Murder
Mfuleni constable too sick to testify in Peter case
The case against activist Angy Peter and four others including her husband was postponed on 14 August as the Mfuleni detective constable was “too sick” to testify.
Barbara Maregele
Brief | 15 August 2014
Ehrenreich’s Facebook post “idiotic and against the traditions of Cosatu”
An eye for an eye and the whole world would be blind, the Mahatma famously said.
Brent Meersman
Opinion | 14 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: Police sergeant dismisses claims by State’s eyewitness
On 12 August, police sergeant Lesley Freeman, who arrested two of the four accused of murdering Rowan du Preez, dismissed several claims made by the State’s eyewitness.
Barbara Maregele
News | 13 August 2014
Police detective was not trained to probe murder
The detective constable who headed the investigation into the case where activist Angy Peter and four others are accused of killing Rowan du Preez had no formal detective training at the time.
Barbara Maregele
News | 12 August 2014
Fourth accused in Peter trial takes the stand
One of the four people accused of murdering Rowan du Preez nearly two years ago believes he was “falsely implicated” in the matter by his ex-girlfriend after their relationship ended on a bad note.
Barbara Maregele
News | 11 August 2014
Angy Peter trial co-accused also claims he was framed
The man accused of hitting murder victim Rowan du Preez multiple times with a golf stick the night before he was found severely burned, told the court he was at home watching movies at the time.
Barbara Maregele
News | 7 August 2014
Accused Mbadu takes the stand in Angy Peter case
Isaac Mbadu, who is accused of killing Rowan du Preez nearly two years ago, took the stand this week to give his account of the events which led to his arrest. Mbadu, his wife Angy Peter, and their co-accused Azola Dayimani and Christopher Dina, are on trial in the Western Cape High Court for the kidnapping, assault and murder of Du Preez in October 2012.
Barbara Maregele
News | 6 August 2014
Astonishing cost of Angy Peter trial sheds light on price of justice
After five months of sitting trial, Angy Peter and her husband Isaac Mbadu have yet to receive a verdict. In the process, they’ve racked up over R1.6 million in lawyer fees, according to the Social Justice Coalition (SJC).
Lara Sokoloff
Analysis | 23 July 2014
Murdered doctor: TAC marches through Khayelitsha
Escorted by the metro police and the South African Police Service (SAPS), carrying a huge banner written “Criminals are being nursed by the system, justice must prevail”, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) led a march through Khayelitsha to demand safe communities.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 22 July 2014