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Added on the 31/03/2023 10:53:09 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A parole board is expected to decide if South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius should be released from prison early, a decade after he killed his girlfriend, a lawyer for the victim's family says outside the correctional facility where the parole hearing was taking place. "We have been advised that there will be a decision later today." SOUNDBITE
South African police clash with proesters demanding "no bail" for the accused in the disappearance of a six-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping in a case that has gripped the nation. They were prevented from entering the Vredenberg magistrates court due to space and safety concerns, with the clashes taking place shortly before the accused arrived. Joshlin Rachelin Smith went missing in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres north of Cape Town in February, sparking a massive search operation. She remains missing. Four suspects have been charged. IMAGES
Images of home belonging to the uncle of South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. The ex-Olympic runner was released from jail on parole Friday, having served more than half his sentence. He has been restricted to staying within the Pretoria district of Waterkloof, where his uncle lives, although precise information on his whereabouts has not been confirmed. IMAGES
Julian Assange's fiancee Stella Moris and WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson arrive at Westminster Magistrates' Court, in central London, ahead of the bail hearing in Assange's extradition case. Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder will argue he should be released from a British prison on bail, pending Washington's appeal against a decision not to extradite him to the United States. IMAGES
Hundreds of supporters of Ace Magashule, secretary general of South Africa's ruling party ANC, demonstrate and try to force their way into court as Magashule attends his hearing over alleged graft committed under former president Jacob Zuma. IMAGES