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Murder Trial

Tazné van Wyk murder trial concludes, judgment expected next month
National
/ 12 September 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder trial concludes, judgment expected next month

Man accused of the rape and murder of the young girl still maintains his innocence

By Eunice Masson
Tazné van Wyk murder trial: Witness says the accused was in the area on the day the girl disappeared
National
/ 26 July 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder trial: Witness says the accused was in the area on the day the girl disappeared

Police witness struggles to recall details of murder investigation because of memory loss caused by Covid-19 infection

By Eunice Masson
Nathaniel Julies trial: New evidence against senior in command, ‘Scorpion’
National
/ 12 October 2021

Nathaniel Julies trial: New evidence against senior in command, ‘Scorpion’

State witness Mandla Sithole’s testimony has again unveiled the scant regard for protocol or the rule of law by police officers

By Tunicia Phillips
One state witness is a no-show as Julies killer cops’ trial resumes
National
/ 5 October 2021

One state witness is a no-show as Julies killer cops’ trial resumes

Nathaniel Julies’ murder accused Caylene Whiteboy was a junior reservist who graduated from college less than a year before the incident

By Tunicia Phillips
Trial of police up for Nathaniel Julies’ murder delayed yet again
National
/ 11 June 2021

Trial of police up for Nathaniel Julies’ murder delayed yet again

The judge ordered a 30-minute break for one of the accused to consult his lawyer

By Tunicia Phillips
No justice yet for Viwe Dalingozi
National
/ 14 August 2020

No justice yet for Viwe Dalingozi

The wheels of justice rolled once more in the murder case against the boyfriend who allegedly set her on fire — only for it to be postponed again

By Vukani Mde
Application denied: Rodrigues to stand trial for Timol murder
Article
/ 3 June 2019

Application denied: Rodrigues to stand trial for Timol murder

João ‘Jan’ Rodrigues’ application for a stay of prosecution has been dismissed. He will stand trial for the 1971 murder of activist Ahmed Timol

By Aaisha Dadi Patel
Coligny ‘sunflower’ killers sentenced
Article
/ 6 March 2019

Coligny ‘sunflower’ killers sentenced

Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte will spend 18 and 23 years in jail for murdering a teenager who they claimed stole sunflowers from their farm

By Mashadi Kekana
Apartheid cop to finally stand trial for Timol murder
Article
/ 22 October 2018

Apartheid cop to finally stand trial for Timol murder

João Rodrigues, who is accused of murdering anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in police custody in 1971, will stand trial in 2019

By Raeesa Pather
Dewani ‘perfectionist, calculated and controlling’- defence
Article
/ 21 October 2014

Dewani ‘perfectionist, calculated and controlling’- defence

Shrien Dewani’s defence cross-examines Anni Dewani’s cousin, Sneha Mashru, about her testimony to British police after the fatal hijacking in 2010.

By Jenna Etheridge
Oscar trial: Expert questions state’s evidence
Article
/ 9 May 2014

Oscar trial: Expert questions state’s evidence

Ballistics expert Thomas Wolmarans highlighted differences between his conclusion and the state’s while testifying at Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial.

By Sapa
Oscar trial: Defence pathologist won’t testify
Article
/ 17 April 2014

Oscar trial: Defence pathologist won’t testify

A pathologist hired by Oscar Pistorius says he won’t testify at the murder trial amid suggestions his post-mortem findings supports the prosecution.

By Staff Reporter
Oscar trial: Nel rips into expert’s testimony
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Oscar trial: Nel rips into expert’s testimony

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel criticised evidence presented in Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial by defence witness Roger Dixon.

By Naledi Mailula
Oscar maintains he intended to shoot an intruder
Article
/ 15 April 2014

Oscar maintains he intended to shoot an intruder

After a week of testifying, Oscar Pistorius says he was innocent of intentionally shooting his girfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

By Sapa
Nel concludes Pistorius cross-examination
Article
/ 15 April 2014

Nel concludes Pistorius cross-examination

Before ending his cross-examination, prosecutor Gerrie Nel questioned Oscar Pistorius over what he heard and did before he shot Reeva Steenkamp.

By Sapa
Oscar trial: Pistorius didn’t look at Steenkamp
Article
/ 11 April 2014

Oscar trial: Pistorius didn’t look at Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius has told court he never looked at Reeva Steenkamp before he rushed to confront a suspected intruder.

By Emsie Ferreira
More to the Pistorius trial than facile ‘cricket’ commentary
Analysis
/ 10 April 2014

More to the Pistorius trial than facile ‘cricket’ commentary

If the accused intended to kill A rather than B but did kill B, murder could be a competent verdict.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Oscar trial: Connecting shots heard to ballistic analysis
Article
/ 19 March 2014

Oscar trial: Connecting shots heard to ballistic analysis

The prosecutor has attempted to align what witness Michelle Burger heard to a ballistic analyst’s reconstruction of Reeva Steenkamp’s last moments.

By Sapa
Oscar trial: Day 12 hears evidence may have been moved
Article
/ 18 March 2014

Oscar trial: Day 12 hears evidence may have been moved

Photographs taken by Warrant Officer Barend van Staden indicates the cricket bat, allegedly used to break down the toilet door, was moved.

By Glynnis Underhill
Pistorius trial: Cop admits to evidence botch
Article
/ 14 March 2014

Pistorius trial: Cop admits to evidence botch

A former police officer has testified that evidence was mishandled on the scene were Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp.

By Emsie Ferreira
Pistorius was on stumps, says expert
Article
/ 12 March 2014

Pistorius was on stumps, says expert

A forensic expert has disputed Oscar Pistorius’s claim that he was wearing his prosthetic legs when he broke down a door to reach Reeva Steenkamp.

By Emsie Ferreira
A woman screamed, insists Pistorius trial witnesses
Article
/ 4 March 2014

A woman screamed, insists Pistorius trial witnesses

Day two of Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial has ended with the state’s third witness recalling how he heard a woman’s desperate cries for help.

By Sapa
Pistorius’s neighbour recalls woman crying for help
Article
/ 3 March 2014

Pistorius’s neighbour recalls woman crying for help

The first witness in Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial says she heard a woman’s "blood-curdling" screams coming from his house.

By Sapa
Khaya Dlanga: Will Pistorius’s trial be the most infamous of them all?
Article
/ 19 February 2014

Khaya Dlanga: Will Pistorius’s trial be the most infamous of them all?

The trial of Reeva Steenkamp’s murder, with all its media scrutiny, will change Oscar Pistorius’s life forever, regardless of the outcome.

By Staff Reporter
Surprise over public access to Terre’Blanche trial
Article
/ 2 December 2010

Surprise over public access to Terre’Blanche trial

Members of the public, including members of the Terre’Blanche family, will be able to view the testimony of the 15-year old accused of the murder of Eugene Terre’blanche.

By Faranaaz Parker
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Article
/ 29 May 2009

Kunene gets life for murder of estate agent

IT consultant Muzi Kunene was sentenced in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Friday to life imprisonment for the murder of Lynne Hume.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 May 2009

Lotter case postponed

The murder trial involving Durban siblings Nicolette and Hardus Lotter was on Friday remanded to July in the Durban High Court.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 May 2009

Judgement reserved in Kunene murder trial

The High Court in Bloemfontein on Wednesday reserved judgement in the murder trial of IT consultant Muziwendoda Kunene.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 May 2009

Final arguments in Kunene murder trial

The state on Monday started its final arguments in the murder trial of IT consultant Muziwendoda Kunene in the High Court in Bloemfontein.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 May 2009

Kunene murder case postponed

The murder trial of IT consultant Muziwendoda Kunene in the High Court in Bloemfontein was postponed on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 9 April 2009

Briton denies killing his South African ex-girlfriend in Dubai

A Briton denied in a Dubai court on Thursday beating his South African ex-girlfriend to death and then dumping her body in the sea.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 27 March 2009

State granted leave to appeal ‘Son of God’ bail

Lotter double-murder accused Mathew Naidoo may not be out on bail much longer after the state was granted leave to appeal his bail on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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