Prosecutor Gerrie Nel had little patience for murder accused Oscar Pistorius during cross-examination and derided his claims of an accident.
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has admitted in his murder trial that a comment he made about an exploding watermelon he shot at was distasteful.
An unusual defence and the evidence he volunteered will likely see Oscar Pistorius face five lines of questioning with varying degrees of discomfort.
Oscar Pistorius has testified that he panicked when he heard what he believed was a burglar on the night he shot dead Reeva Steenkamp.
Oscar Pistorius has taken to the witness stand in his own defence, saying the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp has left him sleepless and terrified.
A tearful Oscar Pistorius has taken the stand in his trial for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp, and has apologised to her family for her death.
It will be an uphill struggle for Oscar Pistorius and much – maybe all – will turn on how he fares when he takes on prosecution lawyer Gerrie Nel.
The murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has provided a stark depiction of how the media landscape is changing under our feet.
Haji Mohamed Dawjee imagines a letter of thanks from Oscar Pistorius.
Oscar Pistorius will take the stand in his murder trial, his defence team has confirmed.
The court has heard Oscar Pistorius’s phone history, which focused particularly on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed.
In the weeks before Reeva Staankamp died she had several Whatsapp exchanges with her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius that indicated fights.
The office of the chief justice has announced that the murder trial of paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been extended until mid-May.
The prosecutor has attempted to align what witness Michelle Burger heard to a ballistic analyst’s reconstruction of Reeva Steenkamp’s last moments.
Vomiting has played a role in past judgments but the jury is literally out on this one.
Most of those reporting on Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial have opined on the way evidence should be judged despite no legal training or knowledge.
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Photographs taken by Warrant Officer Barend van Staden indicates the cricket bat, allegedly used to break down the toilet door, was moved.
A police investigator says he had moved objects on the scene where Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp as a legitimate part of the investigation.
A former police officer has testified that evidence was mishandled on the scene were Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp.
The state and defence in the Oscar Pistorius trial sparred over the sequence of events, as a door bearing bullet marks remained on display in court.
Barry Roux has asked a state forensic analyst why he neglected to analyse certain pieces of evidence, such as a prosthetic foot of Oscar Pistorius.
The two scientific specialists who took the stand underwent a severe drubbing: science won’t win the day here.
The public rushes pell-mell to pore over tales told by pale males, yet scorns deeper societal tragedies, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.
Extensive coverage of the Oscar Pistorius trial is actually all about media houses trying to trample their competitors, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
A forensic expert has disputed Oscar Pistorius’s claim that he was wearing his prosthetic legs when he broke down a door to reach Reeva Steenkamp.
As Oscar Pistorius trial proceeds into day eight, the athlete’s friend has spoken out on speeding and a mock-up toilet has been set up in court.
The Oscar Pistorius trial has presented a conundrum for the country’s best journalists, as they’ve been sucked into the hype, writes Verashni Pillay.
A friend of Oscar Pistorius has testified that he had recklessly fired a shot from a car, and another inside a packed restaurant.
Testifying about a shot fired from his pistol after passing it to Oscar Pistorius at a restaurant, the athlete’s friend has taken to the stand.
Whether live or delayed, the testimony of expert witnesses is prone to misinterpretation, over-interpretation, and even under-interpretation.
Pathologist Gert Saayman told the court the findings of the autopsy on Reeva Steenkamp, while Oscar Pistorius cried and retched.