Khaya Dlanga looks at the people close to Oscar Pistorius who have taken responsibility for incidents surrounding him, and its effects on the athlete.
According to a report, a Johannesburg businessperson says Oscar Pistorius insulted his friends and Jacob Zuma’s family, resulting in an altercation.
The National Prosecuting Authority says it has not seen a documentary showing Oscar Pistorius re-enacting events the night he killed his girlfriend.
Oscar Pistorius’s lawyer says a video showing the paralympian re-enacting the night he shot dead his girlfriend is intended for trial purposes only.
Oscar’s decision to face danger rather than flee was a reflexive response to what he perceived to be a threat, the Pretoria court heard on Wednesday.
While the first day of week 10 of Reeva Steenkamp’s murder trial seemed to go the prosecution’s way at first, the defence found good footholds.
Oscar Pistorius was not unable to control himself or understand the consequences of actions the night he killed Reeva Steenkamp, a court has heard.
"Mental illness does not necessarily abolish the capacity to form meaningful and competent intentions" say scholars. How accountable can one be?
Oscar Pistorius will undergo evaluation at a Pretoria psychiatric facility to determine his state of mind and criminal responsibility.
After a psychiatrist testified that Oscar Pistorius has general anxiety disorder, Judge Masipa says the athlete should seek mental observation.
Speaking at the trial of Oscar Pistorius, a psychiatrist has told a court that firearms are what makes people with general anxiety disorder dangerous.
Ballistics expert Thomas Wolmarans highlighted differences between his conclusion and the state’s while testifying at Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial.
A social worker, anaesthesiologist and a ballistics expert have been called by Oscar Pistorius’s defence team to testify in his murder trial.
Oscar Pistorius’s lawyer says the athlete’s defence in his trial for Reeva Steenkamp’s murder could end next week.
Before proceedings were postponed, Oscar Pistorius’s neighbour told the court the murder accused athlete prayed for Reeva Steenkamp to stay alive.
Oscar Pistorius is back in court for Reeva Steenkamp’s murder. After ending on a low note last month, his lawyer is expected to call a new witness.
Lawyers for murder accused Oscar Pistorius claim pathologist Reggie Perumal has not withdrawn from the athlete’s legal team despite reports.
A pathologist hired by Oscar Pistorius says he won’t testify at the murder trial amid suggestions his post-mortem findings supports the prosecution.
What additional burden is placed on Reeva Steenkamp’s mother when cameramen turn their lenses away from Oscar Pistorius to focus on her?
Young women need to realise when the language of love turns into the language of control, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel criticised evidence presented in Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial by defence witness Roger Dixon.
Advocates say little can be done when clients are determined to do themselves in. On the scale of accused gone bad, Oscar Pistorius barely registers.
After a week of testifying, Oscar Pistorius says he was innocent of intentionally shooting his girfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Before ending his cross-examination, prosecutor Gerrie Nel questioned Oscar Pistorius over what he heard and did before he shot Reeva Steenkamp.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has accused Oscar Pistorius of faking emotional distress while being cross-examined about shooting Reeva Steenkamp.
Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has asked Oscar Pistorius why he never mentioned anything about the toilet door slamming in his bail application or plea.
Oscar Pistorius has told court he never looked at Reeva Steenkamp before he rushed to confront a suspected intruder.
Oscar Pistorius says he asked Reeva Steenkamp not to mention a gun allegedly firing in a restaurant because he expected the media to print lies.
Whether Oscar Pistorius is telling the truth or not, he cannot claim he was trying to protect Reeva Steenkamp, writes Khaya Dlanga.
As Gerrie Nel questioned Oscar Pistorius in court, some were pleased with the prosecutor’s approach while others wondered if Nel had gone too far.
If the accused intended to kill A rather than B but did kill B, murder could be a competent verdict.
Did the Bladerunner’s athletic success really lose him the right to claim he feels vulnerable?