Oscar Pistorius Trial: Final Day

The infamous trial of the murder-accused South African Paralympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius, saw its final day in the North Gauteng High Court on Friday, 8 August 2014. The day was composed mainly of the athlete’s defence team making their final statement before the trial will have been heard in full and be left to be decided by Judge Thokozile Masipa. Defence lawyer, Barry Roux, criticized the witnesses called by the state, citing various alleged inconsistencies in the ... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, August 8th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Trial: Closing Arguments

Oscar Pistorius is on trial for the gunning down of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on the morning of Valentine’s Day in 2013. According to the state, the couple had an argument the night before and, in a ... Read more »
By Robert On Friday, August 8th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Trial: Latest

The infamous murder trial of South African Paralympian athlete, Oscar Pistorius, resumed on Thursday in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The court resumed in order to hear both the state’s and Pi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

The Mandela Feud Rages On – Winnie Fights for Qunu Home

In a move that promises to destabilise an already strained family, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, was reported on Wednesday as intending to challenge the will that was left by her lat... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

Action Being Taken Against ‘Blackface’ Students

The University of Pretoria has stated that action is being taken against the two students who allegedly dressed up as domestic workers and painted their faces and arms black, the university stated on Wednesday.... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, August 6th, 2014

Medunsa Closed Indefinitely

Medunsa University in the Limpopo province has been declared closed indefinitely following a string of illegal protests on the campus lead by the university’s Student Representative Council (SRC), therefo... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, August 5th, 2014

Man Dies as 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits South Africa

There was a lot of excitement in and around South Africa on Tuesday 5 August 2014, as some residents in Johannesburg experienced a massive earth tremor that shook the area and surrounding areas and was also fel... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, August 5th, 2014

Human Rights Commission Confirms Racism in Free State Schools

The South African Human Rights Commission has released its report after conducting investigations which were made by a teacher and some pupils about cases of racism in several Bloemfontein schools. The report, ... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, August 4th, 2014

Nigerian Doctor Contracts Ebola

Nigerian Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, confirmed on Monday that the country is experiencing their second case of the deadly virus, as a doctor who treated a Liberian national who died from the disease h... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, August 4th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius’ Legal Team Final Argument Filed

Oscar Pistorius’s legal defence team filed their final arguments defending the murder-accused Paralympian athlete at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday. The state, who are prosecuting the ... Read more »