The Oscar Pistorius Trial – Contaminated Crime Scene

The Oscar Pistorius Trial opened on Thursday morning with the grilling of forensic expert, Lieutenant Johannes Vermulean, by the lead attorney, Barry Roux on the competency of the police in handling the evidence that they had collected from the scene of the alleged crime. In addition, their handling of the crime scene itself also came under fire from the veteran lawyer. It appears that the main thrust of the defence team today was to bring as much doubt as possible on the cre... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Trial – Guns, Fast Cars and Cricket Bats

The trial of paralympian, Oscar Pistorius, continued into the eight day today. The athlete is being charged with deliberately fatally shooting his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of Valenti... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

The Oscar Pistorius Trial Day Seven: Oscar Shot a Gun in a Crowded Restaurant

The high profile court case which is the Murder trial of star paralympian, Oscar Pistorius continued today at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria amid reports from internet monitoring company, DDI that the... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, March 10th, 2014

Day six of the Oscar Pistorius Trial: Oscar’s Gun had Black Talon Bullets

There was a return to the courthouse this morning after the short break of the weekend.  The court activities started off with the defence team led by veteran defence lawyer, Barry Roux cross examining the sec... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Friday, March 7th, 2014

Ex-girlfriend Describes Relationship with Pistorius on Day Five

The former girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius testified at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday, the fifth day of the trial where Pistorius is accused of the premeditated murder of his girlfriend Reeva... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Thursday, March 6th, 2014

Emotional Day Four of Pistorius Trial

“I tried to help her. I tried to open the airway and to look for any signs of life…she was clenching down on Oscar’s fingers…and all during that time, there wasn’t any signs of life I could see…to m... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

Day 3 of Oscar Pistorius Trial: Gun Incident at Tasha’s

The first few witnesses called by the state in the case of paralympian Oscar Pistorius testified about the night of the shooting, the screams they heard and the gender of the people they thought were responsibl... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

Drama Continues on Day Two of Pistorius Trial

South Africans are absorbing each and every minute of the Oscar Pistorius trial broadcast live on television and online. Social networks are flooded with constant updates from local and international journalist... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Monday, March 3rd, 2014

Eventful Day One of Oscar Pistorius Trial

South Africa and the rest of the world waited for more than a year to see Oscar Pistorius stand trial for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The long and anxious wait ended on Monday when live broadca... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

KZN Woman Confesses to Murdering Her Lover’s Wife

A woman in KwaZulu-Natal has admitted to conspiring to kill her lover’s wife. Mumtaz Osman spoke to The Witness and confessed that she was part of the plan by Sunesh Manilall to murder his wife Monika Manilal... Read more »