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Steenkamp family ‘accepts’ parole of Oscar Pistorius, says family spokesperson

World-renowned Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday after serving just under a decade behind bars for the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. “The Department of Correctional Services [DCS] is able to confirm that Oscar Pistorius is a parolee, effectively from 5 January 2024. He was admitted into the system of Community Corrections and is now at home,” stated the DCS in a statement […]

today10 January 2024

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Economic will needed to address prisoner reentry obstacles – rights activist

Oscar Pistorius' release from prison this week has sparked talk around the difficulties many ex-convicts face trying to adjust to life on the outside. Pistorius was released on parole on Friday after serving seven-and-a-half years behind bars for the 2013 murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. While the former paralympian is likely to have an easier time owing to resources at his disposal, prisoners' rights activist Golden Miles Bhudu said for […]

today6 January 2024

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Oscar Pistorius meets with Steenkamp family

LOCAL Convicted Paralympian Oscar Pistorius met the family of his late girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp for a victim-offender dialogue (VOD) last month. According to a Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation Facebook post, Reeva's father, Barry, and Pistorius met on June 22. “A word of sincere gratitude to the department of correctional services, especially the staff at St Albans Prison, for facilitating the process in a sensitive and professional manner,” it said. The […]

today2 July 2022

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‘My heart goes out to the Steenkamp family’ — Mzansi weighs in on possible parole for Oscar Pistorius

Social media has weighed in on reports that former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius may soon be eligible for parole. Pistorius was initially sentenced to six years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. This was later set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal and replaced with a sentence of 23 years and five months. Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo told Newzroom Afrika inmates may […]

today8 November 2021

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SCA increases Oscar Pistorius’s murder sentence to 13 years

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein has increased the sentence of former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius to 13 years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. "The sentence imposed by the…[high court] with respect to murder is set aside and substituted with the following – the respondent’s imprisonment for 13 years and five months," Justice Legoabe Willie Seriti said. He said Pistorius should have been […]

today24 November 2017

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Pistorius scammer gets 4 years in jail

A man who allegedly told Oscar Pistorius he could quash his murder conviction was sentenced to four years in jail for corruption, the Hawks said on Wednesday. Tshifhiwa Radzhadzhi, 33, masqueraded as a prosecutor from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and apparently demanded R250 000 from the former Paralympian in March. Pistorius family spokesperson Anneliese Burgess confirmed at the time that Pistorius had informed the Hawks after being approached. The […]

today2 November 2016

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