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South Africa:
Pistorius Readies for Murder Trial Verdict
VOA, 10 September 2014
South African running star Oscar Pistorius is set to hear the verdict in his murder trial as the proceedings resume in Pretoria on Thursday. Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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South Africa:
Pistorius Verdict Reflects a Troubling Relationship With Guns
The Conversation Africa, 12 September 2014
By Elizabeth Yardley, Birmingham City University Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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South Africa:
Pistorius Now Awaits His Fate
SAPA, 8 August 2014
Judge Thokozile Masipa will hand down judgment on murder-accused Oscar Pistorius next month, she said on Friday after his defence team concluded its final arguments. Read more »