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Reeva Steenkamp

Pistorius’s defence to rest next week, says Roux
Article
/ 6 May 2014

Pistorius’s defence to rest next week, says Roux

Oscar Pistorius’s lawyer says the athlete’s defence in his trial for Reeva Steenkamp’s murder could end next week.

By Sapa
Pistorius neighbour recounts Steenkamp’s last moments
Article
/ 5 May 2014

Pistorius neighbour recounts Steenkamp’s last moments

Before proceedings were postponed, Oscar Pistorius’s neighbour told the court the murder accused athlete prayed for Reeva Steenkamp to stay alive.

By Devereaux Morkel
New defence witness expected as Pistorius trial resumes
Article
/ 5 May 2014

New defence witness expected as Pistorius trial resumes

Oscar Pistorius is back in court for Reeva Steenkamp’s murder. After ending on a low note last month, his lawyer is expected to call a new witness.

By Sapa
Pathologist ‘still part of Oscar’s defence team’
Article
/ 19 April 2014

Pathologist ‘still part of Oscar’s defence team’

Lawyers for murder accused Oscar Pistorius claim pathologist Reggie Perumal has not withdrawn from the athlete’s legal team despite reports.

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
Paying the price for Pistorius trial broadcast
Analysis
/ 17 April 2014

Paying the price for Pistorius trial broadcast

What additional burden is placed on Reeva Steenkamp’s mother when cameramen turn their lenses away from Oscar Pistorius to focus on her?

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 April 2014

When it’s not the language of love

Young women need to realise when the language of love turns into the language of control, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.

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 Pistorius: When accused go bad
Article
/ 16 April 2014

Oscar Pistorius: When accused go bad

Advocates say little can be done when clients are determined to do themselves in. On the scale of accused gone bad, Oscar Pistorius barely registers.

By Phillip De Wet
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: Nel accuses Pistorius of faking tears
Article
/ 14 April 2014

Oscar trial: Nel accuses Pistorius of faking tears

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has accused Oscar Pistorius of faking emotional distress while being cross-examined about shooting Reeva Steenkamp.

By Emsie Ferreira
Pistorius ‘invented’ testimony, says Nel
Article
/ 14 April 2014

Pistorius ‘invented’ testimony, says Nel

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has asked Oscar Pistorius why he never mentioned anything about the toilet door slamming in his bail application or plea.

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
Pistorius: Media would’ve lied about Tasha’s incident
Article
/ 10 April 2014

Pistorius: Media would’ve lied about Tasha’s incident

Oscar Pistorius says he asked Reeva Steenkamp not to mention a gun allegedly firing in a restaurant because he expected the media to print lies.

By Sapa
Oscar Pistorius trial: The great Gerrie debate
Article
/ 10 April 2014

Oscar Pistorius trial: The great Gerrie debate

As Gerrie Nel questioned Oscar Pistorius in court, some were pleased with the prosecutor’s approach while others wondered if Nel had gone too far.

By Phillip De Wet
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 Pistorius tests new limits of disability
Article
/ 10 April 2014

Oscar Pistorius tests new limits of disability

Did the Bladerunner’s athletic success really lose him the right to claim he feels vulnerable?

By Phillip De Wet
Prosecutor Nel gets tough on Pistorius
Article
/ 9 April 2014

Prosecutor Nel gets tough on Pistorius

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel had little patience for murder accused Oscar Pistorius during cross-examination and derided his claims of an accident.

By Sapa
Pistorius admits watermelon comment was distasteful
Article
/ 9 April 2014

Pistorius admits watermelon comment was distasteful

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has admitted in his murder trial that a comment he made about an exploding watermelon he shot at was distasteful.

By Sapa
Oscar Pistorius: A cross-crucifixion in five parts
Article
/ 9 April 2014

Oscar Pistorius: A cross-crucifixion in five parts

An unusual defence and the evidence he volunteered will likely see Oscar Pistorius face five lines of questioning with varying degrees of discomfort.

By Phillip De Wet
Pistorius tells of fear at sound of ‘burglar’
Article
/ 8 April 2014

Pistorius tells of fear at sound of ‘burglar’

Oscar Pistorius has testified that he panicked when he heard what he believed was a burglar on the night he shot dead Reeva Steenkamp.

By Sapa
Pistorius takes the stand, apologises to Steenkamp family
Article
/ 7 April 2014

Pistorius takes the stand, apologises to Steenkamp family

A tearful Oscar Pistorius has taken the stand in his trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp, and has apologised to her family for her death.

By Sapa
Pistorius raises a few points on his trial’s Twitter coverage
Article
/ 26 March 2014

Pistorius raises a few points on his trial’s Twitter coverage

Haji Mohamed Dawjee imagines a letter of thanks from Oscar Pistorius.

By Staff Reporter
Oscar trial: Pistorius to have his say
Article
/ 25 March 2014

Oscar trial: Pistorius to have his say

Oscar Pistorius will take the stand in his murder trial, his defence team has confirmed.

By Emsie Ferreira
Steenkamp, Pistorius’s internet use revealed in court
Article
/ 25 March 2014

Steenkamp, Pistorius’s internet use revealed in court

The court has heard Oscar Pistorius’s phone history, which focused particularly on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed.

By Sapa
Pistorius murder trial extended
Article
/ 23 March 2014

Pistorius murder trial extended

The office of the chief justice has announced that the murder trial of paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been extended until mid-May.

By Sapa
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
Pistorius trial: There’s a hole in your bucket habit
Article
/ 19 March 2014

Pistorius trial: There’s a hole in your bucket habit

Vomiting has played a role in past judgments but the jury is literally out on this one.

By Marina Hyde
Media should swot up before offering opinion on Oscar trial
Analysis
/ 19 March 2014

Media should swot up before offering opinion on Oscar trial

Most of those reporting on Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial have opined on the way evidence should be judged despite no legal training or knowledge.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
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
Oscar trial: Cop justifies moving evidence in house
Article
/ 17 March 2014

Oscar trial: Cop justifies moving evidence in house

A police investigator says he had moved objects on the scene where Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp as a legitimate part of the investigation.

By Emsie Ferreira
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