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Oscar shoots dead girlfriend

February 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Johannesburg – Double amputee and Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has reportedly shot and killed his girlfriend after thinking she was a burglar, Beeld are reporting. The website is reporting that the incident happened at his Silver Lakes home at … read more »

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South Africa’s Eugene Terreblanche murder trial verdict due

May 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The verdict is due in the trial of two farmworkers accused of killing South Africa’s white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010. Chris Mahlangu, 29, and an 18-year-old boy deny charges including murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. There is … read more »

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Man rapes girl, 13, he met on Twitter

May 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Johannesburg – A 13-year-old Pretoria teenager was raped, allegedly by a 45-year-old man she met on social networking site Twitter, according to a report on Thursday. Police spokesperson Captain Marissa van der Merwe said the girl had skipped school on … read more »

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‘Why do you hate black people?’

May 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille was asked in the provincial legislature why she hated black people so much, Beeld reported on Friday. Speaker Richard Majola banned ANC MPL Patrick McKenzie from asking Zille on Thursday: “Premier, why do you hate … read more »

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19 SA men stranded in Libya

October 24, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – The fate of 19 South Africans stranded in Libya is uncertain after some were apparently killed and injured in the chaos surrounding the death of Muammar Gaddafi. Desperate attempts were made over the weekend to find a pilot … read more »

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S. Africa: Malema’s lawyers seek postponement

October 6, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – Lawyers of ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will ask for the postponement of his disciplinary hearing on Thursday morning. “We will ask for the postponement at 09:00. I am going to the venue of the hearing now,” … read more »

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Zuma displayed ‘smart power’ – WikiLeaks

August 26, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma’s “smart power” and ousted president Thabo Mbeki’s “hypersensitivity” were described in US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks this week, according to reports on Friday. Zuma, who became president in 2009, was described as a cunning … read more »

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No rapture – just a huge hotel bill

May 23, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – A large hotel bill is awaiting a group of South Africans who believed the end of the world would arrive on Saturday. Johannes Coetzee, who crossed the country spreading the word that the apocalypse was coming at sunset … read more »

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South Africa: Woman raped, killed then bathed

April 4, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped and her throat was slit before her killer allegedly bathed the body in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, Beeld reported on Monday. Suzette Barnard found the body of her daughter, Chantelle, in a … read more »

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South Africa police arrest man for slaying 3 with ax

March 30, 2011 by benim

DURBAN, South Africa – South African police say they will charge a man with murder for slaying three people with an ax in a weeklong rampage. Brigadier Phindile Radebe said Wednesday a 34-year-old man was arrested late Monday at his … read more »

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South Africa: Mbeki hits back at Zuma

February 21, 2011 by benim

Moeletsi Mbeki, outspoken economic analyst and the brother of former president Thabo Mbeki, has rejected President Jacob Zuma’s portrayal of him as an armchair critic. He said he was shocked at being dismissed by Zuma and believed the slight was … read more »

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Struggle songs part of our heritage – Malema

January 24, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema says he is willing to go to the Constitutional Court “to defend the revolutionary struggle songs which belong to the nation”. After the lekgotla of the youth league’s national executive council (NEC) … read more »

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South Africa: Man kills 2, wounds wife in shooting spree

January 10, 2011 by benim

Bloemfontein – A 45-year-old man has shot his wife and four others in a Fochville bar before taking his own life, at the weekend. Police spokesperson lieutenant colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou said on Sunday that the man had shot himself at … read more »

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South Africa: Boy steals Hummer, crashes into motorcyclists

October 18, 2010 by benim

Two Pretoria motorcyclists were killed and another critically injured, when an 18-year-old youth crashed into them with his mother’s Hummer. Warrant Officer Matthews Nkoadi said the incident happened on Saturday in Rachel de Beer Street. “The boy stole the Hummer … read more »

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