Whether it’s opera or world music, comedy or cabaret, Cape Town’s winter line up of music and theatre shows promises something for everyone.
Murderess Najwa Petersen has been refused leave to appeal her conviction.
Najwa Petersen on Wednesday escaped a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder of her husband Taliep, but was effectively jailed for 28 years.
Convicted murderess Najwa Petersen and her three co-accused will be sentenced next Wednesday, Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai said on Thursday.
Captain Joe Dryden, investigating officer of the case, said they were suspicious of Najwa ”from very early on”.
Judgement in the Taliep Petersen murder trial will be handed down on December 1, Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai said on Wednesday.
State witness Fahiem Hendricks, not Najwa Petersen, was the mastermind behind the murder of Taliep Petersen, the Cape High Court heard on Monday.
Najwa Petersen’s version of events on the night of the murder of her husband, Taliep, was riddled with improbabilities, the Cape High Court hears.
The final witness in the Taliep Petersen murder trial testified on Thursday, as proceedings were postponed to October 20 for closing arguments.
One of the men charged with musician Taliep Petersen’s murder on Wednesday said he knew he would be caught by the police.
Music legend Taliep Petersen pleaded not to be killed as he lay bound on the floor, one of the men charged with his murder told a court on Tuesday.
One of the people accused of murdering Taliep Petersen shed tears on Monday when questioned about a show of affection for a baby in the Petersen home.
The man who says he has confessed all in the Taliep Petersen killing faced a grilling on Thursday over contradictions in his statements.
One of Najwa Petersen’s co-accused on Wednesday showed the Cape High Court how she allegedly fired the shot that killed her bound husband, Taliep.
At least two witnesses called by the state to testify against murder-accused Najwa Petersen have been threatened with death.
