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 Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

First Officer Loved Female Passengers in the Cockpit

As we enter the fifth day in the saga of the Boeing 777-200 owned by Malaysian Airlines which disappeared about an hour after take off, the investigation seems to have turned inwards on the men in charge of the... 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 Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

No Sign of the Malaysian Airlines Plane

So much of the world is busy with its business of living that the crisis in the Far East seems to have taken a back seat, what with the high profile Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial and the stalemate of Russia and ... 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 Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, March 9th, 2014

The Oscar Pistorius Trial – The two sides of the coin

The Oscar Pistorius trial has really got the world’s attention with a lot being said by different persons depending on their standpoint. Of particular interest is the fact that not many of these opinions ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Diplomatic blows between Rwanda and South Africa after attempted assassination

In an apparent culmination of a long standing diplomatic furore between South Africa and Rwanda, the two countries have expelled each other’s diplomats. This came to a head on Friday when Kigali asked six... 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 »