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Oscar Pistorius

Trial by Media a short but full-fat opera
Friday
/ 4 April 2024

Trial by Media a short but full-fat opera

Its composer says the Oscar opera will challenge audiences with things they have never heard before

By Keith Bain
Oscar Pistorius ‘at home’ after parole release
National
/ 5 January 2024

Oscar Pistorius ‘at home’ after parole release

While June Steenkamp did not oppose parole for Pistorius and was ‘satisfied’ with the terms, she was not convinced he was fully rehabilitated, a family spokesman has said

By Afp
Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer eyes ‘immediate release’ if he gets parole
Sport
/ 24 November 2023

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer eyes ‘immediate release’ if he gets parole

The former former Paralympian was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013

By Agence France Presse
Oscar Pistorius to stay in jail, says correctional services
National
/ 31 March 2023

Oscar Pistorius to stay in jail, says correctional services

Pistorius, who killed Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, will only become eligible for parole in August next year

By Eunice Masson
Senzo Meyiwa trial: State witnesses contradict each other during testimony
National
/ 8 September 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: State witnesses contradict each other during testimony

Sergeant Mlungisi Mthethwa testified that forensic officer Thabo Mosia arrived before 10pm and not after midnight

By Khaya Koko
The right to silence in South Africa’s Constitution is in need of amendment
Opinion
/ 7 September 2022

The right to silence in South Africa’s Constitution is in need of amendment

The Oscar Pistorius trial shows how tweaking the right to silence would not jeopardies justice but would enhance it

By Chris Greenland
Senzo Meyiwa trial: Gun expert in Oscar Pistorius case to testify
National
/ 29 April 2022

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Gun expert in Oscar Pistorius case to testify

The police captain’s evidence in the Paralympian’s case resulted in a murder conviction

By Khaya Koko
Q&A Sessions: ‘Feel free to criticise’ Oscar series
National
/ 10 December 2020

Q&A Sessions: ‘Feel free to criticise’ Oscar series

British filmmaker Daniel Gordon talks to Luke Feltham about the criticisms levelled at his latest work, The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius, a new four-part documentary series that covers the Icarian fall of the Olympian

By Luke Feltham
Tall inside, but not short of opinions
Article
/ 23 August 2019

Tall inside, but not short of opinions

Navigating the world as a little person is no big deal. But it can be exhausting when other people feel entitled to comment on your height

By Theresa Mallinson
NPA insider tells NDPP panel Abrahams refused to tackle interference
Article
/ 15 November 2018

NPA insider tells NDPP panel Abrahams refused to tackle interference

Advocate Andrea Johnson revealed that former NPA boss Shaun Abrahams ‘chose not to listen’

By Raeesa Pather
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
State to challenge Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence at SCA
Article
/ 3 November 2017

State to challenge Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence at SCA

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein is on Friday expected to hear the States’ appeal to have Oscar Pistorius’ jail term lengthened.

By Amanda Khoza News24
Kalekuzi is a champion in waiting
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Kalekuzi is a champion in waiting

The story of the boxer carrying the hopes of his father is a complicated one

By Staff Reporter
Law fails women who kill partners in self-defence
Article
/ 1 September 2017

Law fails women who kill partners in self-defence

Those who find their lives threatened in violent, abusive relationships have little recourse to justice

By Ruth Hopkins
Reeva Steenkamp Foundation joins call to get guns out of abusive homes
Article
/ 3 August 2017

Reeva Steenkamp Foundation joins call to get guns out of abusive homes

Reeva Steenkamp was murdered by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day in 2013.

By Jenni Evans
State prosecutors will head to Supreme Court of Appeal to challenge Oscar Pistorius murder sentence
Article
/ 15 September 2016

State prosecutors will head to Supreme Court of Appeal to challenge Oscar Pistorius murder sentence

An application to appeal the six-year sentence will be filed on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
Oscar Pistorius: Leave of appeal’s not a reflection on Masipa says Gerrie Nel
Article
/ 26 August 2016

Oscar Pistorius: Leave of appeal’s not a reflection on Masipa says Gerrie Nel

Advocate Gerrie Nel, who is representing the Steenkamp’s, said that the application for leave of appeal was not a reflection on Masipa.

By Staff Reporter
Oscar Pistorius didn’t try to hurt himself, he just slipped in his cell, says brother
Article
/ 7 August 2016

Oscar Pistorius didn’t try to hurt himself, he just slipped in his cell, says brother

Oscar Pistorius was taken to hospital, reportedly with wrist injuries. But rumours about the event are completely untrue, stated his brother Carl.

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
Steenkamps ‘fully support’ prosecutor Gerrie Nel’s appeal of Oscar Pistorius sentence
Article
/ 21 July 2016

Steenkamps ‘fully support’ prosecutor Gerrie Nel’s appeal of Oscar Pistorius sentence

The national prosecuting authority’s appeal of Oscar Pistorius’s “shockingly too lenient” sentence has been welcomed by the Steenkamp family.

By Athandiwe Saba
NPA seeks leave to appeal Oscar Pistorius’s six-year sentence
Article
/ 21 July 2016

NPA seeks leave to appeal Oscar Pistorius’s six-year sentence

Oscar Pistorius’s sentence is ‘shockingly lenient’ and ‘disproportionate to the crime of murder’, the National Prosecuting Authority has said.

By Athandiwe Saba
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
Court of public opinion holds sway in Oscar Pistorius case
Article
/ 8 July 2016

Court of public opinion holds sway in Oscar Pistorius case

There is a gaping hole between how the legal system waded through the mess of evidence and how those outside court did.

By Karyn Maughan
Let’s redirect our Oscar Pistorius outrage to the broken and unbalanced justice system
Article
/ 8 July 2016

Let’s redirect our Oscar Pistorius outrage to the broken and unbalanced justice system

Editorial: Even if Pistorius goes to jail for the rest of his life, it won’t fix the broken, failing and unbalanced justice system.

By Editorial
​Oscar’s defence should think twice before appealing sentence, says expert
Article
/ 5 July 2016

​Oscar’s defence should think twice before appealing sentence, says expert

Supreme Court of Appeal has already been very stern in its judgment, so lenience seems unlikely.

By News 24
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
Oscar’s BFF from Iceland: Gerrie Nel is the devil
Article
/ 17 June 2016

Oscar’s BFF from Iceland: Gerrie Nel is the devil

But the witness for Reeva Steenkamp’s killer says Pistorius may have welcomed Nel’s treatment.

By Staff Reporter
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
Pistorius and Van Breda: Lights, camera and criminal action
Article
/ 15 June 2016

Pistorius and Van Breda: Lights, camera and criminal action

Some Hollywood razzmatazz would add value to the axe-murder trial – how about a trumpet song to herald the arrival of the accused in court?

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
White men also perpetrate acts of violence
Analysis
/ 10 March 2016

White men also perpetrate acts of violence

But white privilege distorts that fact and so the focus turns on black men as the main instigators.

By Mbuyiselo Botha
Courts will be big news in 2016
Analysis
/ 4 February 2016

Courts will be big news in 2016

The Zuma case tops the billing, followed by decisions about Hlophe and Pistorius

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
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