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Drunken Driving

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/ 10 November 2008

Motata defence queries treatment of blood sample

The defence in Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial on Monday raised queries about apparent discrepancies in the registration of a blood sample.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 November 2008

New witness would prejudice Judge Motata

Calling a new witness to testify in Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial would prejudice Motata and infringe his rights.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 November 2008

Motata drunken-driving trial postponed

The drunken-driving trial of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata was on Monday postponed by the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 October 2008

Motata drunken-driving trial postponed to Monday

Judge Nkola Motata’s lawyer has rejected an application by the prosecution to lead a new witness in Motata’s drunken-driving trial.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 October 2008

A matter of memory at Motata drunken-driving trial

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial was on Wednesday characterised by inconsistencies.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 October 2008

Motata witness pleads memory loss

The court in Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial has sought clarity on the medical condition of a witness who says he suffers from memory loss.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 October 2008

Motata smelled of alcohol, witness tells court

Judge Nkola Motata smelled like alcohol on the night of his car accident, a police officer told the judge’s drunken-driving trial on Wednesday.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 15 October 2008

Defence, prosecution clash in Motata trial

The defence and the state clashed on Wednesday during the drunken-driving trial of Judge Nkola Motata over allegations of coaching a witness.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 October 2008

Racial slurs, surprise documents in Motata trial

Allegations of racial slurs and surprise documents emerged in Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 14 October 2008

Twists in Motata’s drunken-driving trial

A number of twists emerged in the drunken-driving trial of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 October 2008

Witness tells Motata trial of racial slur

A witness in Judge Nkola Motata’s drunken-driving trial said the owner of a property the judge crashed into called the judge a ”drunken kaffir”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 October 2008

Motata witness allegedly threatened

Prosecutions chief Charin de Beer will be called to court to discuss alleged threats made against a witness in Judge Nkola Motata’s trial.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 3 October 2008

Yengeni drunken-driving trial to start in November

Former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni’s drunken-driving trial will start on November 14, a court decided on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 October 2008

Gibbs drunken-driving trial set for December

Cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will go on trial for drunken driving on December 3, a Cape Town magistrate ordered on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 September 2008

McBride to challenge his dismissal

Axed Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride will appeal the decision to dismiss him, according to a newspaper report on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 September 2008

McBride case postponed

Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride appeared in the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday on a matter related to his drunken-driving trial.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 September 2008

Bok player appears in court on drunken-driving charge

Springbok scrumhalf Ricky Januarie appeared in court on Wednesday following his arrest early on Sunday for alleged drunken driving.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 September 2008

Cops told Motata they were ‘forced’ to arrest him

Johannesburg metro police told Judge Nkola Motata that a property owner ”forced” them to arrest him, a court heard on Monday.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 15 September 2008

Police told not to arrest Motata, court hears

Police drove away from the scene of an accident involving Judge Nkola Motata after being told by radio control not to arrest him, a court has heard.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 September 2008

Ricky Januarie arrested for drunken driving

Springbok scrumhalf Ricky Januarie was arrested on Sunday morning in Durbanville for drunken driving.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 September 2008

Survey: One-third of SA’s metro motorists drive drunk

A third of South Africa’s metropolitan motorists drive drunk, TNS Research Surveys has found.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 September 2008

High court to rule on McBride application

A court will rule on Thursday whether Robert McBride may gain access to papers he claims relate to his drunken-driving trial.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 September 2008

Motata four times over legal limit, court hears

Judge Nkola Motata’s blood-alcohol level was four times over the legal limit when a blood sample was drawn, a court has heard.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 September 2008

McBride drunken-driving trial postponed

The drunken-driving trial of Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was provisionally postponed in the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 August 2008

Yengeni drunken-driving case postponed

The NPA needs an extra month to consider representations for the withdrawal of a drunken-driving charge against Tony Yengeni, a court heard on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 August 2008

‘Keep ’em coming, barman’

Football fans visiting South Africa for the Soccer World Cup could be excused if they take the country’s drunk driving laws with a pinch of salt.

By Staff Reporter and Adriaan Basson
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/ 18 August 2008

Judgement reserved in McBride application

Judgement was reserved on Monday in a bid by Robert McBride to get access to papers he says relate to his drunken-driving trial.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2008

Judge ‘fell twice’ at accident scene

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata fell twice at the scene of his alleged drunk-driving accident, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court heard.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2008

Defence: Motata denied being drunk at accident scene

Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata denied being drunk at the scene of an accident, the defence proposed in court on Wednesday.

By Mirah Langer
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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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/ 25 July 2008

Motata’s comments come back to haunt him

Cellphone recordings taken on the night of an alleged drunken-driving accident involving High Court Judge Nkola Motata are admissible as evidence.

By Mirah Langer
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/ 23 July 2008

So drunk he should have been dead

A Rhode Island man is arrested with a blood alcohol level of 0,491% — the highest recorded to date in the state for someone who wasn’t dead.

By Staff Reporter
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