Oscar Pistorius killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting the SABC1 Tropika Island of Treasure 5 reality contestant in her in the head in his home was the main story on E! News on E! Entertainment (DStv 124), leading the global entertainment news programme's coverage on Friday.
Oscar Pistorius is charged with premeditated murder in a sensational killing case which instantly grabbed worldwide news attention on television on Thursday.
The Oscar Pistorius killing Reeva Steenkamp story also made the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley (seen on South Africa on Sky News, DStv 402) and the NBC Nightly News (seen in South Africa on CNBC Africa, DStv 410) which is two of the three main daily news bulletins in America.
The CBS Evening News called Oscar Pistorius' killing scandal "a feel good story gone bad".