Oscar Pistorius Trial: Appeal Date Set, Defence to Oppose Appeal

It appears that Oscar Pistorius’s woes may not be over. Judge Thokozile Masipa has set the date on which the appeal in the case will be heard at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Judge Masipa has set Tuesday, the 18th of November as the date on which she will hear the National Prosecuting Authority’s grounds for seeking leave to appeal both sentencing and conviction. According to the prosecution led by Gerrie Nel, Judge Thokozile Masipa erred in her judgem... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, November 4th, 2014

R1 Million Offered to Senzo Meyiwa’s Family by Motsepe

It is understood from sources close to the president of Mamelodi Sundowns, Patrice Motsepe, that he has been so touched by the “senseless killing” of South African national team and Orlando Pirates ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 30th, 2014

Justice At Last for the Diepsloot Girls and Taegrin Morris?

There appears to be progress in the cases that tore the hearts of many when four children were murdered in different circumstances in 2013. While the man responsible for the murder of the three children in Diep... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

South Africa Loses Another Sports Person: Female Boxer Phindile Mwelase Dies

While the South African sporting fraternity is still reeling from the death, first of Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, the sensational 800m runner who died in a car accident recently and then from the high profile shooting o... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 27th, 2014

Senzo Meyiwa’s Death: Rumours of Contract Killing Dismissed

The police have dismissed the rumours doing the rounds that the killing of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa was a contract killing which was directly aimed at the soccer star. A top po... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 27th, 2014

Bafana Bafana and Pirates Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa Shot Dead

It seems that the dust in South Africa does not have a chance to settle down. Just as the sporting fraternity was beginning to accept the death of world class athlete and former world champion in the 800m categ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, October 25th, 2014

Motsoeneng Appeals His High Court Suspension

The Chief Operations Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng has instructed his lawyers to appeal the order that was meant to suspend him which was issued by the Western Cape... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, October 24th, 2014

SABC Boss locks Horns with Portfolio Committee

The chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation, Ellen Tshabalala on Thursday obtained an order stopping the enquiry into whether she lied about her academic qualifications. The order, which is re... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

The Aftermath of the Oscar Pistorius Sentencing: Where to from here?

After a period of close to two years following the shooting to death of Reeva Steenkamp by her then boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius, the trial has officially come to an end. The athlete was finally sentenced on Tues... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Parliament Sergeant-at-arms Pleaded with Malema in Sepedi

National Assembly Seargent-at-arms,  Regina Mohlomi, says she pleaded desperately  in Sepedi with the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, to leave the House following the instruction given... Read more »