South Africa

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

Beverley Maphangwa from the SABC talks sport in South Africa and South Africa's recent win over the All Blacks. Audio

The disgraced South African track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court later today to find out whether he will serve a long stretch behind bars for the negligent killing of his model girlfriend, or… Audio

Celebrity athlete Oscar Pistorius is poised to find out out whether he has been found guilty of culpable homicide -- or manslaughter -- for the killing of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a… Audio

South African artist acclaimed worldwide for his combinations of cinema, theatre, drawing, sculpture and music. Audio

The marine science day at the International Science Festival saw loads of young fans flocking to see a shark dissection and hear about great white shark research Audio

The marine science day at the International Science Festival saw loads of young fans flocking to see a shark dissection and hear about great white shark research Audio

Shifting Colours is Fiona Sussman's first novel. Fiona is originally from South Africa and grew up in a publishing family. She's a trained doctor and set up Auckland's Charity hospital. A prolific… Audio

One man remembers a trip to South Africa forty years ago, which had a life-long impact on his career. Audio

After years of making award winning goats cheese on an isolated farm near Perth in Australia, Gabrielle Kervella & Alan Cockman decided to sell up and retire to the greener pastures of Golden Bay. The… Audio

Wellington-based Beth Houston shares her views on apartheid and recalls her experience as an election observer at the 1994 General Elections. Audio

The South African Paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius, is expected to take the stand in his murder trial tonight, as the defence begins laying out its case in a Pretoria court. Audio

Forming a multi-cultural punk-reggae band in apartheid-era South Africa was a brave move. Based in Johannesburg, National Wake were accepted in the underground and the township nightclub circuit. It… Audio

From May through to July, off the coast of South Africa, the right combination of currents and the physical barrier of continental Africa helps create one of the largest species congregations on… Audio