South Africa

Champion surfer Mick Fanning says he'd be happy never to compete again after surviving a shark attack in South Africa broadcast on live television. Audio

The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes, has escaped arrest in South Africa and returned to Khartoum. Audio

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison in August after serving just 10 months in jail for shooting dead his partner Reeva Steencamp. Audio

An email between the South African government and FIFA, has implicated the FIFA President Sepp Blatter and potentially the former South African President Thabo Mbeki in bribery allegations. Audio

This week on One in Five: Treating by touch - a profile of Motueka physiotherapist, Richard Hayward who also happens to be blind. Trained in London, Richard came to New Zealand thirty years ago via a… Audio

Training African elephants to sniff out TNT and landmines. The US military's even interested in Sean Hensman's studies in South Africa. Audio

Reeva Steenkamp's mother, June Steenkamp has written a book about the family's ordeal and she's in New Zealand for a domestic violence speaking engagement hosted by the charity Shine. Audio

Chaos reigned in South Africa's parliament overnight as opposition MPs disrupted President Zuma's State of the Nation address. Audio

Johannesburg-based sports journalist Beverley Maphangwa, from the SABC keeps, pace with the pack. Qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations, beaten by the Welsh in rugby, and strong South African… Audio

A South African judge has ruled that prosecutors can appeal against the acquittal on murder charges of the Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. Audio

A South African judge has thrown out the murder case against the British businessman, Shrien Dewani, who was accused with killing his wife on their honeymoon. Audio

South Africans are mourning the death of the captain of the national soccer team who was fatally shot while trying to protect his pop star girlfriend during an attempted robbery at her home. Audio

An Auckland church, St Matthew's in the City, is holding two events to commemorate 'the day Madiba came' - 13 November 1995 - when Nelson Mandela visited and spoke to the hundreds of anti-apartheid… Audio

The South African athlete, has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio

In just a couple of hours, Paralympian Oscar Pistorius -- found guilty of the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, will learn his fate...will he go to jail -- will he do community… Audio

Prosecutors have roundly rejected a probation worker's claim that Oscar Pistorius would be vulnerable in jail. Audio

To the Oscar Pistorius sentencing now, and overnight it's been revealed Oscar Pistorius offered a large sum of cash to the parents of his dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio

Returning to South Africa, and the Oscar Pistorius sentencing hearing, with a controversial call for home detention instead of jail for the disgraced athlete. Audio

Oscar Pistorius has been described as a broken man at his sentencing in Pretoria, as his defence team suggested he serve time at home, not in jail. Audio