Parents of Reeva Steenkamp wants Oscar Pistorius to serve his entire 13-year sentence: Even though the family lawyer, Tania Koen, expressed that they cannot reveal the contents of the letter, it’s been said that it was like “ripping a Band-Aid off a wound”. Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. WATCH: Reeva Steenkamp’s parents speak out – ‘Sorry is NOT enough’: Oscar Pistorius' parole process has reportedly started, but Reeva Steenkamp's mother reckons he must serve his full sentence ... Source: … [Read more...] about Parents of Reeva Steenkamp wants Oscar Pistorius to serve his entire 13-year sentence – Gqeberha in the News
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‘He must pay for what he has done’ – Reeva Steenkamp’s parents share their feelings about Oscar Pistorius – Gqeberha in the News
‘He must pay for what he has done’ – Reeva Steenkamp’s parents share their feelings about Oscar Pistorius: The parents of Reeva Steenkamp said they want the truth about what happened that day and that he must pay for what he has done. Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Gqeberha man murdered for a beer: An Algoa Park man was arrested at the weekend after he allegedly stabbed his neighbour for refusing to give him a beer. Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Gqeberha man arrested for killing … [Read more...] about ‘He must pay for what he has done’ – Reeva Steenkamp’s parents share their feelings about Oscar Pistorius – Gqeberha in the News
Oscar Pistorius moved to prison closer to Reeva Steenkamp’s parents in anticipation of meeting – Gqeberha in the News
Oscar Pistorius moved to prison closer to Reeva Steenkamp’s parents in anticipation of meeting: Pistorius has served half of his sentence for the murder of his girlfriend and may be eligible for parole upon meeting her parents ... Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Talks Ongoing For Oscar Pistorious Parole: Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been transferred to a prison closer to the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, whom he shot to death in 2013, to allow for a face ... Source: "Gqeberha" - … [Read more...] about Oscar Pistorius moved to prison closer to Reeva Steenkamp’s parents in anticipation of meeting – Gqeberha in the News
The Trial Of Oscar Pistorius: Who was Reeva Steenkamp? – Port Elizabeth in the News
The Trial Of Oscar Pistorius: Who was Reeva Steenkamp?: Reeva Steenkamp had a blooming career that was halted in its tracks by her tragic death (Picture: AP) The tragedy of Reeva Steenkamp’s death at the hands of Oscar Pistorius was ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Man killed in fatal EC crash: Police at Kinkelbos outside Port Elizabeth have opened a culpable homicide docket after the driver of a bakkie was killed in a collision with a truck early on Sunday morning. Source: "Port … [Read more...] about The Trial Of Oscar Pistorius: Who was Reeva Steenkamp? – Port Elizabeth in the News
Uitenhage in the news: Toni Inggs one of three Bay ambassadors for Reeva foundation
Toni Inggs one of three Bay ambassadors for Reeva foundation: The sister of slain Uitenhage teacher Jayde Panayiotou has taken a stance against domestic violence by becoming one of three Bay ambassadors in the newly launched Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation. Toni Inggs, who has been vocal during her sister’s ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: Toni Inggs one of three Bay ambassadors for Reeva foundation
PE in the news: Reeva Steenkamp Foundation launched
Reeva Steenkamp Foundation launched: Just under 100 people attended the intimate launch on what would have been Reeva's 33rd birthday. Reeva was shot dead by her Paralympian boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day in 2013. Pistorius is currently serving a six year jail sentence for her ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. ANC can't stop service delivery in Tshwane: Msimanga: Winning Tshwane, the municipality that includes the capital, Pretoria, and Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Reeva Steenkamp Foundation launched
Reeva : previously embargoed pix – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Reeva : previously embargoed pix: Click here: http://www.edlunnon.wordpress.com Source: BrainStorms – Ed Lunnon's Blog. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to Friday Newsletter. … [Read more...] about Reeva : previously embargoed pix – Featured Blog
Austrian woman claims Oscar Pistorius flirted with her during Reeva Steenkamp … – PE News
Austrian woman claims Oscar Pistorius flirted with her during Reeva Steenkamp ...: On October 21, after receiving a prison term of five years after his trial (above), Nina F said her mobile rang and he was crying on the other end. Pistorius reportedly said she should wait for him and broke off contact. Nina reportedly flew to ... Reeva Steenkamp - Read more on Daily Mail Oscar Pistorius MURDERED Reeva Steenkamp court rules as shamed athlete faces: South Africa's "Blade Runner" … [Read more...] about Austrian woman claims Oscar Pistorius flirted with her during Reeva Steenkamp … – PE News
Pistorious ‘forgiven’
Port Elizabeth - On that fateful day in 2013 when Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed, she was due to speak to pupils at a Joburg school, her mother June fondly remembered on Wednesday. "On the 14th of February 2013, Reeva planned to go to the school, Sandton High in Johannesburg, and speak to the young ladies about respect and avoiding bad choices in relationships with partners. "But that morning she was shot through the toilet door and she died. She did not make it to her appointment … [Read more...] about Pistorious ‘forgiven’
Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 6
“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn but to unlearn” – Gloria Steinem The previous post in this series dealt with unrealistic expectations, the gradual isolation of the abusive relationship, and the effects of emotional instability. The story of Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp shows how these patterns can play out and how each partner contributes to them and responds to them. As Steinem says, we have learned these ways of being; we weren’t born knowing them and … [Read more...] about Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 6
Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 5
“There may be in the cup, A spider steep’d, and one may drink, depart, and yet partake no venom, for his knowledge is not infected….I have drunk, and seen the spider”. (Shakespeare: A Winter’s Tale. Leontes falsely believes his wife is unfaithful; in reality, his distorted jealousy is the spider’s venom in their love). The previous post looked at controlling behaviour which makes space in a relationship for abuse to become the norm. Part 5 focuses on unrealistic expectations, emotional … [Read more...] about Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 5
Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 4
“I’m a reflection of the community“ - Tupac Shakur “What does not kill me, makes me stronger” – Nietsche Following Part 3 of this series on intimate-partner violence, Part 4 looks at controlling – those words and actions which keep the partner in line, often in an increasingly narrow ‘zone of approval’ as time goes on. The controlling partner is always positioned as the one with the power (even if, in reality, this is not the case and both of them know it deep down). Although each … [Read more...] about Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 4
Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 3
“Oh, sir, she smiled, no doubt, Whene’er I passed her; but who passed without Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together”. (Robert Browning: My Last Duchess). Browning’s poem is a chilling account of a husband’s jealous rage in retrospect. The widowed Duke is showing the poet a portrait of his late wife that he keeps behind a curtain and expressing satisfaction that she’s now in her place – completely reduced to a piece of property. Never again will any … [Read more...] about Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 3
Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 2
“These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume…”(Shakespeare’s Friar Lawrence unsuccessfully advises Romeo to take it slow). This series is an attempt to explore the story of Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp from the perspective of intimate-partner violence, reflected in the published words of witnesses to their relationship. Although we don’t know how it ended between them emotionally – a matter currently disputed in … [Read more...] about Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 2
Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 1
“I understand a fury in your words, but not your words…” (Shakespeare’s Desdemona, femicide victim). “These girls ain’t loyal”. (Singer and woman abuser Chris Brown defines ‘showbiz’ women) Intimate-partner violence. How can those words go together? How does the scene of love become a death chamber? As the traumatic story of Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp unfolds in a glare of publicity, there are many questions. Some may never be answered. But as we try to understand this very South … [Read more...] about Study: Oscar, Reeva and Intimate Partner Violence, Part 1
