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South Africa's Pistorius Guilty of Manslaughter

Judge Thokozile Masipa has acquitted Oscar Pistorius of murdering his girlfriend but convicted him of culpable homicide, saying he acted negligently when he fired through a toilet door in his apartment.

South Africa: Pistorius, Steenkamp Families React to Controversial Verdict

DW, 12 September 2014

The high-profile trial of Oscar Pistorius has been adjourned until October when he will be sentenced. A Pretoria court found him guilty of manslaughter, but not murder. Read more »
South Africa: Pretorius Stays Free Pending Sentencing

SAPA, 12 September 2014

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius's bail was extended by the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Read more »

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29 September 2014

From Emotional to Stoic: A Reporter's Take on Oscar Pistorius

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Voice of America

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VOA's correspondent in South Africa, Anita Powell, shares her impressions of convicted killer Oscar Pistorius, whose sensational murder trial she ... see more »

South Africa: Relief, Disappointment After Pistorius Verdict

DW, 12 September 2014

South Africa's prosecuting authority says it was disappointed by the verdict on Paralympics sprinter Oscar Pistorius. He's been found guilty of culpable homicide and will be… Read more »
South Africa: Pistorius Verdict Reflects a Troubling Relationship With Guns

The Conversation Africa, 12 September 2014

By Elizabeth Yardley, Birmingham City University Read more »
South Africa: NPA Reacts to Pistorius Judgment

SAnews.gov.za, 12 September 2014

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is disappointed that it could not secure a conviction on the original charge of premeditated murder, negligent discharge of a… Read more »
South Africa: OPTrial - Oscar Walks Away With Lesser Sentence

The Daily Vox, 12 September 2014

Judgement was handed down in the Oscar Pistorius case on Friday, with Judge Thokozile Mapisa finding Pistorius not guilty of murder but culpable homicide. Here's how ordinary South… Read more »
South Africa: Pistorius Convicted of Manslaughter

SAPA, 12 September 2014

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is guilty of culpable homicide, Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled in the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Read more »
South Africa: World Class Verdict Against Paralympic Star

DW, 12 September 2014

South Africa's star sprinter Oscar Pistorius did not intend to kill his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, a judge ruled. Before the final verdict, DW's Claus Stäcker says the… Read more »
South Africa: Pistorius Trial - the Death of a Woman, the Story of an Unreasonable Society

Daily Maverick, 11 September 2014

Was the Oscar Pistorius trial really a reflection of the state of South Africa? Read more »

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Judgement Day for Oscar Pistorius, September 2014

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Judge Thokozile Masipa reads her verdict in the trial of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on charges arising from the shooting and killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in their apartment in ... see more »

South Africa: Pistorius Trial - Judgment Day (2)

Daily Maverick, 12 September 2014

Bar some extremely unexpected circumstance, Oscar Pistorius should today definitively learn his fate from Judge Thokozile Masipa in the North Gauteng High Court. Read more »
South Africa: Justice for Pistorius - But What About Others?

African Arguments, 12 September 2014

From New York to New South Wales people have waited with baited breath to find out if Oscar Pistorius would be found guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in South… Read more »
South Africa: Pistorius Awaits Final Verdict in Girlfriend's Death

DW, 12 September 2014

Oscar Pistorius has arrived in court in Pretoria for the second day in a row to hear the court's verdict in the case against the former Olympian. Premeditated murder has been ruled… Read more »
South Africa: Pistorius Absolved of Murder, Full Verdict Expected Friday

VOA, 11 September 2014

A verdict is expected Friday in the trial of South African track star Oscar Pistorius, a day after the judge absolved him of all murder charges but indicated he could still be… Read more »

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S.Africa: Pistorius 'Not Guilty' of Murder

Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius cries while listening to the verdict in his murder trial. He is likely to hear on Friday whether he will be convicted of manslaughter. Read more »
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