. >>> at this moment we want to get you live to pretoria south africa with the judge is now reading herecision on the prosecution's appeal of the pistorius sentence. let's listen in. >> not only to the community, but also to the parents of the deceased, krkarg 1961, volume one, sa 231. [ a ] it seems to me that when the court has correctly exercised its discretion, in imposing a sentence, the views of the public are bound to the appropriateness or otherwise of the sentence are immaterial, and they cannot influence the outcome of an application for leave to appeal. application in terms of section 316 b subsection 1 the grounds of appeal are set out in the application in paragraph 2.9, the politic an the concludes code 2.9 there is a reasonable prospect that another court may come to a different finding, with regards to the sentence imposed by this court and may overturn the sentences close quote. interference is not justified in the absence of material misdirection or irregularity or when the sentence imposed is not shockingly inappropriate to create a sense of shock. the grounds are set

south africa's national anthem after the silence. commemoration ceremonies being held around the country, including at mandela's ancestral home in the country's eastern cape province. speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony in pretoria, she paid tribute to mr. mandela's unwavering spirit. >> the body gave in, but his spirits never, ever changed. he was always the same. to the end. and he is in spirit the same, even today. >> i've been speaking to our correspondent in johannesburg. milton is following the whole day's commemorations for us. >> reporter: how quickly time flies, because it wasn't that long ago that we were covering the death of nelson mandela. who can believe that a year has gone past? but just to try and get some reflection as many south africans are doing this morning, trying to see where the country is going after a year since the struggle hero who liberated them from oppression had died. i spoke to mr. mandela's granddaughter. a year on since nelson mandela's passing. this is the house where nelson mandela used to live and attend to when he came from prison. well, i'm joined by his granddaughter. it's good to be here a year after your grandfather's passing. and the street looks peaceful. many people

prosecutors in south africa are asking a judge to allow their appeal of the oscar pistorius conviction. you're looking at live pictures coming to us from the courtroom there in pretoria. the judge found pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he was sentenced to five years in prison. the prosecution argues he should have been convicted of murder and received a longer sentence. >>> well, the body of a south african hostage killed by al qaeda's affiliate in yemen aprivated in pretoria just a short time ago. pierre korkie and american photojournalist luke summers were by their captures during a failed rescue mission on friday. >> summer's family said they didn't sign off on the raid. korkie was expected to be released soon. >> reporter: outrage from the family and friends of the south african hostage pierre korkie. >> there is a lot of anger against the u.s. government and there is a lot of understanding on the other side too. so there is mixed comments and mixed thoughts on the process. >> reporter: after months of being held by al qaeda in yemen, his family thought he would be free within hours. >> my name is luke summers.