Oscar Pistorius was set to be released on parole from the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre after serving 10 months for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The athlete was sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide, but may be released under correctional supervision after serving a sixth of his sentence.
Pistorius shot and killed Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day two years ago.
He claimed he thought she was an intruder.
Pistorius will swap a cold-walled hail cell for his uncle Arnold’s plush mansion in the Waterkloof area.
While he will no longer be confined to a prison, he will be subject to strict conditions and monitored by a parole officer.
It’s understood Pistorius may only leave the mansion to go to church, and must be accompanied when doing so.
The parole board sat in June where it authorised Pistorius’s placement under correctional supervision.
Justice spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said the minister considered a petition to stop his release and he has referred the decision for review to the parole board.
This implied that the earlier decision to release him on parole “has been suspended”, said Mhaga.
Steenkamp’s parents issued a statement at the time saying, incarceration of 10 months for taking a life simply is not enough.