TIME Cover: A Buff Oscar Pistorious

This is the cover of this week’s TIME magazine, which features a startlingly attractive half-naked picture of Oscar Pistorious, who may or may not have purposely murdered his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Story description: “TIME’s cover story takes an in-depth look at South Africa’s culture of violence and its implications in the shocking death of Oscar Pistorius’s girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Africa bureau chief Alex Perry delves into the country’s complicated history with race relations, inequality and violence, and looks at how its played into the hero worship and current fascination with Pistorius and his upcoming trial.”