Oscar Pistorius, who served nine years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa, is said to be dating business management consultant Rita Greyling
Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius is said to have found love again with a stunning blonde woman just months after being released from a tough prison on parole.
The disgraced Paralympian, 38, served nine years behind bars for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria, South Africa. The double amputee, dubbed “Blade Runner” for the prosthetics he used to compete in the Olympics and Paralympics, murdered her in his bathroom.
The former Golden Boy of athletics claimed he woke up in the early hours thinking a burglar was breaking in unaware his girlfriend Reeva was in the loo. He fired repeated shots through the door killing her instantly with special “dum-dum” bullets but Reeva’s family have always claimed it was intentional.
The horrific shooting on Valentine’s Day 2013 shocked the world and led to him being jailed for culpable homicide which was later upgraded to murder. Pistorius was released into a media storm when he was granted parole on January 5, 2024, still insisting he killed law graduate and model Reeva, 29, by mistake.
Respected South African newspaper Netwerk24 are now reporting that Pistorius who lives with his uncle in a fortified mansion in Pretoria is in love again. They have revealed that he is dating Rita Greyling, 33, a business management consultant from Wakkerstroom in Mpumulanga and a long-term family friend.
Sources close to the couple have confirmed to Netwerk24 that Pistorius and Greyling are in a romantic relationship though details are being kept strictly private. New love Rita’s family have also made headlines when in late 2022 her brother Ghini was involved in a devastating incident at Henbase Lodge, Morgenzon.
That November Willem Kruger, 29, drowned during a party and police in December 2023 said that his death had been shifted from accidental to a murder inquiry. Friends said that the tragedies surround both the Pistorius and Greyling families drew them together and their reported romance marks a fresh start for both of them.
Rita has a successful career as business management consultant and Pistorius is trying to rebuild his life after his release into his rich uncle’s care. A source close to Pistorius said: “He is trying to rebuild his life in a low-key way and avoids bars and restaurants and the general public and is flying under the radar.
“He is slowly trying to reintegrate into society but that is being done through families that his family have been close to for decades and is slowly slowly. The word on the street for three months now is that he is dating again.”
Pistorius is living in a cottage in the grounds of his multi-millionaire uncle Arnold’s secure mansion and is doing volunteer work at a Dutch Reform Church nearby. His sentence ends in 2029 and as on parole, he is subject to checks from the Department of Corrections at any time of day to check his residence test for alcohol and drugs.
He is not allowed out of the immediate area without informing the local police force and is not allowed a firearm or any contact with Reeva Steenkamp’s mum or sister. Pistorius is said to have difficulty finding work with pals saying employers see him as “toxic” so volunteers at the church used by his family cleaning and sweeping.
