Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole and placed under house arrest

IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius (centre) is escorted to a police van. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole on Oct. 20, about a year into his five-year sentence for......

Pistorius appeal date set, state wants murder conviction

IMAGE: Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria high court. Photograph: Alon Skuy/The Times/Gallo Images Pool/Getty Images Oscar Pistorius should have been convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend,......

Steenkamps question court ruling, say Pistorius killed their daughter

Oscar Pistorius (righ) and Reeva Steenkamp pose for a picture in Johannesburg, on February 7, 2013. Photograph: Thembani Makhubele/Reuters Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp......

Pistorius parole ruling could take four months

South Africa's parole review board has up to four months to conclude its decision on when Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison, a Justice Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Paralympic gold......

South African justice minister blocks Pistorius parole

Oscar Pistorius. Photograph: Charlie Shoemaker/Getty Images Oscar Pistorius will not be freed on parole this Friday because the decision to do so was made without the right legal basis, South......