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Oscar Pistorius

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South Africa: Social Media reacts to Pistorius sentencing

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According to a report via BBC.com, Oscar Pistorius, a former South African Paralympian, has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. The report reveals that Pistorius was immediately placed in...
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South Africa: Watch the Oscar Pistorius trial here

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Oscar Pistorius, a Former South African Paralympian,  has appeared in court to face judgment for the murder of his former girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. According to a report via enca.com, Pistorius has been awaiting re-sentencing after the original verdict of culpable homicide...
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Social media reacts to Oscar Pistorius verdict

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According to a report via BBC.com, former Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder. The verdict came in after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict. According to the report, Pistorius is currently under...
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Social media reacts to Pistorius sentencing

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Oscar Pistorius has received a five year sentence for culpable homicide. The judgement came after a seven-month trial in the North Gauteng High Court for the death of Reeva Steenkamp at his luxury Pretoria home in February 2013. According to...
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Pistorius trial: Barry Roux taking Twitter by storm

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Oscar Pistorius's defence attorney Barry Roux is taking a lead role in social chatter about the Paralympian's murder trial. Using Salesforce Radian6 social media monitoring tool, 25AM has determined that Roux has been mentioned in nearly four times as many...
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Judge bans Twitter in Pistorius trial

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High Court judge Thokozile Masipa on Monday afternoon banned the use of Twitter in disseminating evidence presented by pathologist Gert Saayman in the murder trial of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. “There shall be no live broadcast now … that applies...
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How to follow the Oscar Pistorius trial online

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In what is being billed as South Africa’s version of the infamous O.J Simpson trial, double-amputee Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial will take place in the Gauteng Division of the High Court this week. Pistorius was charged with murder after...
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Most read stories of 2013

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IT News Africa’s editorial team proudly provides a list of the best read stories of 2013. Key events that helped to shape the year have clearly not gone unnoticed. In addition to the anticipated release of products and gadgets (particularly...
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Forensic technology and seeking the truth

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On August 19 2013, in a remarkable twist of fate, South African paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius arrived back in Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on the day his late girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp would have turned 30. Murder accused Pistorius was expected...
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Oscar Pistorius – The tweet that shook the world

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In the early hours of 14 February 2013, South Africans were rudely awakened by the buzz of non-stop online chatter.  It was around the same time when most people were making their way to work, or pouring their first cup of coffee. The...
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