The Latest Breaking News from Pretoria

South Africans protest Uganda law criminalising LGBTQ identity

South Africans took to the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town on Friday to protest against a Ugandan law passed last week that makes it a criminal offence to be openly LGBTQ.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Oscar Pistorius denied parole over killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Former Paralympic and Olympic star was automatically eligible for parole consideration after serving half his sentence

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Oscar Pistorius: from 'Blade Runner' hero to convicted murderer

Oscar Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, was denied parole on Friday after he sought early release from prison where he is serving a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

6 chilling moments in Oscar Pistorius trial - including photo that made him retch

Prosecutors in Pretoria, South Africa, had argued that superstar athlete and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius gunned down his 29-year-old lover Reeva Steenkamp in cold blood after an argument

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023

Oscar Pistorius must never be freed for killing my sister, says Reeva Steenkamp brother

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, dead at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, on Valentine's Day 2013 - with him later being sentenced to 13 years in prison for her murder

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023

Oscar Pistorius's life behind bars on 10th anniversary of death of Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, 10 years ago. The Mirror has been given exclusive details of Pistorius’s life in Atteridgeville prison

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Analysis-Southern Africa calls the tune as great power suitors queue up

South Africa and its neighbours were at the centre of a tussle for influence this week when top Russian and U.S. officials visited, offering a rare moment of leverage for governments on a continent more used to being buffeted by events than wooed.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2023

Why South Africa continues to be neutral in Ukraine-Russia war

Pretoria has refused to condemn Moscow’s invasion but continues to call for dialogue.

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2023

South Africa hails friendship with Russia

In tonight's edition: Opposition voices in South Africa and international critics of the Kremlin slam Pretoria's welcoming of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Also, the United Nations, Amnesty International and the European Union call for a prompt and impartial investigation into the killing of a human rights lawyer in Eswatini.…

France 24 · Jan 23, 2023

Ernest Cole: South Africa's most famous photobook has been republished after 55 years

Photographer Ernest Cole was born in 1940 in the Pretoria township of Eersterust, just before apartheid was formally introduced in South Africa in 1948.

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2023