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Murder

Cloudflare ends services for ‘lawless’ 8chan after El Paso massacre
Article
/ 5 August 2019

Cloudflare ends services for ‘lawless’ 8chan after El Paso massacre

In a blog post announcing the move, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince described the no-censorship site as "a cesspool of hate."

By Agency
Bra Sam deserved more than Cele’s visit
Article
/ 2 August 2019

Bra Sam deserved more than Cele’s visit

The Meyiwa family still has no answers, despite Senzo’s murder having been witnessed by a house full of people

By Paddy Harper
Two murders, two crime strategies
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Two murders, two crime strategies

Authorities are accused of taking violent crime in the Western Cape’s rural areas more seriously than on the Cape Flats, writes Lester Kiewit

By Lester Kiewit
Murder and rage in Yeoville
Article
/ 24 May 2019

Murder and rage in Yeoville

Residents say the police gunned down a man in broad daylight as he mourned his sibling, who had died just a week earlier

By Kiri Rupiah
US bars entry to 16 Saudis over Khashoggi killing
Article
/ 9 April 2019

US bars entry to 16 Saudis over Khashoggi killing

A statement by the State Department listed the 16 Saudi Individuals and said that they were party to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

By Agency
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
Mihalik shooting: Two KZN men appear in court for ‘premeditated’ murder
Article
/ 1 November 2018

Mihalik shooting: Two KZN men appear in court for ‘premeditated’ murder

They were charged a day after Pete Mihalik was shot dead outside Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard school in Green Point

By Jenna Etheridge
Apartheid cop accused of ‘delay tactics’ to avoid murder trial
Article
/ 15 October 2018

Apartheid cop accused of ‘delay tactics’ to avoid murder trial

Former apartheid cop Joao Rodrigues is yet to face trial for his alleged role in the death of Ahmed Timol 47 years ago

By Raeesa Pather
Ahmed Timol murder accused granted bail
Article
/ 30 July 2018

Ahmed Timol murder accused granted bail

Rodrigues appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice

By Jeanette Chabalala
Delhi death sentences upheld over 2012 gang-rape
Article
/ 9 July 2018

Delhi death sentences upheld over 2012 gang-rape

India’s top court on Monday upheld death sentences for three men convicted over the notorious 2012 gang-rape and murder of a young woman

By Jalees Andrabi
Zolile Khumalo murder accused back in the dock
Article
/ 10 May 2018

Zolile Khumalo murder accused back in the dock

Thabani Mzolo is accused of shooting and killing Khumalo in her university residence last week Wednesday.

By Jan Bornman
MUT to tighten security at residences following student’s murder
Article
/ 9 May 2018

MUT to tighten security at residences following student’s murder

​Metal detectors will be installed at all entrances of Mangosuthu University of Technology’s outsourced residences following the murder of a student

By Mxolisi Mngadi
Karabo Mokoena murder accused will not testify
Article
/ 30 April 2018

Karabo Mokoena murder accused will not testify

Sandile Mantsoe has pleaded not guilty to the charge and faces the possibility of life imprisonment

By Staff Reporter
Teen killed in North West protests
Article
/ 24 April 2018

Teen killed in North West protests

Protesters are calling for embattled North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo to go, after a vote of no confidence in him was postponed

By Staff Reporter
Suspended crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli ‘relieved of duties’
Article
/ 18 January 2018

Suspended crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli ‘relieved of duties’

Mdluli has been on suspension since 2011 with full pay while on trial for intimidation, kidnapping, assault and murder in 1998

By Staff Reporter
Worker shot dead by farm owner for allegedly stealing tractor
Article
/ 8 January 2018

Worker shot dead by farm owner for allegedly stealing tractor

Details of the alleged murder were still vague.

By Staff Reporter
Police officer among five arrested for hostel murders
Article
/ 8 December 2017

Police officer among five arrested for hostel murders

​Police have arrested five men in what appears to be a major breakthrough into the murders that have taken place at Durban’s Glebelands hostel

By Paddy Harper
Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence increased to 13 years
Article
/ 24 November 2017

Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence increased to 13 years

The SCA in Bloemfontein has sentenced former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius to 13 years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

By Jeanette Chabalala
NPA opening docket to charge Timol murder accused
Article
/ 24 October 2017

NPA opening docket to charge Timol murder accused

It is set to be the first prosecution of its kind for the death in detention of an anti-apartheid activist.

By Raeesa Pather
Suspect arrested in grisly murder of Klerksdorp teen
Article
/ 15 May 2017

Suspect arrested in grisly murder of Klerksdorp teen

Her death comes barely a week after Karabo Mokoena’s 22-year-old burnt body was discovered in a shallow grave in Johannesburg, last week.

By Sihle Manda
​A murder spurs queer activists to spread a message of love
Article
/ 19 December 2016

​A murder spurs queer activists to spread a message of love

Their anti-violence message was broader than the LGBTI community – and spread in the face of hate.

By Carl Collison
Lesbian activist’s murder puts spotlight on hate crime; shocking new statistics
Article
/ 8 December 2016

Lesbian activist’s murder puts spotlight on hate crime; shocking new statistics

Victims are wary of going to the police as they often compound the trauma, research has found.

By Carl Collison
​Murder is SA’s hidden civil war, even more silent is the violent fight against women
Article
/ 9 August 2016

​Murder is SA’s hidden civil war, even more silent is the violent fight against women

Many predators target women and children, and they aren’t defined by race, income or geography. It’s a shameful phenomenon, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.

By Staff Reporter
Judge Masipa had “maudlin sympathy” for Oscar Pistorius – NPA’s Gerrie Nel
Article
/ 21 July 2016

Judge Masipa had “maudlin sympathy” for Oscar Pistorius – NPA’s Gerrie Nel

The NPA has filed court papers setting out the reasons for its appeal against the six year sentence handed down to Oscar Pistorius.

By Staff Reporter
Masipa’s Pistorius sentence has trivialised the plight of female victims of violence
Analysis
/ 14 July 2016

Masipa’s Pistorius sentence has trivialised the plight of female victims of violence

Blade Runner’s case is a haunting example of a system that brushes off heinous acts against the most vulnerable in society, argues Rosemund Handler.

By Staff Reporter
Oscar Pistorius trial: The six most dramatic moments
Article
/ 4 July 2016

Oscar Pistorius trial: The six most dramatic moments

Drama galore during the Oscar Pistorius trials. Now that the procedures are to end soon, we look at some of the many media-grabbing moments.

By Raeesa Pather
Paralympian Pistorius’s murder sentence to be revealed in July
Article
/ 15 June 2016

Paralympian Pistorius’s murder sentence to be revealed in July

Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius will finally hear his sentence for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 when he appears in court on July 6.

By Staff Reporter
The world must see Reeva’s injuries, her father tells court at Oscar Pistorius sentencing hearing
Article
/ 14 June 2016

The world must see Reeva’s injuries, her father tells court at Oscar Pistorius sentencing hearing

Testifying on Tuesday, Barry Steenkamp said he wanted everyone to see what Oscar Pistorius has done to his daughter the night he murdered her.

By Staff Reporter
Cops take 12 years to take statement on former intelligence boss Mdluli dockets, court hears
Article
/ 7 June 2016

Cops take 12 years to take statement on former intelligence boss Mdluli dockets, court hears

Former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli appeared in court today in relation to kidnapping and murder charges from 17 years ago.

By Staff Reporter
[From our archives] Angry feminist? Damn right I’m angry
Analysis
/ 31 March 2016

[From our archives] Angry feminist? Damn right I’m angry

Fury over the misogyny and hatred in social media is fuel in the fight for a better, equal world.

By Helen Moffett
New sentence may be end of the road for Oscar
Analysis
/ 12 December 2015

New sentence may be end of the road for Oscar

The appeal court’s murder ruling is not based on a controversial principle, so his options are limited.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Death in the Valley
Article
/ 20 August 2015

Death in the Valley

Stellenbosch is famous for high-profile unsolved murders. This is the story of a murder that was solved. Or was it?

By Rob Turrell
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