Oscar liked picking up the tab

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Oscar Pistorius liked paying the bill when he went out, his friend Darren Fresco testified in the High Court in Pretoria.

SANDF ready for Mandela events

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The South African National Defence Force will have 11 000 soldiers on hand to help with security for Nelson Mandela’s memorial.

Mapisa-Nqakula thanks Mandela’s carers

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Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has paid tribute to the doctors and nurses who cared for Nelson Mandela.

Theron embarks on Aids campaign in SA

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Known for glamorous red carpet moments and movie roles, Charlize Theron says SA had come far in its response to HIV.

Tributes pour in for Pius Langa

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Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng paid tribute to former chief justice Pius Langa who died after a long illness.

What the child sex ruling means

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The Constitutional Court must decide whether sections of the Sexual Offences Act are unconstitutional because they criminalise consensual sex acts between children. ...

Judgement reserved on child sex

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Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng questioned whether there was a need to criminalise sexual conduct between adolescents.

Judgement reserved in lion ad case

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Judgment was reserved in a global civil action group's application to get Acsa to reinstate an advertising campaign against the trade in lion bones.

Zuma lion ad argued in court

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Court action seeking to reinstate an ad campaign to stop the trade in lion bones is underway in the High Court.

Dept has last word on admissions: court

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Gauteng's education department head had the final say on school admissions, but the decision should be well-considered, a lawyer for Johannesburg's Rivonia Primary ...

SA needs dedicated cops, says Petros

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South Africa needs policemen who love their jobs, and love to serve, Mzwandile Petros told a seminar on police brutality.

ConCourt rules on right to family life

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Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday to evict the family of an elderly retired domestic worker who had moved in with her on a farm in the Stellenbosch ...

Breytenbach hearing resumes

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Suspended NPA prosecutions director Glynnis Breytenbach denied that she deleted vital information from her laptop.

Media united in outrage over rape

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Newspapers and websites, Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry profiles reflect outrage over the rape and murder of Anele Booysen.

NPA boss cross examined

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NPA director of prosecutions Lawrence Mrwebi defended a decision to provisionally withdraw charges against former crime intelligence boss Lt-Gen Richard Mdluli. ...

Mrwebi denied halting Mdluli case

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The NPA's director of prosecutions Lawrence Mrwebi denied that he had unilaterally stopped the prosecution of former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli.

Mandela health info faster: prof

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Information on former president Nelson Mandela's admission to hospital is being made available quicker than previously, a Rhodes University academic said.

Seizure of assets under fire

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Seizing a suspected criminal's assets made it difficult for the individual to legally defend himself, the Constitutional Court heard.

Media24 want Zuma claims withdrawn

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Two newspapers want President Jacob Zuma to withdraw three damages claims of R5 million each against them.

Miners shot with live ammo - claim

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Police, mine security and striking mineworkers clashed at a second Amplats mine in Rustenburg, according to a mineworkers' lobby group.

Zapiro relieved Zuma suit is over

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Jonathan Shapiro is relieved the "8220;Lady Justice" cartoon court battle with President Jacob Zuma is over.

SAHRC to probe foster kids’ disappearance

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The SA Human Rights Commission will investigate why it took as long as it did to report the disappearance of three foster home children, who were later found dead. ...

‘SA performance best since apartheid’

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SA's performance at the Olympic Games was the best since the end of apartheid, according to Sascoc CE Tubby Reddy.

Fans welcome Olympic team

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Fikile Mbalula received the first of SA's Olympic athletes as they arrived home.

Mandela’s 94th birthday marked

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Politicians, unionist and NGOs put their differences aside to celebrate former president Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday.