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Court postpones Booysen trial to next week Monday 

The High Court in Cape Town.

The High Court in Cape town has postponed to Monday next week the case of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen and 11 co-accused. This after his defence attorney, Advocate Amanda Nel took ill. This is the fifth week of cross-examination of the state witness, known as Mr X. The defence counsel has been dealing with the statements of Mr …

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Lusikisiki mass murder trial adjourned to Wednesday

Lusikisiki mass murder trial adjourned to Wednesday

The trial of the six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki and a politician from KwaBhaca will now only resume on Wednesday.   The matter was postponed in the High Court sitting in Lusikisiki on Monday after accused number four in the case, Bonga Hintsa, submitted a doctor’s certificate and was unable to attend court.   A trial within a trial …

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Defense questions investigative methodology in pig farm murder trial

Pig farmer Zachariah Olivier appears in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo on February 27, 2026.

The defence lawyer in the trial of a Limpopo farmer has questioned the investigating officer about why three different statements have been submitted in the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. Adv Jakobus Venter has argued that he has not seen the accused’s second statement. Venter is representing  Zachariah Olivier, who is accused of shooting two women dead on Onverwacht Farm …

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