News24 reports that suspended Pretoria chief magistrate Desmond Nair appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday on a charge of corruption for allegedly accepting a bribe from services company African Global Operations, formerly known as Bosasa.

Nair's lawyer, advocate Danie Dörfling, told the court that they would be making representations to the National Prosecuting Authority as to why Nair should not be prosecuted. He placed it on record that the representations would be submitted to the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) by 16 November. Dörfling said the NDPP was expected to make a decision and communicate its decision on the matter by 2 December. The case was consequently postponed to 7 December. Nair has been charged with corruption after allegedly accepting the installation by Bosasa of security systems valued at R200,000 at his Pretoria home, including a full electric fence, CCTV and alarm systems. The chief magistrate was implicated by former Bosasa employee Richard le Roux in testimony at the State Capture Inquiry. News24 previously reported that Nair confirmed security cameras were installed at his private residence, but said this was "pursuant to a private agreement".

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Mitchley at News24
• Read too, Pretoria chief magistrate Desmond Nair appears in court for alleged corruption, at BusinessLive

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