South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius is released on parole after serving nearly 9 years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. More shuttle diplomacy as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the Middle East amid rising fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread across the region. And -- Music time in Africa host Heather Maxwell takes viewers on a behind the scenes look at a popular segment in her weekend radio program. All this and a lot more coming up on today’s Africa 54.