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South African Woman Who Sold Daughter For Her "Eyes And Skin", Sentenced To Life In Prison
A South African mother and her partner were sentenced to life in prison for abducting and trafficking her six-year-old daughter to a traditional healer who wanted the child for her body parts.
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Oscar Pistorius, Jailed For Girlfriend's Murder In 2013, Gets Early Release
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was granted early release from prison on parole on Friday, a decade after he killed his girlfriend, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.
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South African Athlete Oscar Pistorius Up For Parole In Partner's Murder
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius might be released from prison this week, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world.
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Nelson Mandela Prison Drawing Sells For $112,575 In New York
A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island - where he was held for 18 years - sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575.
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Lion That Escaped National Park Kept In South Africa Jail For A Night
A young lion captured after being on the run for almost a month spent the night in a South African police cell before being moved back to its national park home.
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Oscar Pistorius Injured In Prison Brawl Over Phone
Former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a prison brawl over the use of a public phone, a South African official said on Tuesday.
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For 'Hurtful' Comments On Diwali, South African Man Gets Suspended Fine
A man in South Africa was handed down a fine of USD 460 or 12 months in prison suspended for five years for making "hurtful" and "humiliating" comments which "stereotyped the Hindu fate" during Diwali.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Icon Ahmed Kathrada Dead At 87
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87.
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Facing Death Or Prison, Dylann Roof Squares Off With His Fate
Jurors begin considering Wednesday whether to sentence self-described white supremacist Dylann Roof to death or life in prison for the racially motivated slaying of nine African Americans in a South Carolina church.
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Oscar Pistorius Moved To 'Special Needs' Prison
Jailed Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been transferred to a prison adapted for disabled inmates to serve the rest of his sentence for murdering his girlfriend, a South African official said Monday.
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Woman Jailed For Newborn Baby Kidnapping
A South African court today handed down a 10-year prison term to a woman who kidnapped a newborn baby from her sleeping mother in hospital 19 years ago, local media reported.
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Jailed Oscar Pistorius In Hospital With Cuts To Wrists: Report
Oscar Pistorius was treated in hospital for wrist injuries on Saturday, a prison service spokesman said, adding the jailed South African track star had denied trying to kill himself.
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Oscar Pistorius Taken To Hospital After Falling Off Bed In Jail
Oscar Pistorius was treated for injuries at a private hospital and has returned to a South African jail where the Olympian is serving a six-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a prison official said Sunday.
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Oscar Pistorius' Prison Sentence: The Key Facts
Prominent South African para-athlete Oscar Pistorius was handed a six-year prison sentence on Wednesday for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
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Oscar Pistorius Defence Team Not To Appeal Against 6-Year Sentence
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not appeal a six-year prison sentence given by a South African High Court judge on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, his defence team said.
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South African Woman Who Sold Daughter For Her "Eyes And Skin", Sentenced To Life In Prison
A South African mother and her partner were sentenced to life in prison for abducting and trafficking her six-year-old daughter to a traditional healer who wanted the child for her body parts.
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Oscar Pistorius, Jailed For Girlfriend's Murder In 2013, Gets Early Release
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was granted early release from prison on parole on Friday, a decade after he killed his girlfriend, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.
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South African Athlete Oscar Pistorius Up For Parole In Partner's Murder
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius might be released from prison this week, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world.
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Nelson Mandela Prison Drawing Sells For $112,575 In New York
A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island - where he was held for 18 years - sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575.
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Lion That Escaped National Park Kept In South Africa Jail For A Night
A young lion captured after being on the run for almost a month spent the night in a South African police cell before being moved back to its national park home.
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Oscar Pistorius Injured In Prison Brawl Over Phone
Former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been injured in a prison brawl over the use of a public phone, a South African official said on Tuesday.
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For 'Hurtful' Comments On Diwali, South African Man Gets Suspended Fine
A man in South Africa was handed down a fine of USD 460 or 12 months in prison suspended for five years for making "hurtful" and "humiliating" comments which "stereotyped the Hindu fate" during Diwali.
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South African Anti-Apartheid Icon Ahmed Kathrada Dead At 87
Celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, a Robben Island prisoner and one of Nelson Mandela's closest colleagues in the struggle against white rule, died early Tuesday aged 87.
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Facing Death Or Prison, Dylann Roof Squares Off With His Fate
Jurors begin considering Wednesday whether to sentence self-described white supremacist Dylann Roof to death or life in prison for the racially motivated slaying of nine African Americans in a South Carolina church.
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Oscar Pistorius Moved To 'Special Needs' Prison
Jailed Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been transferred to a prison adapted for disabled inmates to serve the rest of his sentence for murdering his girlfriend, a South African official said Monday.
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Woman Jailed For Newborn Baby Kidnapping
A South African court today handed down a 10-year prison term to a woman who kidnapped a newborn baby from her sleeping mother in hospital 19 years ago, local media reported.
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Jailed Oscar Pistorius In Hospital With Cuts To Wrists: Report
Oscar Pistorius was treated in hospital for wrist injuries on Saturday, a prison service spokesman said, adding the jailed South African track star had denied trying to kill himself.
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Oscar Pistorius Taken To Hospital After Falling Off Bed In Jail
Oscar Pistorius was treated for injuries at a private hospital and has returned to a South African jail where the Olympian is serving a six-year sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a prison official said Sunday.
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Oscar Pistorius' Prison Sentence: The Key Facts
Prominent South African para-athlete Oscar Pistorius was handed a six-year prison sentence on Wednesday for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
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Oscar Pistorius Defence Team Not To Appeal Against 6-Year Sentence
Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will not appeal a six-year prison sentence given by a South African High Court judge on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, his defence team said.
