Thato Kutumela has spent days sitting in a court room identical to the one beamed all over the globe.

A friend of Oscar Pistorius asked him if he "was f***ing mad" after the athlete fired a shot out of the sunroof of a car following an altercation with traffic police.

It was one of the odder moments in an already extraordinary trial. And no one knew quite what to do.

Week one of Oscar Pistorius' court case has established the pattern: this will be a marathon, not a sprint of the kind Pistorius won global admiration for on his carbon-fibre "blades".

A neighbour of the athlete Oscar Pistorius feared that the athlete might use the same gun he used to shoot his girlfriend to kill himself when he arrived to offer assistance.

Oscar Pistorius asked a friend to take the blame for him after he accidentally fired a gun at the floor of a restaurant, his murder trial heard today.

Three weeks out from Oscar Pistorius' murder trial, investigators want access to his iPhone to check his text messages so they can be presented in court.

P.K. Stowers visits Cape Town's famous harbour and gets a view from the waves.

In the first of a new series on ambassadors in New Zealand, we talk to South African High Commissioner Zodwa Lallie.

On a public holiday dedicated to reconciliation, South Africans started coming to terms with the loss of Nelson Mandela, unveiling a giant statue to honour his struggle for equality.

South Africa put on a display of military might as Nelson Mandela was laid to rest in his home village of Qunu.

Several thousand guests, some singing and dancing, have gathered for Nelson Mandela's state funeral in a huge tent at the family compound of the anti-apartheid leader.

Nelson Mandela made one final trip home to the little village of Qunu in Transkei, South Africa when his body was transported in a military procession.

For the thousands of grieving South Africans who came to pay their respects, it was the final confirmation of news they could hardly believe. For many, it proved too much to bear.

The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial who has been accused of being a fake has signed at past ANC events.

"There was no meaning in what he used his hands for." An investigation is launched into whether a fake sign language interpreter worked his way into Mandela's service.

"You should always remember that the television cameras are always on." David Cameron has laughed off criticism of his funeral 'selfie' with US President Obama.

Burglars broke into the Cape Town home of South African peace icon Desmond Tutu when he was away speaking at Nelson Mandela's memorial.

He may be well known at home but according to major US paper, John Key was just an "unidentified guest" at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.

Taxpayers are footing the bill for Hone Harawira's trip to attend Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela at least had the satisfaction of living long enough to see his life's work vindicated, even by many of those who opposed him, writes Bryan Gould.

Nelson Mandela the peacemaker has achieved something in his death that had not been seen before. A US President shook hands with a President of Cuba.

US President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, a simple gesture that signalled possible thawing between the leaders of two Cold War foes.

Obama exhorted the world to embrace Nelson Mandela's universal message of peace and justice, electrifying tens of thousands of rain-lashed spectators and prompting a standing ovation.