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26 February 2010

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Magistrates Courts

Bloemfontein

Reitz workers want criminal action - 23 February
Five University of the Free State workers filmed in a racist student video are not interested in restorative justice, but want criminal proceedings to continue. - Sowetan website

Trial date set for South Africa 'racist' student video - 24 February
Four white students accused of making a racist video in South Africa will face trial, after attempts failed to resolve the matter out of court. The Bloemfontein Magistrates court has set down the case for the end of July. During Wednesday's brief appearance, the state announced that the mediation process between the students and the cleaners had failed and that the court needed to resolve the matter. The court had previously suggested that the parties go through a process of "restorative justice" - where people are encouraged to reconcile rather than seeking punishment for their aggressors. - BBC News website

Pretoria

Former Bok charged with attempted murder - 26 February
Former Springbok hooker James Dalton on Thursday appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on a charge of attempted murder. It is alleged he tried to kill his former wife, Andrea during an argument in 2007. Similar charges against him were dropped two years ago but he has been recharged. - Eye Witness News website

Roodepoort

Family slam blue-light convoy killer - 25 February
The family of Johannesburg man Kyle Harris who was killed when a blue-light VIP convoy ploughed into his car say the police officer responsible for his death should have received a harsher sentence. Police officer Johannes Ramalope was found guilty of culpable homicide and was given a two-year sentence suspended for five years in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. - Eye Witness News website

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