| Friday
23 January
Lesetja
Kganyago has been appointed as the SA TREASURY'S
NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL
(Business Day 2004-01-23).
The
Scorpion's INVESTIGATION
INTO THE ARMS DEAL CONTINUES
(Business Day 2004-01-23).
The
RAPE
CHARGE AGAINST JUDGE DESAI HAS BEEN UNCONDITIONALLY
WITHDRAWN
(Witness 2004-01-23). The husband of the complainant
APPEARED
IN COURT RECENTLY ON A CHARGE OF DOCUMENT FRAUD AND
IS ALLEGED TO HAVE REPRESENTED PEOPLE IN CAPE TOWN
COURTS ALTHOUGH HE IS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE CAPE
LAW SOCIETY
(IOL 2004-01-23).
The
'RANCH'
CASE HAS BEEN POSTPONED
until June (Business Day 2004-01-23).
Businesses
are using corporate social responsibility as a
shield behind which to campaign against
environmental and human rights regulations, warns BEHIND
THE MASK,
a report from CHRISTIAN
AID
which calls for new international guidelines to
govern company behaviour (GUARDIAN
UNLIMITED [UK] 2004-01-21).
The
British government has launched an advertising
campaign to remind the public that POSSESSING
CANNABIS REMAINS ILLEGAL
amid continuing confusion over the effects of a
legal downgrading of the status of the drug
(Telegraph [UK] 2004-01-23).
ZIMBABWE'S
DAILY NEWS RESUMED PUBLICATION YESTERDAY
for
the first time since it was shut down in September
and after five court orders were handed down in its
favour (M&G 2004-01-22).
Thursday
22 January
The
KEBBLES
HAVE LODGED COMPLAINTS AGAINST JUSTICE MINISTER
PENUELL MADUNA AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
PROSECUTIONS, BULELANI NGCUKA,
with the Public Protector regarding alleged abuse of
power ; these
refer to the fact that not only had Bulelani Ngcuka
used his office to settle political and commercial
scores on behalf of friends waging commercial
battles against the Kebbles, but that
notwithstanding what amounted to a serious breakdown
in the justice system, no action had been taken
against those involved in the unlawful arrest of
Roger Kebble (Business Day 2004-01-22).
Ten
midlands schools and their governing bodies won
their case against the head of the KZN Education
Department ; the issue was REDUCING
TEACHER NUMBERS WITHOUT INFORMING SCHOOLS IN TIME.
The affected schools are Gert
Maritz Primary, Ridge Junior Primary, Pelham
Primary, Scottsville Primary, Clarendon Primary,
Alexandra High, Maritzburg College, Ladysmith High,
Vryheid High and Newcastle High (Witness
2004-01-22).
The
lawyer representing Judge Desai in Mumbai says AN
ATTEMPT IS APPARENTLY BEING MADE TO WITHDRAW THE
RAPE CHARGE
(News24 2004-01-22) and (BUSINESS
DAY 2004-01-22).
Proposals
from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Authority seek to EXTEND
IVF RIGHTS TO SINGLE WOMEN
(Telegraph [UK] 2004-01-22).
President
Bush has said A
CONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE MAY BE NEEDED
if "activist judges" ignored public will
(FindLaw 2004-01-20).
People
who
FILE
BOGUS FLORIDA BAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST ATTORNEYS FOR
ETHICAL MISCONDUCT CAN FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES
for
making false allegations, the state's 4th District
Court of Appeal has ruled (Law.com 2004-01-12).
Wednesday
21 January
In
the recent Labour Court matter of New Forest
Farming CC v Cachalia & others (J3806-01), EXCEPTIONS
WERE HIGHLIGHTED WHICH MAY JUSTIFY DEVIATION FROM
THE SCHEDULE 8 COUNSELLING PROCESS
prior to the dismissal of a senior manager for poor
work performance (IOL 2004-01-14).
The
Hefer Commission has found that "NGCUKA
WAS PROBABLY NEVER A SPY"
(Witness 2004-01-21). Other articles on the
report include NGCUKA
HAPPY, BUT PARTIES SLAM COMMISSION
(Witness 2004-01-21) and HEFER
REPORT CRITICAL OF ZUMA RESPONSE
(M&G 2004-01-20).
Drivers
in the Western Cape have been warned that their DRIVERS
LICENCES COULD BE SUSPENDED OR CANCELLED
AUTOMATICALLY IF THEY ARE CONVICTED FOR
DRUNK-DRIVING,
including first-time offenders (News24 2004-01-20).
The
Commission for Racial Equality [UK] is ABANDONING
ITS ROLE IN HUNDREDS OF DISCRIMINATION CASES
to concentrate on fostering racial integration
(Telegraph 2003-12-27).
Tuesday
20 January
The
Hefer Commission Report is available on the
Department of Justice's website at http://www.doj.gov.za/commissions/comm_hefer/2004%2001%
2020_hefer_report.pdf.
It is reported that the Deputy President wrote to
the Commission in November, saying "I
ALSO WOULD NOT WANT TO REACH THE POINT WHERE I WOULD
BE FORCED NOT TO RESPECT YOUR SUBPOENA"
(News24 2004-01-20).
It
seems that PRESIDENT
MBEKI HAS NOT YET SIGNED THE CONTROVERSIAL
RESTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL INTO POWER
(News24 2004-01-20).
A RAPE
CASE HAS BEEN FILED IN INDIA AGAINST A HIGH COURT
JUDGE
who is attending a World Social Forum conference in
Mumbai. The charge has been laid by an Aids
workers who is also part of the eleven-member South
African delegation (News24 2004-01-19). The JUDGE
HAS SMSED A MESSAGE
to a South African newspaper proclaiming his
innocence (M&G 2004-01-19). See also TOP
JUDGE'S CAREER IS OVER
(Business Day 2004-01-20). A FULL
TRANSCRIPT OF A RADIO 702 INTERVIEW
is also online (IOL 2004-01-19). The Judge has,
however, ADMITTED
TO HAVING HAD CONSENSUAL SEX WITH SALOME ISAACS
(IOL 2004-01-20). A report just in says that JUDGE
DESAI SAYS THE COMPLAINANT MAY BE WORKING FOR HIS
ENEMIES
(News24 2004-01-20).
NEW
TAX LAWS MIGHT DISCOURAGE THE START-UP OF SECONDARY
AND POSTRETIREMENT BUSINESSES
say tax experts (Business Day 2004-01-20).
Banks
HAVE
BEEN RELUCTANT TO LEND TO PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS
for fear they may not be repaid, but proposed
changes to the Usury Act will allow them to take out
an insurance policy to cover them for this
eventuality (Business Day 2004-01-20).
ICASA
HAS DISMISSED A COMPLAINT LAID AGAINST THE SABC
after it decided to broadcast what was termed the
launch of the ANC's election campaign (M&G
2004-01-20). It says the SABC
WAS WITHIN THE LAW
(News24 2004-01-19).
In
Scotland, the OFFICES
OF THREE LAW FIRMS WERE RAIDED
in a demonstration of the powers now available to
police under the Proceeds of Crime Act (Scotsman
2004-01-20).
The
cases of MORE
THAN 250 PARENTS CONVICTED OF KILLING THEIR BABIES
ARE TO BE REVIEWED URGENTLY
after a landmark Court of Appeal ruling yesterday
changed the rules on baby death prosecutions
(Telegraph [UK] 2004-01-20).
HARRISON
FORD IS SAID TO BE PAYING HIS EX-WIFE £50 MILLION
IN A DIVORCE SETTLEMENT
(Telegraph 2004-01-19).
A
train driver in New Zealand has been booked off
indefinitely on stress leave after
DRIVING
OVER A GARDEN GNOME ON THE TRACKS - HE BELIEVED THAT
A CHILD HAD BEEN KILLED
(Business
Day 2004-01-20).
Monday
19 January
The
Constitutional Court has indirectly found that it WOULD
NOT BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR ABUSED CHILDREN TO
TESTIFY IN THE ABSENCE OF THE ACCUSED
; the case involved Pietermaritzburg attorney
Robinson Manzi (News24 2004-01-18).
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