Tag Archives: Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius wants to train again and recently went back to visit his regular track in South Africa’s capital, according to the double-amputee athlete’s agent. There was still no decision on an exact time-frame for the multiple Paralympic champion’s return … read more »
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged 2012 Summer Paralympics, Amputation, Associated Press, IndepthAfrica, Oscar Pistorius, Pretoria, Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa, Track and field
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Khaya Dlanga The case against Oscar Pistorius was bound to take a racial turn. And Henke Pistorius’s comments are just the beginning, writes Khaya Dlanga. Oscar Pistorius’s father made some incendiary comments when he said that the ANC-led government does … read more »
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Tagged ANC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Henke Pistorius, IndepthAfrica, Martin Luther King, Oscar Pistorius, Pistorius, South Africa, White people
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(AP) — The family of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian charged with murdering his girlfriend, is feuding publicly about whether guns are a necessary protection against crime in South Africa. British newspapers quoted Pistorius’ father, Henke Pistorius, as saying the … read more »
IN HIS OLYMPIC year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms that included a .500 Magnum pistol dubbed by its manufacturer as “the most powerful production revolver in the … read more »
Eight police officers accused of handcuffing taxi driver Mido Macia to their patrol car and dragging him along the street until he died have been arrested on murder charges. Video footage captured on a mobile phone shows officers attaching the … read more »
Oscar Pistorius’ representatives have said the substance found in his bedroom after his girlfriend was shot dead was Testis compositum – a herbal remedy used to aid muscle recovery. South African police said during the athlete’s bail hearing that they … read more »
By Keith Somerville Having worked as a journalist for 33 years and having taught journalism and analysed the processes and performance of journalism for the last five, it is very revealing watching and analysing the development of major stories. There … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Cold War, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mali, Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Pistorius, South Africa
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JOHANNESBURG — The family lawyer of Oscar Pistorius says the brother of the Olympic paraplegic athlete is facing culpable homicide charge in a 2010 road death. Laywer Kenny Oldwage would not confirm details of the case Carl Pistorius is facing, … read more »
A South African judge is likely to decide on Friday whether to grant bail to “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, with prosecutors arguing he is a cold-blooded killer and his lawyers saying he is far too famous to pose any sort … read more »
Posted in South Africa, Southern Africa
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People thought they would see no more peaceful protesters shot by police, but the force is turning violent again. By Justice Malala,The Guardian South African police officers have admitted that weapons were planted near the bodies of miners after the … read more »
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Tagged Andries Tatane, Bheki Cele, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Lonmin, Nelson Mandela, Oscar Pistorius, Police, South Africa
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By VOA — (February 21, 2013) By Anita Powell Lawyers have concluded their arguments in the bail hearing of South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. … read more »
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(Reuters) – South African police found two containers of testosterone and needles in the bedroom of Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, a detective testifying at his murder bail hearing said on Wednesday.
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Murder accused Oscar Pistorius appeared “traumatised, broken, scared and humiliated” when he appeared in a South African court for a bail hearing. The 26-year-old Paralympian is charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, at his Pretoria … read more »
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – A South African prosecutor charges Olympian Oscar Pistorius with the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend. The prosecutor said Tuesday that Pistorius shot 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp four times through the bathroom door of his home … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland
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Tagged Associated Press, IndepthAfrica, Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Pistorius, Premeditated murder, Pretoria, South Africa, Valentine's Day
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Behind the alleged murder of his girlfriend by the Paralympian Oscar Pistorius are deep-rooted attitudes to women, race and guns. The trial will bring these into sharp focus. Oscar Pistorius stood in court on Friday charged with murder, six months … read more »
A day after being held guilty for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day, South African Paralympic and Olympic star Oscar Pistorius is reportedly under suicide watch in prison. This after fears emerged that the traumatised sprinter might … read more »
South African police have found a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius, a local newspaper reported Sunday, following the Valentine’s Day killing of his model girlfriend. The star Olympian and Paralympian athlete was charged on Friday with … read more »
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Tagged City Press, IndepthAfrica, Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Paralympian, Premeditated murder, Pretoria, South African Police, Valentine's Day
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Reeva Steenkamp, a lively, well-liked young woman with a promising career, was allegedly killed by Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day. It is a horrible, surreal story. The discovery that a national hero and global poster-boy for inspiration may also be … read more »
Posted in Analysis, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Hansie Cronje, IndepthAfrica, James Small, New York Times, Oscar Pistorius, Paralympic Games, Pistorius, South Africa, Vaal River
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The incarceration of Oscar Pistorius exposed a major flaw in South Africa’s safety and security system as the country’s troubled police cells are not properly designed to accommodate criminal suspects with physical disabilities writes DE WET POTGIETER. When government authorities … read more »
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Tagged Blade Runner, Brett Kebble, Brooklyn, Gauteng, IndepthAfrica, Jackie Selebi, Oscar Pistorius, Pistorius, South Africa
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Johannesburg – As Oscar Pistorius awaits his bail application to be held at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, a different picture is being painted of the once beloved South African hero. On Friday Pistorius made his first court appearance … read more »
AFP – South Africa’s superstar sprinter Oscar Pistorius appeared in court on Friday to face murder charges. He has been accused of murdering his model girlfriend on Valentine’s day. Twenty-six-year-old Pistorius, known worldwide as “Blade Runner” because of his carbon … read more »
South African “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was charged on Thursday with shooting dead his girlfriend at his upscale home in Pretoria. [View the story “Oscar Pistorius charged … read more »
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Johannesburg – Double amputee and Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius has reportedly shot and killed his girlfriend after thinking she was a burglar, Beeld are reporting. The website is reporting that the incident happened at his Silver Lakes home at … read more »
LONDON Oscar Pistorius was chosen to carry South Africa’s flag at the closing ceremony for the London Olympics. Pistorius wrote on Twitter on Sunday prior to the ceremonies: “Really feel honoured … What a great ending to the games it’ll … read more »
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Nate Brannen of Cambridge, Ont., went down hard in the semifinals of the men’s 1,500 metres on Sunday in London, dashing his Olympic dream. The 29-year-old appeared to be making a move to pass when he was clipped from behind, … read more »
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South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius said he was on the verge of tears after becoming the first double amputee to compete on the track at an Olympic Games on Saturday in front of a packed crowd. Pistorius, who races wearing carbon … read more »
Posted in News, Olympics
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, Blade Runner, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Kirani James, LaShawn Merritt, map africa, map of africa, news, news in africa, North Africa, Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius, Pistorius, South Africa, travel to africa, West Africa
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The best prosthesis for above-knee amputees would work nothing like the human leg but like that of an ostrich, or the synthetic limbs used by South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a study published yesterday found. Study author Jim Usherwood, of … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Foot, Hominidae, Human leg, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, London, map africa, map of africa, news, Oscar Pistorius, Ostrich, Prosthesis, Royal Veterinary College, South Africa, travel to africa
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September 5, 2011 by benim
Team South Africa might have started the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, slowly, but they ended them in style, raising hopes of a strong showing at the London Olympic Games in 2012. Ultimately, South Africa finished 17th on … read more »
Posted in Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Blade Runner, IAAF World Championships in Athletics, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, L. J. van Zyl, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Ofentse Mogawane, Oscar Pistorius, Pan African News, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sunette Viljoen, United States, West Africa
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September 4, 2011 by benim
The 10th All-Africa Games will see world-class swimmers competing in Mozambique but prominent athletes like ‘Blade runner’ Oscar Pistorius probably missing the four-yearly multi-sport championships. Although delegates have praised the southern African country for its sports facilities and accommodation, events … read more »
Posted in Mozambique, News, Other Sports, Southern Africa, Sports
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