South Africa.

Judge Returns Oscar Pistorius's Passport So Olympian Can Travel Abroad

Huffington Post UK/ PA | Sara C Nelson | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK

Olympian Oscar Pistorius has had his passports returned to him and can leave the country following an amendment to his bail conditions. The double...

Nelson Mandela Hospitalised

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.04.2013 | UK

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection. Nelson Mandela is back in hospit...

Russia's Initiatives for the BRICS

Sergei Katyrin | Posted 27.05.2013 | UK Politics
Sergei Katyrin

This week South Africa hosts the fifth Brics summit, completing the first 'cycle' of summits that began in Yekaterinburg in 2008. Individually no-one disputes the group has flourished since then. Our respective economies have each grown apace in what have been very difficult circumstances.

'I Collect Gingers'

Barcroft Media | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.03.2013 | UK

An artist is celebrating redheads in a project entitled “I Collect Gingers”. Anthea Pokroy photographed 500 men, women and children for her fir...

Boy, 8, 'Marries' 61-Year-Old Mother-Of-Five (Because His Dead Ancestors Said So)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK

An eight-year-old schoolboy has ‘married’ a 61-year-old woman in Tshwane, South Africa. Sanele Masilela tied the knot with Helen Shabangu, who...

The South Africa Diaries - Part III

June Sun | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
June Sun

The sun was shining, and Cape Town looked so beautiful from up high. I no longer doubted how much I loved this country, and how much it taught me. For giving me this gift that can never be robbed, I am grateful to the Gladstone Memorial Trust.

Why the Media is Murdering South Africa's Image......

Amanda Willard | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK
Amanda Willard

In the midst of this media frenzy of blame centred on the 'paranoid' South African society and its unhealthy love of guns, the simple fact is that for many people in South Africa this isn't their reality.

Taxi Driver Dies After Being Beaten And Dragged 400m By Police Van In South Africa

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK

A taxi driver was tied to the back of a police van and dragged 400m in front of a crowd before being beaten to death in cells, simply because he parke...

Reeva Steenkamp Was Not Pregnant When Oscar Pistorius Killed Her, Model's Family Insists

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK

The family of Reeva Steenkamp have categorically denied the model was pregnant when she was shot dead by her lover Oscar Pistorius. Steenkamp was ...

Nice Apron, Harry! (PICTURES)

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK

We're used to seeing Prince Harry in his Army officer's uniform, naked in Las Vegas, or in dubious fancy dress. But the 28-year-old had a new l...

DJing A Difference

DJ Lora | Posted 28.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
DJ Lora

Totally inspired, I really wanted to do something that would really make a difference to the children and their time there, some of whom were only as old as three years and had never lived their life away from the hospital.

50-Stone Elephantiasis Woman Able To Walk After Having Legs Drained

Barcroft Media | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Five years since she took to her bed, 42-year-old Sophia Loot from South Africa is walking again, after a leg operation gave her back her freedom. ...

PICTURED: Reeva Steenkamp Driving Into Oscar Pistorius's Home The Day Before Her Death

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK

CCTV images of a smiling Reeva Steenkamp driving into the gated estate of Oscar Pistorius's home have emerged. Believed to be the last images take...

Pistorius Tweet 'Faked' Family Says

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK

A message purporting to be from Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius to his fans thanking them for their support was a fake, the Olympian's family said. Th...

Oscar Pistorius 'Must Live With Conscience' If Lying, Says Reeva Steenkamp's Father Barry

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK

The father of Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend has warned the athlete will have to "live with his conscience" if he is lying about how he killed her. B...

D-Day For Pistorius?

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 22.02.2013 | UK

Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius will continue his fight for bail in the fourth day of a dramatic court hearing. The Paralympian's defence team summed ...

Oscar Pistorius Cop Dropped From Case And Charged With Attempted Murder

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK

The police officer leading the Oscar Pistorius investigation has been dropped from the case because he has been charged with seven counts of attempted...

'Non-Stop Shouting' Heard Before Shooting

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK

"Non-stop shouting" was heard coming from Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius's home before his girlfriend was shot dead, his bail hearing was told on Wednes...

Pistorius Lawyers Must Prove 'Exceptional Circumstances' To Get Bail

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK

Sports star Oscar Pistorius has returned to court where his lawyers will continue their fight to keep the Paralympian, accused of murdering his girlfr...

'She Died In My Arms': Pistorius Tells Court Of Moment He Shot Girlfriend

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

Oscar Pistorius has told a court he was "deeply in love" with his girlfriend and denied killing her. The Paralympic superstar gave his version of e...

Carl Pistorius: 'We Are Praying For Reeva's Family Like My Brother Asked'

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

Oscar Pistorius' older brother Carl said he is "praying unceasingly for Reeva's family like my brother asked", as the Paralympic athlete sobbed in cou...

Pistorius 'Walked Seven Metres And Shot Girlfriend Through Bathroom Door'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through the bathroom door of his house, a court has heard. The superstar athlete sobbed as pros...

'The Most Beautiful Person Who Ever Lived'

PA | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK

Reeva Steenkamp, who was allegedly gunned down by Paralympic sports star Oscar Pistorius, was the "most beautiful person who ever lived", her mother h...

As Blade Runner Falls the One Billion Rises

Ambi Sitham | Posted 19.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Ambi Sitham

Under South African law every accused person has a right to a fair trial, which includes the right to be presumed innocent. Oscar Pistorius has this right too. But Miss Steenkamp and the countless other victims of sudden, brutal deaths whilst in the company of their 'loved ones', also have the right for the truth to be told. Reeva Steenkamp has been forever silenced

'Banned Steroids Found In Oscar Pistorius's Home' After Fatal Shooting

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 19.04.2013 | UK

Banned steroids were found in the home of Oscar Pistorius after the Olympian's girlfriend was shot dead, it has been reported. Police are said to ...