The State will not appeal against the acquittal of seven police officers accused of killing protester Andries Tatane, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Wednesday.
"On the basis of many challenges, the NPA is of the view that with the same set of facts that were presented in court it...
The Ficksburg Regional Court was packed on Thursday for the trial of seven policemen charged with killing local protester Andries Tatane.
Regional Magistrate Hein van Niekerk was expected to hear final arguments in the matter from the prosecution and defence teams.
Earlier, Van Niekerk...
The seven policemen accused of killing protester Andries Tatane are expected to apply for the charges to be dropped in the Ficksburg Regional Court on Friday, SABC news reported.
Two of the State's police witnesses claimed they were threatened into making statements to the Independent Police...
The trial of seven policemen charged with killing protester Andries Tatane was postponed by the Ficksburg Regional Court on Monday.
The court postponed the matter to March 18, because the policemen's defence lawyer Johann Nel is in hospital.
Tatane was killed on April 13, 2011, allegedly...