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The cast of Barney Simon’s Born in the RSA.

Six great music and theatre venues in Cape Town

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.

Najwa refused leave to appeal

Murderess Najwa Petersen has been refused leave to appeal her conviction.

Najwa gets 28 years for husband’s murder

Najwa Petersen on Wednesday escaped a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder of her husband Taliep, but was effectively jailed for 28 years.

Najwa to be sentenced next Wednesday

Convicted murderess Najwa Petersen and her three co-accused will be sentenced next Wednesday, Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai said on Thursday.

How phones nailed Najwa

Captain Joe Dryden, investigating officer of the case, said they were suspicious of Najwa ”from very early on”.

Judgement in Najwa murder trial on December 1

Judgement in the Taliep Petersen murder trial will be handed down on December 1, Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai said on Wednesday.

Najwa was framed, defence tells court

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 ‘not a helpless woman’

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.

Final witness takes stand in Taliep murder trial

The final witness in the Taliep Petersen murder trial testified on Thursday, as proceedings were postponed to October 20 for closing arguments.

I knew I would be caught, says Taliep murder accused

One of the men charged with musician Taliep Petersen’s murder on Wednesday said he knew he would be caught by the police.

Taliep pleaded for his life, court hears

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.

Taliep murder accused breaks down in court

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.

Taliep accused grilled in court by lawyer

The man who says he has confessed all in the Taliep Petersen killing faced a grilling on Thursday over contradictions in his statements.

‘This is how Najwa did it’

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.

Najwa witnesses receive death threats

At least two witnesses called by the state to testify against murder-accused Najwa Petersen have been threatened with death.

Petersen trial: Cluster of calls ‘just coincidence’

A Taliep Petersen murder accused testifies that a cluster of phone calls in the countdown to the musician’s killing was just coincidence.

Petersen’s son ‘scared and shaken’ during attack

Najwa Petersen’s son testifies he was ”scared, very scared and shaken” when an intruder entered the room where he slept with his family.

Court views footage of Taliep Petersen murder scene

The Cape High Court on Tuesday viewed video footage which showed murdered entertainer Taliep Petersen lying face down in a large pool of blood.

Najwa fired fatal shot, lawyer charges

Najwa Petersen herself fired the shot that killed her famous musician husband Taliep Petersen, the Cape High Court heard on Wednesday.

Taliep’s daughter takes stand in Najwa trial

The Cape High Court on Monday heard a graphic account of how Najwa Petersen stabbed her husband, Taliep, in the neck one night, eight months before he was murdered. It also heard…