Breaking: Oscar Pictorius granted R10 000 bail, case adjourned and sentencing set for April 18, 2016

The Paralympic gold medalist has been granted bail by Deputy President Aubrey Ledwana as he appeals his conviction for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. After the cut are the bail conditions:

Bail conditions:

Oscar Pistorius cannot afford another murder trial say his lawyers

Lawyers to Oscar Pistorius say he cannot afford another murder trial. The athlete was found guilty of culpable homicide - a similar charge to manslaughter - by a judge and was sentenced to five years in prison last year for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home on Val's Day 2013.

However, South African prosecutors have appealed the conviction  and say Pistorius should be jailed for murder. His lawyer Barry Roux filed fresh evidence to the Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday arguing the runner cannot afford a new trial - and he would be unable to get a fair hearing anyway.

Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail in August - after serving just TEN MONTHS

 

The south African paralympian, Oscar Pistorius has served ten months in Kgosi Mampuru prison for the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp whom he killed when he thought she was a burglar on February 2013.

The Blade Runner was convicted on culpable homicide charges.

According to eNCA, he is up for parole on 21 August which may be granted should his parole bid be approved.

eNCA reports that the state's appeal against his acquittal will be heard in court in November, three months after his expected release from prison.

Department of Justice spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said Pistorius was likely to serve ten months. He wrote on Facebook after Pistorius was sentenced: "Five years in terms of [Section] 276 of the Criminal Procedure Act means the accused serves one-sixth of the sentence, which is 10 months. And an offender or inmate can be considered for placement under correctional supervision which is processed by correctional services."

Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison on 12 September - for discharging a firearm at Tasha's restaurant in January 2013, he was sentenced to three years in jail, suspended for five years.

Both sentences would run concurrently, Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled.