On Thursday the world will learn of the fate of Olympian Oscar Pistorius.

All Black lock Sam Whitelock has defended himself and Crusaders teammates after images of them posing with dead big-game animals were posted online.

Oscar Pistorius has sold the luxury Pretoria house where he killed his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on St Valentine's Day last year.

Oscar Pistorius, who has three weeks before defence and prosecution lawyers give their final arguments in his murder trial, has been involved in a nightclub altercation.

Following the Garden Route, Paul Rush found the untamed Africa he always dreamed about.

Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic champion accused of murdering his girlfriend, has been left suicidal by her death and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression, a court-appointed psychologist has found.

On the South African veld visitors swiftly learn self-preservation, writes Pamela Wade.

When police officers took Oscar Pistorius from his home on Valentines Day morning last year, the question the world wanted answering seemed simple enough.

Wildlife viewing in an open vehicle on a private African game reserve is an emotional experience, writes Paul Rush.

Oscar Pistorius has been accused of approaching a friend of Reeva Steenkamp in the middle of his murder trial and whispering "How can you sleep at night?" in a sinister tone.

A Malawian housekeeper who was at the home of Oscar Pistorius on the night Reeva Steenkamp was killed "heard nothing" and will not be called by either the state or the defence team to give evidence in the athlete's murder trial, it has emerged.

A witness at the Oscar Pistorius murder trial has described how she feared the athlete was going to kill himself in the wake of the incident on Valentine's Day last year.

Nicholas Ngonyama gazes across the valley to a palatial cluster of buildings whose thatched roofs glow in the autumn sunshine.

These stunning photos capture the moment in nature when a warthog stepped into the path of a hungry LION- and became its prey. As the warthog steps into the lions den, the lion leaps with brute force and captures the wild pig. The lion then proceeds to devour the animal- proving his status as top of the animal food chain. These incredible images were caught on camera by photographer Dr Trix Jonker, at the Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he is happy Nelson Mandela is dead - so he does not have to see what South Africa’s current leaders are doing to the country.

The Pistorius family has denied that the athlete took acting classes before his murder trial, following accusations that he was "coached" by a professional actor.

Reeva Steenkamp told Oscar Pistorius she was in love with him in a letter celebrating their first Valentine's Day as a couple just hours before she was shot dead.

Oscar Pistorius has been accused of conveniently crying whenever he was under tough questioning over the circumstances in which he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

It wasn't the most dramatic day of his trial, but as Pistorius' story was pulled apart piece by piece, it became the most damning.

Reeva Steenkamp wanted to leave Oscar Pistorius's house when the couple got into an argument and the athlete shot her dead, prosecutor claims.

Oscar Pistorius was accused of "mixing up his lies" in a bruising cross-examination by the prosecutor whose nickname is 'pitbull'.

In a second day of tough cross-examination, the prosecutor at Oscar Pistorius' trial openly claimed Reeva Steenkamp 'ran screaming' into the bathroom after a fight.

Oscar Pistorius was left shaken after a graphic photo of Reeva Steenkamp's bloody head wound was shown in court as the athlete was grilled by the prosecutor known as the 'pit-bull'.

Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears as he described the moment he pulled the trigger and fired four fatal shots at girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Tonight, Oscar Pistorius faces what could be the toughest challenge of his life as he testifies for the first time about the night he shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Oscar Pistorius is selling the Pretoria home where he shot dead his girlfriend, as the mounting costs of his trial for murdering her spiral out of control.

Prosecutors expect to wrap up their murder case against Oscar Pistorius early next week after calling "four or five" more witnesses. The court has been adjourned until Monday.