But electronic tagging may ease the plight of inmates and lighten the burden on state coffers.
Chad has been hit by a refugee influx from Darfur and Central African Republic as well as the return of its citizens expelled from Libya.
Readers slam assaults on sex workers and accuse the Mail & Guardian of putting public protector Thuli Madonsela in danger.
Officials and eyewitnesses recount the militant Muslim fundamentalist group’s audacious attack on a military base, which left many killed and injured.
He is the big cheese who designed so much at Nkandla, so why is he so hard to find?
Kenyans hope that IBM’s choice of Nairobi as the spot for its first African commercial research centre will provide solution to the city’s traffic.
Black people have been oppressed for so long that they continue to use the language of the former oppressor, writes Khaya Dlanga.
South Africa’s Sevens rugby team has reached the final of the Dubai Sevens under coach Neil Powell, who took over from Paul Treu earlier this year.
Jacob Zuma didn’t get where he is today by being naive, but he may need help out of the deep end.
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger had no problem justifying the press’s freedom to inform the public about mass surveillance.