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 Valentine’s Day in 2013. In addition, he will face further charges of discharging a firearm in public as well as illegally possessing ammunition. He argues that he shot her in error thinking that he was shooting at an intruder. The trial opened today with IT Engineer and... Read more »
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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 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 »
By PAW On Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

EFF Member Dies Outside Pretoria High Court

A member of the ‘Red Brigade’, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), collapsed and died outside court in Pretoria today apparently from injuries sustained when he tripped and fell. The man, who was o... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

Day 3 of Oscar Pistorius Trial: Gun Incident at Tasha’s

The first few witnesses called by the state in the case of paralympian Oscar Pistorius testified about the night of the shooting, the screams they heard and the gender of the people they thought were responsibl... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

Drama Continues on Day Two of Pistorius Trial

South Africans are absorbing each and every minute of the Oscar Pistorius trial broadcast live on television and online. Social networks are flooded with constant updates from local and international journalist... Read more »