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Arguments in mitigation of the sentencing of three men convicted of killing Lucky Dube in a botched hijacking were expected to resume on Wednesday.
Slain reggae musician Lucky Dube’s family clapped in excitement as three men accused of his murder were found guilty on Tuesday.
Judgement in the trial of Lucky Dube’s alleged killers was delayed on Tuesday to ascertain if two of the accused were fit to proceed.
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/ 27 February 2009
An accused in the Lucky Dube murder trial initially confessed to the crime voluntarily, a court heard on Friday.
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/ 25 February 2009
A witness to reggae icon Lucky Dube’s murder admitted to lying under oath in his statements to the police, a court heard on Wednesday.
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/ 23 February 2009
A struggle ensued between murdered reggae icon Lucky Dube and one of the accused before he was shot, the Johannesburg High Court heard on Monday.
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/ 18 February 2009
A cop investigating the murder of Lucky Dube told a court on Wednesday that he found unlicensed firearms in the room of one of the accused.
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/ 17 February 2009
Fingerprints lifted off Lucky Dube’s car matched those of accused Sifiso Mhlanga, a fingerprint expert told the Jo’burg High Court on Tuesday.
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/ 16 February 2009
A cop who was in charge of the ID parade of suspects in the Lucky Dube murder case has told a court that the process was conducted properly.
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/ 16 February 2009
The police officer who conducted an ID parade of suspects in the Lucky Dube murder told a court on Monday that the process was conducted properly.
There’s nothing irie about Lucky Dube’s murder trial, writes Percy Zvomuya was at the trial.
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/ 12 February 2009
Contradictory versions by two detectives of how two of the men accused of murdering Lucky Dube were arrested were heard in the Jo’burg High Court.
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/ 11 February 2009
A witness testifying in the Lucky Dube murder trial contradicted a statement given to police, the Johannesburg High Court heard on Wednesday.
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/ 11 February 2009
Evidence from an identity parade with the three men accused of killing Lucky Dube, is admissible, the Johannesburg High Court ruled on Wednesday.
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/ 10 February 2009
The trial of three men accused of the murder of reggae icon Lucky Dube was postponed in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday.
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/ 9 February 2009
A police captain on Monday denied reports of irregularities in the identity parade of the three men accused of killing reggae star Lucky Dube.
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/ 6 February 2009
One of the people accused of the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube allegedly told police he was not the only one who did it, it was reported on Friday.
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/ 6 February 2009
All three accused in the Lucky Dube murder trial were informed in time about an identity parade where one of the witnesses pointed them out.
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/ 5 February 2009
A chance that a witness saw the accused in the Lucky Dube murder trial before an identity parade led to an adjournment in the Jo’burg High Court.
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/ 4 February 2009
A witness wanted to give police information on the murder of Lucky Dube but was warned that she could be killed, a court heard on Wednesday.
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/ 3 February 2009
A witness in the Lucky Dube murder trial identified one of the accused as having asked him to fix a green Polo, the Jo’burg High Court heard.
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/ 2 February 2009
A witness called to testify in the Lucky Dube murder trial in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday said she did not recognise the accused.
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/ 10 January 2008
Ludwe Gxowa, the man suspected of murdering reggae star Lucky Dube, was denied bail when he appeared with six others in the Balfour Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on theft charges, police said. The men were charged with stealing copper cable valued at R150 000 from an Eskom power station.
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/ 25 December 2007
Had I been two shades lighter, I would have turned red with embarrassment when strangers inquired if I was ”Ronnie Pillay’s daughter. You’re that reporter at the Natal Witness newspaper. How was your scholarship to America?” they asked. It was the late 1990s and my father had been telling his friends about his eldest daughter’s exploits.
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/ 30 November 2007
Four men accused of the murder of South African reggae star Lucky Dube appeared briefly in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. The accused face charges of murder, attempted hijacking and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
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/ 7 November 2007
There is a need for more reporting on developmental issues regarding the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Wits University’s investigative journalism coordinator Birgit Schwartz said on Wednesday. The topics currently being covered are predictable and journalists need to start looking at topics that editors don’t like.
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/ 30 October 2007
The four men accused of the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube had their case postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The case has been postponed until November 30. The men, Sifiso Mlanga, Julius Gxowa, Thabo Mafoping and Mbofi Mabe, face charges of murder, attempted hijacking and the possession of an unlicensed firearm.
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/ 28 October 2007
Thousands of fans of South Africa’s internationally acclaimed reggae star Lucky Dube paid their final respects at a funeral service on Sunday as they mourned his murder. The service in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal was attended by Rastafarians and other fans from as far afield as Rwanda, Liberia and the United States.
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/ 26 October 2007
The killing of South African reggae star Lucky Dube in a botched hijacking in Johannesburg last week has taken outrage over crime in the country to new levels. Now prisoners serving time for violent crime have added their voices to the slew of politicians, artists and fans who have condemned his death.