Oscar Pistorius Not Mentally Unstable

On the night which Paralympian Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at their home in Pretoria, he did not suffer any mental aberrations or defects, the High Court in Pretoria heard today. He allegedly does not lack the ability to determine right from wrong  and apparently does not suffer the type of mental instability which would incur reduced liability for the acts which he committed. Over the previous 30 days, Pistorius has been admitted as a da... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, June 29th, 2014

Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice Chancellor Prof. Russel Botman Dies at 60

The country of South Africa has been hurt where it hurts the most. One of its most illustrious sons has been taken away from it once again. Professor Russel Botman has passed on at his home in Stellenbosch on F... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, June 28th, 2014

SIU’s Delay to Release Nkandla Report Suspicious – DA

The country’s main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, has interrogated the fact that many days after it started its work on investigating the spending of more that a quarter of a billion rand on upgradi... Read more »
By Robert On Saturday, June 28th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Trial to Resume On Monday

Murder accused, Oscar Pistorius’ high-profile legal battle is set to resume in the North Gauteng High Court on Monday morning. According to a statement released by news service Eyewitness News, a psychi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 26th, 2014

Rescue Efforts in the Collapsed Soweto Building Enter Second Day

By Thursday morning, fifteen people were reported to be still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed disused power building in Soweto. The whole scenario started when some copper and metal thieves went into ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, June 25th, 2014

The Platinum Strike is Over But it’s Not a Bed of Roses

The usually obscure town of Marikana in the Rustenburg area of Mpumalanga Province was a huge hive of activity as early as 5:00 am on Wednesday as workers trekked to work for the first time in many months after... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, June 23rd, 2014

Marikana Commission: Graphic Evidence From Mr X

The Marikana saga rages on. On Thursday, there were emotional outbursts as the SAPS key witness gave evidence with most of the relatives of those that were killed in the violence crying that, in the end, the co... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 19th, 2014

DA Calls on Tlakula to Step Down

The Democratic Alliance has, on Thursday, called on embattled chair of the Independent Electoral Commission to consider resigning from her position as a way of saving the commission’s integrity. This call... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

The State of the Nation Address: It’s Flat, say the Political Analysts

The President of the Republic of South Africa, on Tuesday evening presented the State of the Nation Address in Parliament, Cape Town. He started his seventh State of the Nation Address by acknowledging the pass... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

Nigeria – Suspected Boko Haram Members Detained

Nigeria’s military has announced today that it has detained more than 460 people travelling from the country’s North to South, allegedly due to suspicion that the travelers were Boko Haram affiliate... Read more »