Oscar Pistorius to be released on probation in August

South African prison authorities says Oscar Pistorius will be released on probation on August 21, after serving 10 months in jail for shooting dead his girlfriend.

The Paralympic star was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp.

Steenkamp's parents have said that the time he has served is not enough for taking a life.

A state appeal against his acquittal on murder charges is due in November.

Under South African law, Pistorius is eligible for release under correctional supervision having served a sixth of his sentence.

South African Commissioner of Correctional Services Zach Modise says the case management committee at the Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria, where Pistorius is being held, made the recommendation last week.

The decision is likely to mean a spell under house arrest for Pistorius.

The double amputee shot and killed Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door at his Pretoria home, reportedly believing she was an intruder. 

In March a Johannesburg court blocked his legal team's attempts to stop the prosecutors' appeal.

State prosecutors say Pistorius should have been found guilty of murder.