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South Africa Scripts History, Gets First Woman Chief Justice
South African judge Mandisa Maya was appointed chief justice by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, becoming the first female to secure the role.
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White South African Men Accused Of Forcing Black Man Into Coffin Denied Bail
A South African court on Thursday denied bail to two white men charged with assault and kidnapping after a video showed them forcing a wailing black man into a coffin, an act the judge described as "brutal racism".
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US Church Shooter To Represent Self At Trial
A US federal judge granted self-described white supremacist Dylann Roof's request on Monday to represent himself at trial on charges of gunning down nine African American churchgoers last year in South Carolina.
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South African Court Rejects Appeal Over 'Lenient' Oscar Pistorius Sentence
Thokozile Masipa, the same judge who imposed the sentence last month, said in the High Court in Johannesburg that she was not persuaded there was a "reasonable prospect of success on appeal"
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South African Court Rejects State Appeal Over Oscar Pistorius Sentence
A South African judge on Friday rejected the state's appeal seeking a longer jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a six-year term for killing his girlfriend three years ago.
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Lionel Messi, Oscar Pistorius - Sports Greats Whom Fate Dumped The Same Day
Lionel Messi and Oscar Pistorius, greats in their own rights, saw their image tarnished forever on Wednesday, for off-field offences. Is it time to see our sporting heroes in a more mundane light now?
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Oscar Pistorius Defence Team Not To Appeal Against 6-Year Sentence
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not appeal a six-year prison sentence given by a South African High Court judge on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, his defence team said.
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Oscar Pistorius To Be Sentenced Today For 2013 Murder Of Reeva Steenkamp
South African paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced to jail on Wednesday for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, but for how long depends largely on how the judge will weigh the role of his disability in the killing.
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White South African Judge In Facebook 'Racism' Row
A white South African judge was at the centre of a social media storm today after Facebook comments emerged in which she suggested rape was part of black culture.
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South Africa Court Rules President Jacob Zuma Should Face Almost 800 Graft Charges
South African President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a judge said today, piling further pressure on the embattled leader.
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South African Woman Found Guilty Of 1997 Baby Kidnapping
A judge in South Africa has found a woman guilty of kidnapping a baby nearly two decades ago and raising it as her own.
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South African Court Hears Case Against President Jacob Zuma
The chant "Pay back the money" filtered into South Africa's highest court on Tuesday, as judges heard a case in which President Jacob Zuma is accused of violating the constitution in a scandal over state spending on his private home.
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South African Judge Lifts Domestic Ban on Rhino Horn Trade
A South African judge today lifted a domestic ban on trade in rhino horns, in a direct challenge to government policy put in place in 2009 to try to stem rocketing poaching numbers.
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Danish Man in Court Over Female Genitals Kept in Freezer
A Danish national accused of assault for mutilating several women and keeping their removed clitorises in his freezer appeared in a South African court on Wednesday to fight for bail.
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South African State Appeal to Push for Oscar Pistorius Murder Conviction
At the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, state prosecutors will try to convince judges that Oscar Pistorius should be found guilty of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in the prison.
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South Africa Scripts History, Gets First Woman Chief Justice
South African judge Mandisa Maya was appointed chief justice by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, becoming the first female to secure the role.
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White South African Men Accused Of Forcing Black Man Into Coffin Denied Bail
A South African court on Thursday denied bail to two white men charged with assault and kidnapping after a video showed them forcing a wailing black man into a coffin, an act the judge described as "brutal racism".
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US Church Shooter To Represent Self At Trial
A US federal judge granted self-described white supremacist Dylann Roof's request on Monday to represent himself at trial on charges of gunning down nine African American churchgoers last year in South Carolina.
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South African Court Rejects Appeal Over 'Lenient' Oscar Pistorius Sentence
Thokozile Masipa, the same judge who imposed the sentence last month, said in the High Court in Johannesburg that she was not persuaded there was a "reasonable prospect of success on appeal"
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South African Court Rejects State Appeal Over Oscar Pistorius Sentence
A South African judge on Friday rejected the state's appeal seeking a longer jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a six-year term for killing his girlfriend three years ago.
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Lionel Messi, Oscar Pistorius - Sports Greats Whom Fate Dumped The Same Day
Lionel Messi and Oscar Pistorius, greats in their own rights, saw their image tarnished forever on Wednesday, for off-field offences. Is it time to see our sporting heroes in a more mundane light now?
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Oscar Pistorius Defence Team Not To Appeal Against 6-Year Sentence
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not appeal a six-year prison sentence given by a South African High Court judge on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, his defence team said.
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Oscar Pistorius To Be Sentenced Today For 2013 Murder Of Reeva Steenkamp
South African paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced to jail on Wednesday for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, but for how long depends largely on how the judge will weigh the role of his disability in the killing.
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White South African Judge In Facebook 'Racism' Row
A white South African judge was at the centre of a social media storm today after Facebook comments emerged in which she suggested rape was part of black culture.
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South Africa Court Rules President Jacob Zuma Should Face Almost 800 Graft Charges
South African President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a judge said today, piling further pressure on the embattled leader.
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South African Woman Found Guilty Of 1997 Baby Kidnapping
A judge in South Africa has found a woman guilty of kidnapping a baby nearly two decades ago and raising it as her own.
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South African Court Hears Case Against President Jacob Zuma
The chant "Pay back the money" filtered into South Africa's highest court on Tuesday, as judges heard a case in which President Jacob Zuma is accused of violating the constitution in a scandal over state spending on his private home.
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South African Judge Lifts Domestic Ban on Rhino Horn Trade
A South African judge today lifted a domestic ban on trade in rhino horns, in a direct challenge to government policy put in place in 2009 to try to stem rocketing poaching numbers.
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Danish Man in Court Over Female Genitals Kept in Freezer
A Danish national accused of assault for mutilating several women and keeping their removed clitorises in his freezer appeared in a South African court on Wednesday to fight for bail.
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South African State Appeal to Push for Oscar Pistorius Murder Conviction
At the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, state prosecutors will try to convince judges that Oscar Pistorius should be found guilty of murder and sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in the prison.
