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South Africa: Prosecutors End Pistorius Questioning Citing Intent to Kill
VOA, 15 April 2014
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has finished his cross-examination of South African runner Oscar Pistorius by telling the court that Pistorius meant to shoot and kill his girlfriend, Reeva… Read more »
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South Africa: Prosecution Wraps Up Cross-Examination of Murder Suspect Oscar Pistorius
DW, 15 April 2014
The prosecution in the trial of Oscar Pistorius has wrapped up its cross-examination of the Paralympian. The South African sprinter stands accused of the premeditated murder of his… Read more »
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South Africa: Oscar's 'Involuntary Action' - Thin Ice, Mr Pistorius
Daily Maverick, 15 April 2014
Gerrie Nel this week accused Oscar Pistorius of changing his legal defence from "putative self-defence" to one of "involuntary action". This was because Pistorius seemed to suggest… Read more »
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Africa: Broken Beyond Imagination - South Africa's Justice System
Daily Maverick, 14 April 2014
Oscar Pistorius and Shrien Dewani may be getting the VIP treatment in court, but on the ground, hundreds - if not thousands - of ordinary South Africans are fighting for their… Read more »
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South Africa: Pistorius Trial - Week Six, Day Two
Daily Maverick, 15 April 2014
It's Day 23 of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, and the gruelling cross-examination of the murder-accused athlete is set to continue. Despite the fact that state prosecutor Gerrie… Read more »
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South Africa: Cross-Examination of Pistorius Ends
SAPA, 15 April 2014
Murder-accused Oscar Pistorius was excused from the witness stand, with prosecutor Gerrie Nel having concluded his cross-examination on Tuesday morning. Read more »