Oscar Pistorius has arrived at court eyeing bail after three days of hearings saw the prosecution’s case seriously undermined.
GunPolicy.org estimates that there are six million guns in South Africa, roughly 12 for every 100 people.
Far too often power and money have played an undue influence in tipping the scales of justice, writes Rapule Tabane.
The truth about South Africa’s peaceful transition and the everyday of democracy is as messy as the contested version of events on February 14.
Oscar Pistorius turned to three sources for support following his arrest for killing Reeva Steenkamp: his family, his crack legal team and God.
Oscar Pistorius has the very best to defend him in the magistrate’s court and the court of public opinion, writes Phillip de Wet.
The third day of bail application, the state staged a comeback when the case seemed to be going the defence’s way.
Pistorius is entirely one of us. His aggression and fear are a reverberation of South African history, writes Carlos Amato.
Police detective Hilton Botha will no longer be the lead investigator in a murder case involving Oscar Pistorius.
Oscar Pistorius’s bail application in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has been postponed to Friday for further argument.
Day three of Oscar Pistorius’s bail hearing saw the controversial return of investigator Hilton Botha. Here is the latest in court proceedings so far.
Hilton Botha has been called back into court to continue his testimony on the second day of Oscar Pistorius’s bail hearing.
Nike has suspended payments to and its contract with Oscar Pistorius, who was arrested for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day.
The investigator into Reeva Steenkamp’s death says attempted murder charges reinstated against him could have to do with his investigation.
The SAPS’s apparently shoddy detective work has been exposed by Oscar Pistorius’s defence team in the second day of his bail hearing.
Murder-accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius only started eating on Tuesday night, says his uncle Arnold.
Investigating officer Hilton Botha has taken the stand on the second day of Oscar Pistorius’s bail hearing. Here is the breakdown of his testimony.
Oscar Pistorius was tested for drugs before and during last year’s Paralympic Games in London, says the International Paralympic Committee.
Oscar Pistorius wept as he listened to his lawyer drawing the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court back to his version of why Reeva Steenkamp was shot.
If the media can shift the way in which it reports on gender-based violence, thousands of deaths might not be so utterly futile, writes William Bird.
On the second day of Oscar Pistorius’s bail application, preliminary investigations have contradicted key claims in his affidavit.
As Oscar Pistorius’s bail application runs into its second day, brands Oakley and Nike have severed business ties with the athlete.
SA found itself on the brink of asking some tough questions as bail proceedings started for Oscar Pistorius – but lacked introspection and leadership.
We’re told the media must speak for the voiceless but when we do, we’re told to show them the error of their ways, writes Chris Roper.
An idyllic, homely night in – on the eve of Valentine’s Day – turned bloody after a twist of events fuelled by paranoia about violent crime.
Violence against women has become so normalised that it has taken centuries of abuse topped by three tragedies for us to speak out, writes Jos Dirkx.
Mamphele Ramphela announces her entry into the political world and the Oscar Pistorius case still makes headlines worldwide as he applies for bail.
As grieving Oscar Pistorius broke down during his statement to the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, his affidavit was read by his advocate Barry Roux.
The death of model Reeva Steenkamp has left a void in the family, her brother Adam Steenkamp told reporters in Port Elizabeth after her funeral.
The magistrate has ruled that Oscar Pistorius will be prosecuted for a schedule six offence, limiting the possibility of him getting bail.
The police have warned local and international news teams to leave the crematorium’s premises as Reeva Steenkamp’s funeral went under way.
In his bail hearing, the state has claimed Oscar Pistorius put on his prosthetic legs, walked to the bathroom and then opened fire on his girlfriend.