Former South African President Nelson Madela, who survived 27 years in prison to protest the country's apartheid system, died on Thursday. He was 95 years old
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the Western Cape bus accident, killing 24 people, including children when a bus veered off a road and rolled over. The accident happened Friday morning in the town of De Doorns near Cape Town.
A South African court granted Oscar Pistorius bail on Friday, after his defense lawyers argued he was too famous to pose a flight risk. The court set bail was at 1 million rand, or $113,000.
Oscar Pistorius, the Paraolympian charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day, said in a court hearing on Tuesday that he thought someone had broken into his South Africa home. He claims he mistook Steenkamp for a robber.
Illegal steroids were reportedly found in the South African home where so-called "Bladerunner" Oscar Pistorius allegedly gunned down his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp last week. Pistorius willl now be tested for the banned drug, which may have played a factor in him committing the crime.
Facing a criminal charge of premeditated murder of his girlfriend, Paraolympian Oscar Pistorius wept in court on Friday. He could face a potential life in prison sentence. Pistorius' family and London-based management, however, issued a statement disputing the premeditated murder charge for killing Reeva Steenkamp.
