Final decision on Dewani’s mental health expected

                                                                                                 Shrien Dewani

Johannesburg - British businessman Shrien Dewani will be back in the Western Cape High Court on Friday where a final decision on his mental health is expected.

He may stand trial for the murder of his wife Anni as early as October if he is found fit by a mental health panel. In June, Dewani appeared before Judge President John Hlophe, who received an update on his progress since being detained in Valkenberg Hospital in April.

Director of Public Prosecutions Rodney de Kock brought an application for Dewani's mental health to be officially observed in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act.

Minister receives Eastern Cape land claim

East London - Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti on Thursday received a land claim from a group representing communities in the Eastern Cape.

"The land claim was received from the Vulamasango Singene group during an event to mark the launch of the re-opening of land claims process in East London," the department said.

"The Vulamasango Singene campaign was launched in 2002 by a large group of communities in the Eastern Cape who were victims of the betterment policy."

Under betterment scheme, designated areas were divided into distinct land use zones for residential, arable and grazing usage. People were forced into the demarcated zones.

Accused Reiger Park toddler killer to appear

Johannesburg - A man arrested in connection with the murder of three-year-old Cuburne van Wyk is expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court on Friday.

The man was arrested in Germiston on Wednesday by metro police officers. Cuburne's body was discovered on Saturday by a passer-by at a mine dump in Reiger Park. Police said he died as a result of multiple head injuries and burn wounds.

He disappeared on 6 August while he was playing outside with his siblings. At the time, police said they were looking for a man who they said could help with the investigation into the boy's disappearance.

Nkandla: Zuma confident in Parliament

                                                                          Nkandla

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma said he was confident that Parliament would effectively deal with the report on security upgrades to his Nkandla home, SABC reported on Friday.

"Now matters are in the hands of Parliament," he told the national broadcaster on the sidelines of the international conference on the Great Lakes region in Angola.

"I'm sure Parliament, as the last level of dealing with these matters, will have the time really to look into this matter and conclude it so that we close the chapter about this report."

Zuma had undertaken to give National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete a comprehensive report on the outcome of three separate investigations into state spending of some R246m on his Nkandla home in KwaZulu-Natal.

Zuma avoiding accountability - DA

Zuma aJohannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has attempted to avoid accountability in his response over the R246m security upgrades at his Nkandla private home, the DA said on Thursday.

"Not only does his response undermine the public protector’s findings, but it is also an attempt by the President to act as both judge and jury on this matter," DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane said in a statement. Zuma submitted his response to Speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete, on Thursday.