Murder Trial
latest news & developmentsTazné van Wyk murder trial concludes, judgment expected next month
Man accused of the rape and murder of the young girl still maintains his innocence
Tazné van Wyk murder trial: Witness says the accused was in the area on the day the girl disappeared
Police witness struggles to recall details of murder investigation because of memory loss caused by Covid-19 infection
Nathaniel Julies trial: New evidence against senior in command, ‘Scorpion’
State witness Mandla Sithole’s testimony has again unveiled the scant regard for protocol or the rule of law by police officers
One state witness is a no-show as Julies killer cops’ trial resumes
Nathaniel Julies’ murder accused Caylene Whiteboy was a junior reservist who graduated from college less than a year before the incident
Trial of police up for Nathaniel Julies’ murder delayed yet again
The judge ordered a 30-minute break for one of the accused to consult his lawyer
No justice yet for Viwe Dalingozi
The wheels of justice rolled once more in the murder case against the boyfriend who allegedly set her on fire — only for it to be postponed again
Application denied: Rodrigues to stand trial for Timol murder
João ‘Jan’ Rodrigues’ application for a stay of prosecution has been dismissed. He will stand trial for the 1971 murder of activist Ahmed Timol
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
Apartheid cop to finally stand trial for Timol murder
João Rodrigues, who is accused of murdering anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in police custody in 1971, will stand trial in 2019
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.
Oscar trial: Expert questions state’s evidence
Ballistics expert Thomas Wolmarans highlighted differences between his conclusion and the state’s while testifying at Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial.
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.
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.
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.
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.