Super Saturday gold medal winners Jess Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford will be taking part at the Olympic Stadium

Olympian has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

The 28-year-old had made international headlines in 2003, when he claimed to have been abducted from white parents and kept as a slave in a black township near Pretoria

The former president had fluid drained from his lungs, enabling him to breathe more easily

Opposition is rising against South African intervention as more deaths are feared

Relaxation of bail terms means runner accused of murder could participate in summer championships

Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius are appealing against some of the Olympic athlete's bail restrictions in a court in the South African capital today.

Nelson Mandela left hospital today after “successful” medical tests and returned to his home in Johannesburg.

So here I am sipping a delicious coffee at the southern most tip of Africa, surrounded by a breathtaking combination of mountains and oceans, and completely in awe at witnessing what happens when you put a number of people from all over the world around what table.

First public appearance since bail hearing comes day after final images of Reeva Steenkamp alive are broadcast

The Independent's Africa correspondent Daniel Howden is tweeting from the hearing

The Independent's Africa correspondent tweeted from the hearing

Hilton Botha was confident when he set out the case against the runner. Then the cross-examination began

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