Oscar Pistorius verdict raises
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Oscar Pistorius verdict raises the bar for South African judiciary

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal’s unanimous decision to find Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder by overturning a lower court’s verdict of culpable homicide has important implications for the country’s judicial system. Thabo Leshilo from The Conversation Africa put questions to Chantelle Feldhaus and René Koraan about the implications of the judgment.