eric nzimande is being investigated by the magistrates commission, and told the bbc, i can't respondnst me, and then i will go to court. ultimate responsibility for appointing magistrates lies with the deputyjustice minister. are you aware of an investigation specifically into the magistrate? i am aware of an investigation, yes, into him. not specifically linked to the rhinos, but relating to other matters. and other magistrates, as well, as part of that investigation? yes, i have been told that there are some investigations, yes, relating to rhinos involving prosecutors and lawyers. is there any suggestion that this could be linked to people who are higher up in the levels of provincial and national government? no, not that i am aware of. unfortunately, investigations into the magistrates do take time. an unpublished magistrates court document seen by the bbc provides evidence that eric nzimande received payments from fresh's uncle, as well as other magistrates. the report says it appears to have a pattern of racketeering activity, with a definite system of command. the police hande

and unpublished magister court seen by the bbc provides evidence that eric nzimande received paymentsit appears to have a pattern of racketeering activity, with a definite system of command. the police handed theirfindings with a definite system of command. the police handed their findings to the director of public prosecutions at least nine months ago, but so far nothing has happened. the cost of corruption can be measured by the carcasses of dead rhinos, and the orphans they leave behind. but it also impacts all of society. it allows poachers to act with impunity, and it compromises the police and the justice system. not just in poaching cases. the poaching of rhino horn has been assisted by the climate of corruption that exists in south africa. the... full poachers to get to the rhino, they have the corrupt somebody. these are some of the survivors. still crying out for their mothers. more rhino orphanages are opening to cope with the need to rear them and eventually to try and reintroduce them to the wild. i must be honest. at times i get tremendously angry with the human rights g

it found eric nzimande, the most senior magistrate in kwazulu—natal, received money from fresh‘s uncleo me they want to completely eliminate them from the face of the earth. i think the whole of south africa wreaks, if i may say so, of corruption. as more rhinos are killed, the number of orphans left behind is increasing. unless demand is stopped in asia and corruption tackled here, they are heading towards extinction. alastair leithead, bbc news, zululand. a mysterious russian satellite displaying "very abnormal behaviour" has raised alarm in the us. this is a transcript from the us state department, in it an official says, "we don‘t know for certain what it is and there is no way to verify it", and said its behaviour was inconsistent with other russian satellites, voicing fears it was impossible to say whether or not it was a weapon. a senior russian diplomat said these were "unfounded, slanderous accusations based on suspicions, on suppositions and so on." i spoke to dave lee a little earlier about what the satellite might be doing. well, we know very little about what it might be d