Sources: New York Daily News
Two passenger trains collide in Pretoria, South Africa, killing at least four people and injuring at least 620 others. 2019-01-8
Oscar Pistorius is admitted to a Pretoria hospital after sustaining injuries to his wrists. Blades are subsequently found in a search of his cell. 2016-08-7
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is granted bail while he appeals his murder conviction. 2015-12-8
The High Court in Pretoria rules that the President of Sudan Omar Al-Bashir should be arrested in South Africa and detained pending a formal request from the International Criminal Court. However, immediately after the ruling, the South African Government announces that Al-Bashir has already departed. He is wanted in connection with the war in Darfur. 2015-06-15
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is readmitted to a Pretoria hospital in a serious condition with a recurring lung infection. 2013-06-8
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius appears in court charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. 2013-06-4
Carl Pistorius, the brother of Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, is acquitted of culpable homicide over the death of a motorcyclist in South Africa. 2013-05-21
South African amputee sprint runner Oscar Pistorius, who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, is charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead at Pistorius's home in Pretoria. 2013-02-14
2013 Pretoria train collision: Two passenger trains packed with schoolchildren and rush-hour commuters] collide near Pretoria, South Africa, injuring up to 300 people in a crash. 2013-01-31
South African rugby union player Bees Roux of the Bulls is charged with murdering a police officer in Pretoria. 2010-08-30