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A South African student invites people to “walk in others’ shoes” doing a protest about gender based violence. EPA/Kim Ludbrook

May 25, 2017

Gender‑based violence in South Africa: what’s missing and how to fix it

Amanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University

High profile stories of femicide come with a flare up of societal outrage, protest and collective introspection. But nothing ever really changes.

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius arrives at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, for his sentencing. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

July 7, 2016

Oscar Pistorius sentence: you might not like it, but it is the law

Rudo Chitapi, University of Cape Town

Under South African law, murder carries a minimum sentence of 15 years for first-time offenders. But courts may deviate from this if they find ‘substantial and compelling circumstances’ to do so.

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius speaks with his legal team ahead of his sentence hearing at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa. Reuters/Masi Losi/Pool

July 6, 2016

Oscar Pistorius gets six years for murdering Reeva Steenkamp

Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation

Disgraced Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. You can find a selection of articles The Conversation has…

Oscar Pistorius walks without his prosthetic legs at a recent hearing at the Pretoria High Court. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

July 5, 2016

‘The Oscar Pistorius Interview’: Are we being manipulated? If so, by whom?

Liani Maasdorp, University of Cape Town

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to six years in prison for killing his girlfriend. It comes after a well-publicised TV interview which some believe was used to influence the judge.

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