the question of whether a French court order censoring Nazi-related materials can apply to Yahoo's US-based Web site. - CNet News website

Yahoo's bid to dodge fine fails - 13 January
A United States appeals court on Thursday threw out a bid by internet giant Yahoo to win immunity from paying fines imposed by a French court over the firm's online sales of Nazi memorabilia. - News24 website

Perspective : create an e-annoyance, go to jail - 9 January
It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity. - CNet News website

The new 'annoy' law explained - 11 January
FAQ. - CNet News website

Environmental compliance : the next Sarbanes-Oxley? - 10 January
At first blush, the various global "green" initiatives that will regulate how manufacturers must build and dispose of their products seem comparable to the corporate and IT mayhem caused by the Year 2000 bug and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Existing restrictions on hazardous substances and waste from electrical and electronic equipment alone will force companies in the high-technology sector in particular to spend collectively between $10 billion and $20 billion. And like Y2K or Sarbanes-Oxley, the costs of noncompliance may involve criminal allegations, jail time and large monetary fines. - CNet News website

Miscellaneous

US man jailed on assault charge after shaking hands - 13 January
A man has been jailed on assault charges after a prosecutor, police officer and courtroom bailiff became seriously ill after shaking hands with him. During a December 21 court appearance on a traffic charge, John Ridgeway pulled out a vial of an unknown liquid, rubbed his hands with the contents and insisted on shaking hands with the three people, authorities said. - Mail & Guardian website

Kilt-wearing boy wins apology - 13 January
A Missouri high school student who was barred from a school dance because he was wearing a Scottish kilt has received an apology from school officials after the action sparked outrage among Scottish heritage supporters. In a letter dated January 9, Jackson School District Superintendent Ron Anderson apologized to Jackson High School senior Nathan Warmack and said the district would train staffers how to properly apply the school dress code. - IOL website

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Blog - http://vnuuk.typepad.com/ces/

Bill Gates webcasts - http://www.microsoft.com/events/executives/billgates.mspx

CNet News coverage - http://www.cnet.com/4520-11405_1-6398208-1.html
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CNet Best of 2006 - http://www.cnet.com/4520-11405_1-6398234-1.html?tag=nl.e404

2006 Consumer Electronics Show : what's hot is automotive electronics - http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/prn/texas/3575177.html

Convergence at last - http://www.smartmoney.com/barrons/index.cfm?story=20060109

Engadget - http://ces.engadget.com/

Google Pack - http://pack.google.com/

Leaving Las Vegas : a CES finale - http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/01/leaving_las_veg_1.php

Searching for realistic expectations : Consumer Electronics Show letdowns - http://news.stepforth.com/blog/2006/01/searching-for-realistic-expectations.php

Web giants show the way in Vegas - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4594290.stm

IPWireless CEO's Skype Client [Chris Gilbert] - 12 January
What's your single favorite gadget? Skype Internet telephone service. Price : Call other users for free, call out to regular phones for about 2 cents a minute. Why do you love it? - Forbes website

Chinese ban on Wikipedia prevents research, users say - 10 January
Chinese students and intellectuals are expressing outrage at Beijing's decision to prohibit access to Wikipedia, the fast-growing on-line encyclopedia that has become a basic resource for many in China. - Globe and Mail website

Who Owns Whom, the established tome of South African business, celebrates its 26th anniversary with the release of its 26th edition at the end of January 2006. This edition publishes the traditional high quality content such as detailed profiles of listed and major unlisted companies, controlling and other shareholders, subsidiaries, directors, financial information and brand names.

The 26th Edition also introduces the following sections :

Power Groups
Selected organograms from our Power Groups product which cover emerging empowerment groups and major listed groups showing diverse group interests.

Special Features

The Super Rich
This section values the JSE listed holdings of South Africa’s wealthiest individuals and families.

The Gold Market
Contribution by The GFMS Group covering the supply, demand and price outlook of Gold for 2005-2006.

Corporate Governance in South Africa
A contribution by Jonathan Lewis, Managing Director, Corporate Governance Accreditation (Pty) Ltd dealing with the following issues :
▪ Is Corporate Governance here to stay?
▪ Local and international developments on the governance front
▪ Major governance issues that are gaining increasing attention and how these will impact boards

For the first time Who Owns Whom incorporates a dictionary of South African financial and commercial terms.

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8 January 1912
South African Native National Congress is formed in Bloemfontein
Source : http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1912-01-08.htm

2001
Bulger killers win anonymity for life
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/8/newsid_2515000/2515671.stm

9 January 1768
First modern circus [Philip Astley]
Source : http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?month=10272953&day=10272974&cat=10272946

10 January 1920
League of Nations established
Source : http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1920-01-10ii.htm

11 January 1993
BA dirty tricks against Virgin cost £3m
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/11/newsid_2520000/2520189.stm

12 January

1879
The Anglo Zulu War begins
Source : http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/chronology/thisday/1879-01-12ii.htm

1976
Crime writer Agatha Christie dies
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/12/newsid_4440000/4440120.stm

1991
US Congress votes for war in Iraq
Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/12/newsid_4534000/4534588.stm

13 January

1910
First radio demonstration
Source : http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?month=10272953&day=10272978&cat=10272944

1962
"The Twist" goes gold-again
Source : http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?month=10272953&day=10272978&cat=10272944