Oscar Pistorius

Real Pistorius as much a mystery as what happened in his home

3 Mar 2013

On reflection, Pistorius' narrative is partly an exploration of how hard it is to truly know someone who lives so much in the public eye. Journalists witnessed or heard reports of occasional...

Pistorius case judge suffers loss

27 Feb 2013

Last week, the judge who granted bail to Oscar Pistorius was in the international spotlight, presiding over dramatic hearings in a courtroom as the Olympic athlete sat in the dock charged with...

Pistorius' brother Carl facing culpable homicide charge

25 Feb 2013

Lawyer Kenny Oldwage would not confirm details of the case Carl Pistorius is facing, but yesterday's development compounded problems for the family after Oscar was charged with premeditated murder...

Oscar Pistorius older brother Carl also facing murder trial

24 Feb 2013

Carl Pistorius, the older brother of South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with culpable homicide over a car accident in 2010, local media reported on Sunday.

Oscar Pistorius thankful for prayers to his and Reeva Steenkamp's family

24 Feb 2013

Pistorius was freed on a record one million rand (HK$873,000) bail on Friday after eight days in custody and an emotionally charged four-day bail hearing.

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Pistorius fallout 'will be limited'

International Paralympic Committee president Philip Craven said he had been in a state of "shock and disbelief" since Pistorius was arrested on February 14 in the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva...

We can't resist a train wreck

There's a darkness on the edge of greatness. Oscar Pistorius burst onto the scene as one of the most admirable and unique Olympians ever, a post-apartheid golden boy who seemed to unify all...

Father of Pistorius’s girlfriend speaks out

The father of Oscar Pistorius’s slain girlfriend has told a South African newspaper that the athlete will have to “live with his conscience” if he is lying about how he killed her.

SOUTH AFRICA

Pistorius granted bail after Pretoria judge rules out flight risk

After a roller-coaster four-day hearing, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted bail on Friday ahead of his murder trial, with Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair ruling that there was no risk he...

SOUTH AFRICA

Pistorius family cheer as athlete wins release on bail

A South African court granted bail on Friday to Oscar Pistorius after his lawyers argued the athlete was too famous to pose a flight risk, drawing cheers from the athlete’s family.

CRIME

Pistorius eyes bail as hearing enters final stretch

“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder for shooting dead his girlfriend, arrived in court on Friday hoping to secure bail after three days of hearings saw the prosecution’s case...