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The Government of South Africa orders Taiwan to relocate its representative office from the South African capital of Pretoria, allegedly due to pressure from China.
2024-10-17

South African former Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is released on parole after serving eight and a half years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
2024-01-5

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

The High Court in Pretoria grants an interim order preventing al-Bashir from leaving South Africa, and postpones the application for his arrest to the next day to allow the government more time to prepare.
2015-06-14

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of the "culpable homicide" of his partner Reeva Steenkamp.
2014-09-12

A judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial orders the athlete to undertake a mental evaluation.
2014-05-14

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

A memorial service is held for South African Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead at the home of athlete Oscar Pistorius last week. Pistorius faced murder hearings.
2013-02-19

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