IN THE NEWS AT 8:
**A 21 year old man will appear in the Johannesburg magistrate court today in connection with the defacing of the Gandhi statue in Central Johannesburg on Saturday.
**A man is also due in court in Pretoria today for allegedly painting the Paul Kruger statue in Church Square yesterday.
** Xenophobic attacks in the townships south of the greater Ethekwini Municipality has spread to other townships, north of the city.
AND.....**Police in Gauteng are calling for the members of the community to report criminal gangs who are armed with illegal firearms including automatic rifles and hand guns.
NAVITHA GAJRAJ
