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Murder

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/ 13 August 2009

Media mourn slain Bona editor

Colleagues of murdered Bona magazine editor and Soweto TV chairperson Force Khashane on Thursday described him as ”a dignified man”.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 August 2009

Bona magazine editor killed

Bona magazine editor and Soweto TV chairperson Force Khashane was shot and killed on Wednesday night, Soweto police said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 August 2009

KZN court hears man drove over victims

The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday heard that a man accused of six murders allegedly knocked down two of his victims and reversed over them.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 31 July 2009

Court dismisses Najwa’s appeal bid

The Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed an application by Najwa Petersen for leave to appeal against her sentence for killing her husband.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 30 July 2009

Vorster murder case postponed

A man accused of killing his domestic worker’s grandson had his case postponed in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 July 2009

Court reserves judgement in Rodrigues appeal

A court has reserved judgement in an appeal against the severity of sentence imposed on Dina Rodrigues and four others for murder.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 24 June 2009

Sudan to execute four Islamists for killing US envoy

A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death on Wednesday for the 2008 killing of a US diplomat and his Sudanese driver.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 June 2009

Pakistani cleric’s murder stokes sectarian tension

The son of one of Pakistan’s most prominent anti-Taliban Muslim clerics fears that his father’s murder could spark more sectarian violence.

By Zeeshan Haider
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/ 17 June 2009

Cop killers appeal convictions

Two men convicted of killing crime intelligence officer Carrim Alli will know on Thursday if their bid to appeal their convictions will be overturned.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 June 2009

US abortion doctor gunned down in church

One of the few doctors to provide late-term abortions in the United States has been gunned down in his Kansas church.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 May 2009

Kunene convicted of killing KZN estate agent

IT consultant Muzi Kunene and two co-accused have been convicted of the murder of Ballito estate agent Lynne Hume.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 May 2009

Kunene defence closes arguments in murder trial

The defence lawyer of IT consultant Muziwendoda Kunene closed his final arguments in his murder trial in the High Court in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 May 2009

Webster’s killer stays behind bars

Ferdi Barnard, who shot and killed anti-apartheid activist David Webster 20 years ago, will not receive a presidential pardon any time soon.

By Matthew Burbidge and Sapa Afp
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/ 14 April 2009

Samurai sword boy admits to murder

The 18-year-old boy accused of killing a fellow pupil with a sword has pleaded guilty to all the charges against him in the Johannesburg High Court.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 March 2009

Advocate Barbie: I would have killed for Dirk

Former advocate Cezanne Visser, better known as Advocate Barbie, on Wednesday conceded that she would probably have committed murder for her ex-lover.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 March 2009

Murder of activists widens rift in Kenya

Two human rights campaigners were shot dead in Nairobi just hours after a government spokesperson accused their organisation of being a front.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 March 2009

Lotter case heads to Durban High Court

Indictments were served on the Lotter double murder accused on Friday and the matter was transferred to the Durban High Court.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 February 2009

Toddler beaten to death by brothers

A three-year-old girl was allegedly beaten to death by two brothers, aged five and seven, in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 February 2009

Najwa to appeal her conviction

Najwa Petersen will appeal against her conviction for the murder of her husband Taliep in the Cape High Court, SABC news reported on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 February 2009

Dube trial witness lied out of fear, court hears

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.

By Hlengiwe Nhlabathi
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/ 23 February 2009

Dube tried to drive away, court hears

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 February 2009

Dube trial hears of firearms found in accused’s room

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 February 2009

Cop says Dube-trial ID parade was properly conducted

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 February 2009

India’s ‘house of horrors’ killers sentenced to death

An Indian court sentenced a man and his employee to death on Friday for the murder of a girl — one of 19 victims in a case that shocked the country.

By Yasmeen Mohiuddin
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/ 12 February 2009

Dube detectives give conflicting testimony

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 February 2009

Dube trial: Witness cross-examined on statement

A witness testifying in the Lucky Dube murder trial contradicted a statement given to police, the Johannesburg High Court heard on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 February 2009

Dube trial postponed

The trial of three men accused of the murder of reggae icon Lucky Dube was postponed in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 February 2009

Dube trial: Cop denies mistakes at ID parade

A police captain on Monday denied reports of irregularities in the identity parade of the three men accused of killing reggae star Lucky Dube.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 February 2009

Dube trial within a trial granted

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 February 2009

Najwa to be sentenced next Wednesday

Convicted murderess Najwa Petersen and her three co-accused will be sentenced next Wednesday, Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 4 February 2009

Dube case: Witness threatened with death, court hears

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.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 February 2009

Panelbeater testifies in Lucky Dube trial

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.

By Staff Reporter
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