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Vindicated: The JSC denounced the complainants in the Judge Jeanette Traverso case.

Tweets, race card don’t cut it – JSC

‘Analysis’ claiming that the judge in the Shrien Dewani trial was biased has been dismissed.

That Chester Missing guy seems like a good fit for political office. He is a puppet after all.

For My sake, please quit the Happy videos

Upon further exploration the Rosetta spacecraft discovered not God, but a lost sermon from the Almighty – and it appears he is pissed off with us.

The fourth anniversary of Anni Dewani’s death falls on Thursday.

Justice failed us, says Anni Dewani’s family

The family of slain honeymooner Anni Dewani said they just wanted to know what happened to her, but they only heard half of the story.

Dewani found not guilty of Anni’s murder

Businessperson Shrien Dewani has been acquitted of the murder of his wife Anni while on honeymoon in Cape Town in 2010.

An online petition wants Deputy Judge Jeanette Traverso in the Dwani trial recused because of unfair conduct.

Petition wants Traverso dismissed from Dewani trial

A petition was launched on Friday to have the Western Cape High Court judge in Shrien Dewani’s trial recused because of her "biased conduct".

The spotlight at the trial of Shrien Dewani for the murder of his wife has now turned to Zola Tongo’s reliability as he is the only witness who had contact with Dewani.

Dewani: ‘Amateurish’ killers lured by money, says state

The co-conspirators in the murder of Anni Dewani were all in financial difficulties and lured by the money on offer, according to the state.

Driver Zola Tongo is the state’s 12th witness in the trial of Shrien Dewani

State says Dewani killers were unprofessional, amateur

State prosecutor Adrian Mopp says were it not for the killing of Anni Dewani, the organisation of the entire plot by the hitmen would be "comical".

Dewani trial takes another twist

As the law runs its course, Anni Hindocha’s family might never find out why Shrien Dewani would give conflicting versions about his wife’s ring.

NPA files response to Dewani’s lawyers

Dewani’s defence is aiming to get a not guilty verdict based on the prosecution’s case.

Who really paid for Dewani hitman’s funeral?

The police want to know why a mystery donor or foreign human rights group would fund the large legal costs of a man who had chosen a life of crime.

The fourth anniversary of Anni Dewani’s death falls on Thursday.

Dewani gets day off from court for Anni’s anniversary

Shrien Dewani requested a day off to mark the fourth anniversary of wife Anni Hindocha’s death as emails between the two revealed her unhappiness.

Dewani: Witness’s memory, Hindu ceremony in question

While one witnesse’s memory was questioned, a police officer noted that Shrien Dewani did not attend a ceremony for Anni, but went shopping instead.

Media outside court during Oscar Pistorius trial.

Five ingredients for a sensational South African story

From Oscar Pistorius and Shrien Dewani to the murder of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa: A ready formula has been worked out to catch the public’s interest.

Driver Zola Tongo is the state’s 12th witness in the trial of Shrien Dewani

Dewani witness: ‘I was a fool, I was misled’

State witness Zola Tongo testifies as the court shows video footage of the night Shrien Dewani and his wife Anni ate out in Cape Town in 2010.

Shrien Dewani.

Convicted taxi driver called to the stand in Dewani case

Taxi driver Zola Tongo testified in the Western Cape High Court on Monday, detailing how he met murder-accused Shrien Dewani and his wife, Anni.

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.

Bathrooms

‘Shrien never seemed to grieve for Anni’ – cousin

The first cousin of Anni Dewani was called to testify in Shrien Dewani’s murder trial, where the court heard that he didn’t grieve much for her.

One of Anni Dewani’s killers dies

Xolile Mngeni, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour, has passed on "while the monitoring of his medical condition was underway", say officials.

Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe.

Dewani defence disputes gunman identity

Murder-accused Shrien Dewani’s defence says it was Mziwamadoda Qwabe who pulled the trigger that killed Anni, and not Xolile Mngeni.

Bathrooms

Dewani witness: ‘A husband wanted his wife killed’

One of the men convicted of killing honeymooner Anni Dewani has given the Cape Town high court his version of events on the night she was killed.