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Unequal justice: Carl Niehaus of the Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association warned of ‘civil unrest’ if Jacob Zuma is arrested. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)

Why the Big Fish escape the justice net

The small fish get caught. Jails are used to control the poor and disorderly and deflect attention from the crimes of the rich and powerful.

Lotz murder: Police to pay up for Van der Vyver fiasco

Fred van der Vyver, formerly accused of the murder of Inge Lotz, has won his civil claim against the police ministry for malicious prosecution.

Lotz murder: Shoe ‘not linked to murder scene’

Despite claims of a police investigator, there was no link between Fred van der Vyver’s shoe and a murder-scene bloodstain, the Cape High Court heard.

Court told Lotz cops lied, and lied again

Police deliberately gave prosecutors in the 2007 Inge Lotz murder trial false information and withheld facts, the Cape High Court heard on Thursday.

Lotz trial: Cops sued for R46m

Fred van der Vyver is suing the government for R46-million after its failed bid to pin on him the murder of his girlfriend, Inge Lotz, the Times reported on Thursday. Van der…

Lotz family launch R8m lawsuit against ex-boyfriend

The parents of murdered Stellenbosch student Inge Lotz are suing her ex-boyfriend Fred van der Vyver for R4-million each, said Dani Cohen, spokesperson for the Lotz family on…

Lotz murder: Accused found not guilty

The Cape High Court on Thursday found former Old Mutual actuary Fred van der Vyver not guilty of the murder of his girlfriend, Inge Lotz. The acquittal brought to an end a…

Lotz murder: State has failed in its case, says defence

Hammer murder accused Fred van der Vyver has lost a quarter of his weight since his girlfriend Inge Lotz was killed, the Cape High Court heard on Thursday. The revelation was…

Lotz murder accused has solid alibi, court told

Murder accused Fred van der Vyver’s alibi had been proved beyond reasonable doubt and he should be found not guilty, his advocate told the Cape High Court on Wednesday. Van der…

End in sight at Lotz murder trial

The trial of actuary Fred van der Vyver, accused of murdering his student girlfriend Inge Lotz, appears to be drawing to a close. Prosecutor Carine Theunissen told the Cape High…

Lotz murder accused: We were in love

Murder accused Fred van der Vyver and his girlfriend, Inge Lotz, were deeply in love at the time she died, the young man told the Cape High Court on Monday. On the morning of her…

‘I never used the hammer’

Murder accused Fred van der Vyver told the Cape High Court on Monday that he never used the ornamental hammer that the state says could have been a murder weapon. Van der Vyver,…

Lotz murder accused cross-examined in court

Murder accused Fred van der Vyver was questioned closely on Thursday on how he came to know that his student girlfriend Inge Lotz had been stabbed. Van der Vyver (25) was under…

Accused denies Lotz hammer murder

At the end of an emotional day of testimony, murder accused Fred van der Vyver on Wednesday formally denied that he killed his student girlfriend Inge Lotz. Van der Vyver was in…

Lotz murder accused takes the stand

Murder victim Inge Lotz broke down in tears on the morning of her murder, her former boyfriend, Fred van der Vyver, who is accused of killing her, told the Cape Town High Court…

Surprise move in Lotz murder trial

Murder accused Fred van der Vyver’s legal team has told the Cape High Court it wants him to testify in his own defence. The surprise move came on Tuesday afternoon after the…

Lotz murder accused acted strangely, court hears

Murder accused Fred van der Vyver acted extremely strangely after the death of his girlfriend, Inge Lotz, the Cape High Court heard on Monday. The submission came from prosecutor…