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/ 30 July 2008

Najwa cross-examined in Taliep murder trial

Murder accused Najwa Petersen faced a day of intense cross-examination before Judge Siraj Desai on Wednesday over the death of her husband, Taliep.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2008

Motata trial: Handwritten note accepted as evidence

A note apparently written by high court Judge Nkola Motata on the night of his alleged drunken-driving accident was admitted as evidence on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2008

Zuma: My trial won’t affect the ANC

Jacob Zuma’s trial on corruption charges will not damage the ANC, the party’s president said in Mozambique on Tuesday night.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 July 2008

Former Oprah school matron pleads not guilty

A former dormitory matron charged with abuse at US talk show host Oprah Winfrey’s girls academy in South Africa on Tuesday pleaded not guilty.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 July 2008

I had a gun put to my head, Najwa tells court

Najwa Petersen told the Cape High Court on Tuesday how an intruder put a gun to her head and demanded money on the night her husband was killed.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 July 2008

Najwa takes stand in murder trial

Slain musician Taliep Peterson had planned to take his wife, Najwa, on holiday to London and Paris, the Cape High Court heard on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 July 2008

Netshisaulu trial to proceed on Tuesday

The trial of three people accused of murdering Avhatakali Netshisaulu, son of City Press editor Mathatha Tsedu, has been postponed to Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 July 2008

McBride trial postponed to September

The date for the continuation of Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride’s drunken-driving trial will be decided on September 1.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 28 July 2008

Airport heist case postponed

The Johannesburg High Court on Monday postponed the airport robbery trial until next Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 July 2008

Free State ANC raises money for Zuma’s legal battles

Free State African National Congress (ANC) members and guests on Friday pledged nearly R1,5-million for ANC president Jacob Zuma’s legal battles.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 July 2008

Hlophe files papers against Constitutional Court

Cape Judge President John Hlophe has applied for an order that the Constitutional Court has violated his rights, media reported on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 July 2008

Mosley wins case over newspaper’s Nazi-orgy claim

Motorsport chief Max Mosley won his privacy case on Thursday against a UK newspaper that alleged he took part in a Nazi-themed sadomasochistic orgy.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 July 2008

Durban school taught ‘kitchen Zulu’, court told

The CEO of the Pan South African Language Board told a court on Wednesday that children at a local school ”are taught what we call kitchen Zulu”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 July 2008

Wife of UK ‘back from dead’ canoeist guilty of fraud

Anne Darwin, wife of the UK canoeist who faked his own death to claim life-insurance money, was found guilty of fraud on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 July 2008

Siblings accused of murdering parents

A brother and sister were charged in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for the murder of their parents.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 July 2008

State motivates recordings in Motata trial

Digital data such as the cellphone recordings of Judge Nkola Motata’s alleged drunken rantings should be considered as real evidence, the state says.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 July 2008

Prince Sifiso Zulu trial set for August

The trial of Durban businessman Prince Sifiso Zulu has been set down for August, the Durban Magistrate’s Court heard on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 July 2008

State rejects Yengeni bid for withdrawal of charges

The state has rejected arguments that a drunken-driving charge against former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni be withdrawn, a Cape Town court has heard.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 July 2008

Admissibility decision in Motata trial due next week

Judgement on the admissibility of recordings taken at the scene of Judge Nkola Motata’s alleged drunken-driving accident is expected next week.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 July 2008

Cricketer’s tax affairs above board, court hears

There was nothing unlawful about the way former SA cricketer Garth le Roux dealt with commissions for property sales, his lawyer has told a court.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 July 2008

Digital data can be easily manipulated, Motata trial told

Digital data is far easier to manipulate than analogue data, a legal evidence expert has testified at Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 16 July 2008

Kebble murder accused to face R15m claim

The father of murdered mining magnate Brett Kebble is suing the men accused of killing him, Glenn Agliotti and John Stratton, for R15-million.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 July 2008

Star witness fails to show in London ‘Nazi orgy’ case

A star defence witness failed to turn up in a privacy case involving sadomasochistic sex and the head of world motor racing on Thursday.

By Luke Baker
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/ 10 July 2008

Mpofu lawyer, judge spar over Labour Court

Suspended SABC CEO Dali Mpofu’s lawyer argued with a judge on Thursday over whether Mpofu’s case should be referred to the Labour Court.

By Fienie Grobler
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/ 10 July 2008

State, defence haggle over postponement at Motata trial

Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving case was postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday because a state witness is ill.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 July 2008

Metro cops take stand at Motata trial

Two police officers have described as accurate audio recordings involving them after Judge Nkola Motata’s alleged drunken-driving accident.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 7 July 2008

Fidentia boss not getting required medication, court told

Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown is not getting the medication he needs while he is in prison, his attorney said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 July 2008

Motata lawyer calls state witness ‘untruthful’

Some aspects of witness Richard Baird’s testimony were ”untruthful”, a lawyer for Judge Nkola Motata said at Motata’s drunken-driving trial on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 July 2008

Court hears of Motata’s use of foul language

Being singled out as ”the white guy” is what prompted Richard Baird to record Judge Nkola Motata’s rantings, a court heard on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 July 2008

O’Sullivan takes Selebi to court over dismissal

Former airport security boss Paul O’Sullivan has filed court papers against suspended police chief Jackie Selebi to challenge his 2003 dismissal.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 July 2008

Hlophe divides to rule

A divide-and-rule strategy has emerged from the response of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe to the complaint laid against him.

By Mandy Rossouw
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/ 3 July 2008

Motata asleep at crash scene, court hears

A witness to Judge Nkola Motata’s accident said he did not speak to Motata for the first half hour on the scene because the judge was mainly asleep.

By Staff Reporter
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