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 athlete, filed their final argument on the 30th of July. “We have filed our argument and are ready,” said lawyer, Brian Webber, a member of Oscar’s legal defence team. Pistorius’s legal team explained that they are ready and confident ahead of th... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, August 2nd, 2014

Oscar Pistorius’s Brother Carl Fractures Limbs in N1 Accident

Carl Pistorius, the elder brother of the murder-accused athlete, Oscar Pistorius, was on Friday seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident along the N1 Freeway. Carl was apparently traveling from Polokwane, ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, August 2nd, 2014

Zuma Considers Suspending NPA Head Mxolisi Nxasana

President Jacob Zuma has communicated his intention to suspend the head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Mxolisi Nxasana. According to presidential spokesman, Mac Maharaj, Zuma is considering suspen... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, August 1st, 2014

Near Fatal Shootout in Fourways

The level of crime in South Africa will once again be the focus of attention for many following the shoot-out that happened in the early hours of Thursday morning in north western Johannesburg, in Fourways. Wit... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Gauteng Pupils Cause Chaos In Johannesburg CBD

Gauteng school pupils gathered in mass at 13:00 in Johannesburg CBD, looting street vendors and allegedly causing havoc in stores in the area. Police have stated that the reason for the strike was reportedly to... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

DA to Seek Legal Action on Nkandla

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced that they will go to court in order to get president Jacob Zuma to submit a final full and comprehensive report in response to the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, July 28th, 2014

Nkandla Committee Will Be Re-established

The ANC’s chief whip, Stone Sizane has confirmed that an ad-hoc committee will be re-established in order to consider president Jacob Zuma’s response to the Public Protector’s report on his Nk... Read more »
By Robert On Friday, July 25th, 2014

Springs’ House of Horrors: Case Postponed

The case against a husband and wife from Springs, who allegedly repeatedly abused and held their five children captive for years in their home, dubbed the ‘House of Horrors’, has been postponed un... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, July 25th, 2014

Patricia De Lille Speaks of Dossier and Evidence at the Arms Deal Commission

Thursday was a busy day for the current mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille in Pretoria when she stood before the Seriti Commission. She submitted an affidavit in which she said that the fact that government ... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

President Zuma Must Lead or Step Down – Maimane

The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) parliamentary leader, Mmusi Maimane, challenged President Jacob Zuma in his speech in response to the president’s budget vote speech, to either lead the country which ... Read more »