South Africa:   Pistorius to Hear Fate on Friday

DW, 11 September 2014

The South African judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has ruled out premeditated murder but is due to decide on Friday whether the double-amputee is guilty of culpable… Read more »

South Africa:   Oscar Verdict - What Does It Mean

The Journalist, 11 September 2014

Oscar Pistorius is not guilty of murder but can still be found guilty of culpable homicide. But what did the Judge really say. Read more »

Southern Africa:   Pistorius Trial - Judgment Day

Daily Maverick, 11 September 2014

This is it, folks. In the North Gauteng High Court today, Judge Thokozile Masipa will begin to read her judgment in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius. It is expected that it may… Read more »

South Africa:   Pistorius - Anatomy of a Story That Gripped the World

Daily Maverick, 10 September 2014

Thursday - and likely Friday too - is Judgment Day in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. It's been almost 18 months in which the tale of the Olympic athlete who shot a young woman… Read more »

South Africa:   'Pistorius's Athletics Legacy Will Remain'

SAPA, 11 September 2014

Oscar Pistorius's legacy in South African athletics will remain, regardless of the verdict in his murder trial, his former running mate Ofentse Mogawane believes. Read more »

South Africa:   Oscar Pistorius, From Hero to Zero

SAPA, 9 September 2014

Oscar Pistorius was South Africa's golden boy after the Paralympic athlete competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Read more »

South Africa:   Pistorius Verdict Reflects a Troubling Relationship With Guns

The Conversation Africa, 12 September 2014

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South Africa:   Defence Lawyer - Oscar May Be in Trouble

Daily Maverick, 9 September 2014

In the last few days before Oscar Pistorius hears his fate in the North Gauteng High Court, any legal eagles willing to stick their necks out with semi-definitive predictions will… Read more »

Nigeria:   Makinwa - South Africa's Oscar Pistorius and Guns

Guardian, 9 September 2014

IMMINENTLY, the judge will deliver a verdict in the trial of Oscar Pistorius, the Paraolympian who was charged with shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, dead at his home in… Read more »

South Africa:   U.S. Case With Oscar Parallels - Sentence Reached, and It's Tough

Daily Maverick, 7 September 2014

As murder-accused athlete Oscar Pistorius prepares to learn his fate from Judge Thokozile Masipa on Thursday, sentencing was announced last week in the case of a US man who shot… Read more »

South Africa:   Criminal Legal System On Trial With Pistorius

VOA, 4 September 2014

The end is near for the murder trial of South African running star Oscar Pistorius. Read more »

South Africa:   No Way Oscar Can be Compared to Abused Woman

Gender Links, 11 August 2014

Johannesburg, 9 August: It's a cold women's month in South Africa and I am finding little to celebrate. Instead of reflecting on how far we have come with emancipating half of… Read more »

South Africa:   Pistorius 'Guilty of Murder' - State

SAPA, 8 August 2014

Paralympic double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius is guilty of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the State said in the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Read more »

South Africa:   Prosecutor 'Desperate' - Pistorius Lawyer

SAPA, 8 August 2014

The prosecutor in murder-accused Oscar Pistorius's trial is "desperate and naughty", Barry Roux SC, for Pistorius, told the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Read more »

South Africa:   Prosecutor Calls Pistorius 'Deceitful Witness'

VOA, 7 August 2014

Final arguments have begun in the murder trial of former South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, following months of gripping testimony that captured the world's attention. Read more »

South Africa:   South Africa Prosecutor Accuses Pistorius of Deceit

DW, 7 August 2014

In the first day of closing arguments, the prosecution has painted South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius as a liar. The judge is to decide a verdict after the defense's closing… Read more »

South Africa:   Pistorius Tailored Evidence, Prosecutor Says

SAPA, 7 August 2014

Murder-accused paralympian Oscar Pistorius tailored his version of what happened the night he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp because he was concerned of the implications,… Read more »

South Africa:   Pistorius Trial - Closing Arguments

Daily Maverick, 7 August 2014

It's almost the end of the road, folks. It's been a seemingly interminable journey, but today the closing arguments will be presented in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. Lawyers… Read more »

South Africa:   Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial Enters Final Stage

DW, 7 August 2014

South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius' trial has entered its end phase, with lawyers set to deliver their closing arguments. The sprinter faces a minimum of 25 years in jail if… Read more »