Aislinn Laing
'Blade runner' cries as he described shooting girlfriend
South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius has cried in court as he explained how he shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, claiming he thought she was a burglar. Audio
Claims and counter-claims mount in wake of model's death
Speculation over South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius's role in the killing of model Reeva Steenkamp is mounting as newspapers in the republic report a series of claims and counter-claims. Audio
'Blade runner' Oscar Pistorius charged with murder
The paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius, has been charged with murder after his girlfriend was found shot dead in his home. Audio
Mandela in hospital for recurrence of lung infection
The former South African president, Nelson Mandela, is being treated for a lung infection in a Pretoria military hospital, and is said to be responding to treatment. Audio
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital
The former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has been hospitalised in Pretoria, but officials say there is no cause for alarm. Audio
Miners freed amid fresh reports of shootings
About 50 South African miners held over the killings at the Marikana platinum mine near Johannesburg have been freed in court, after murder charges against them were dropped. Audio
Fury over apartheid-era law being used in South Africa
After a storm of criticism in South Africa, murder charges have been dropped against a group of striking miners whose thirty four fellow workers were shot dead by police. Audio
Farmworker guilty of murdering South African supremacist
A black farmworker has been found guilty in South Africa of murdering the white supremacist leader, Eugene Terreblanche. Audio