Intro:

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius had a "bright" future prior to the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, according to his manager Peet van Zyl.

Script:

Barry Roux, lawyer for Oscar Pistorius, speaking in court, UPSOUND (English) "I take you now back in time, to a time prior to the incident on 13 February, 2013. What was the future of Mr Pistorius at that time, his professional career?"

UPSOUND, off camera, (English) Peet van Zyl, Oscar Pistorius' manager: "If I can use it, the term 'bright,' it would be an understatement. We have had concluded, up until the 7th of February..."

Roux: "2013"

Van Zyl: "2013, most of his current sponsorship endorsements. And I will specifically refer to here, Nike, Oakley, Thierry Mugler, ASCA (South Africa's official athletic body), we were still in process to finalise. New contracts had been secured for the next five years for Mr Pistorius til the end of of 2017, which was his intended plan to retire from athletics as a professional athlete."

UPSOUND (English) Barry Roux "And what has happened to all these sponsorships?"

UPSOUND, off camera, (English) Peet van Zyl, Oscar Pistorius' manager:

"My lady, I can categorically state at this point in time, all contracts have been officially terminated, and it was also made public in the media. Most of the companies were waiting for the verdict and once the verdict was passed we received official notification that all contracts have been terminated."

UPSOUND (English) Judge Thokozile Masipa: "We'll take an early adjournment. We'll be back tomorrow at 09.30 (local time; 0830GMT) in the morning."