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.

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.

Oscar Pistorius' defence lawyer last night again tried to pick holes in the testimony of witnesses who said they heard fighting the morning Reeva Steenkamp was killed.

The murder trial of the world's most famous disabled athlete begins in Pretoria next week. What should we expect?

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 many years, the cry was: "What will happen to South Africa after Mandela?" That time has come.

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.