Oscar Pistorius Trial: Defence Closes its Case, Final Arguments to be Heard in August

Tuesday saw the defence in the Oscar Pistorius trial close its case amid claims that there were some witnesses who were not willing to testify given the publicity of the trial. In addition, the fact that the case is being televised live has added to the discomfort that potential witnesses feel about testifying. The leader in Oscar’s defence team, Barry Roux said that he had not found it necessary to ask the judge in the case, Thokozile Masipa to compel the witnesses to ... Read more »
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By Robert On Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014: Argentina vs Netherlands Semi-final Preview

The FIFA World Cup 2014 semi-final face-off between Argentina and the Netherlands looks to be a match which could easily swing in either side’s favour when the two sides compete for a spot in the final on... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Lawyers to Take Legal Action Over Leaked Video

Oscar Pistorius has more on his plate to deal with after the emergence of a video in which he was seen ‘walking’ unaided in an apparent recapture of the event of the night he fatally shot his law st... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, July 7th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Trial: Defence Not Permitted to Consult State Psychiatrist

Murder accused paralympian, Oscar Pistorius, and his defence team have not been granted permission to speak to state psychiatrist, Carla Kotze, the court heard on Monday. Pistorius’s defence team wished t... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, July 6th, 2014

Leaked Video Shows Oscar Pistorius Reenacting Reeva Steenkamp Shooting

There is always something coming up in the Oscar Pistorius case. It has emerged that a video has been released that shows Oscar reenacting the night he shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. It emerge... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, July 5th, 2014

Public Protector’s Office Lacks Funds

The Public Protector revealed on Friday that her office is desperate for funding. She was addressing parliament in Cape Town when she presented her supplementary budget requirements. She said, in her statement ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, July 5th, 2014

NPA Boss Mxolisi Nxasana to be Probed

There appears to be conflict of information regarding the happenings at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as it has emerged following the report in the New Age this week. The New Age reported that there ... Read more »
By Robert On Friday, July 4th, 2014

NUMSA Strike Violence Continues

In excess of 100 factories on the East Rand of Johannesburg have resorted to shutting their doors in order to protect themselves from the threat of violence related to the Numsa strike happening currently. Nati... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, July 3rd, 2014

Rubber Bullets Fired at NUMSA Strike

The police had to fire rubber bullets to disperse strikers who were blocking the entrance to the power utility, Eskom’s Medupi Power Station on Thursday. Thursday was the third day of the National Union o... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

Oscar Pistorius A Suicide Risk

Although a group of four different psychiatric analysts concluded in their report that Oscar Pistorius does not suffer from any form of general anxiety, the court heard today that the Paralympian is at risk of ... Read more »