Oscar Pistorius will appear in a Pretoria court this afternoon after South African police opened a murder case against the Paralympic athlete.

A British man who ran a nature reserve on a rural farm in South Africa has been killed in a robbery.

A wealthy businessman accused of paying for the murder of his wife on honeymoon committed an “unforgivable” crime if the allegation is true, his sister-in-law has said.

THE case against the England fan who berated the players after wandering into the team’s dressing room after Friday’s World Cup match with Algeria was adjourned yesterday.

The case against the England fan who berated the players after wandering into the team’s dressing room after the Algeria match was adjourned today.

THE fan who walked into England’s dressing room and ranted at the dejected players was charged with trespassing yesterday and banned from World Cup matches.

Half the World Cup venues are now under police control after the local organising committee confirmed the force had stepped in at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg following strike action by workers for a private security firm.

World Cup organisers have distanced themselves from a protest by stadium security workers that occurred yesterday in Durban following the opening match in the city between Germany and Australia.

Three journalists covering the World Cup were robbed in their South African hotel today.

A BRITISH woman was repeatedly raped by a gang of four men during a 14-hour ordeal after she was kidnapped while on holiday in South Africa, police said yesterday.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson is under investigation by South African police following a complaint of indecent assault.