Oscar will embrace his sentence

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will embrace the five-year prison sentence handed down by the High Court in Pretoria, his uncle Arnold said on Tuesday.

Oscar Pistorius may only serve 10 months in jail

Convicted paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius may end up spending only 10 months in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a justice department spokesman said on Tuesday.

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Judge Masipa: Suspended sentence not appropriate

A suspended sentence imposed on Oscar Pistorius for shooting dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp would not be appropriate, Judge Thokozile Masipa said on Tuesday in the High Court in Pretoria.

ANCWL: State must appeal Oscar case

The ANC Women’s League will make submissions to the State on why it thinks the Oscar Pistorius case should be appealed, it said on Tuesday.

Updated: Oscar sentenced to five years in prison

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was sentenced in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to five years imprisonment for the culpable homicide killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Rand firmer on China GDP, local budget could weigh

South Africa’s rand edged up to its strongest level in a week against the dollar on Tuesday, partly tracking firmer Asian currencies after GDP data in major commodity importer China came out stronger than expected.