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Prisons commissioner orders inquiry in response to M&G ‘holidays in hospital’ exposé
National
/ 28 October 2024

Prisons commissioner orders inquiry in response to M&G ‘holidays in hospital’ exposé

A deputy commissioner will investigate claims that wealthy prisoners are buying themselves preferential treatment in jail

By Paddy Harper
Mchunu confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run
Crime
/ 24 October 2024

Mchunu confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester showed police officers a fraudulent identity document after being apprehended for speeding in July 2022

By Daniel Steyn
Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer eyes ‘immediate release’ if he gets parole
Sport
/ 24 November 2023

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer eyes ‘immediate release’ if he gets parole

The former former Paralympian was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013

By Agence France Presse
When only the court can set you free
National
/ 15 September 2023

When only the court can set you free

Should Brannon Petersen only be reconsidered to be released in August next year, he would have spent 27 years in prison, ten years after his indefinite sentence expired

By Eunice Masson
Marike de Klerk’s murderer granted parole
National
/ 15 August 2023

Marike de Klerk’s murderer granted parole

Twenty-two years after being handed two life sentences, Luyanda Mboniswa will be released on parole

By Eunice Masson
Government asks litigants for submissions on Zuma’s fate
Politics
/ 28 July 2023

Government asks litigants for submissions on Zuma’s fate

Correctional services wants input as it considers a court order that says the former president must return to jail because his medical parole was unlawful

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Station Strangler’ parole: Mitchells Plain residents want 21 unsolved murder cases reopened
National
/ 17 July 2023

‘Station Strangler’ parole: Mitchells Plain residents want 21 unsolved murder cases reopened

Police will meet Parow residents on Tuesday, two days ahead of his release under house arrest in that area

By Eunice Masson
Zuma in Russia for health reasons
Politics
/ 14 July 2023

Zuma in Russia for health reasons

The former president will return home once his treatment is complete, his foundation said after a concourt decision made plain he must return to prison

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Station Strangler’ due to be freed after 28 years in jail
National
/ 14 July 2023

‘Station Strangler’ due to be freed after 28 years in jail

Norman Simons was charged with 22 murders but only convicted of kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old in Mitchells Plain

By Eunice Masson
Man who helped Alison Botha after violent 1994 rape, says paroled assailants cannot be rehabilitated
National
/ 11 July 2023

Man who helped Alison Botha after violent 1994 rape, says paroled assailants cannot be rehabilitated

Tiaan Eilerd has said the government must be held responsible when it releases an offender who goes on to commit murder or rape

By Eunice Masson
More staff at G4S’ Mangaung prison knew of Bester’s escape – Popcru
National
/ 19 April 2023

More staff at G4S’ Mangaung prison knew of Bester’s escape – Popcru

Police trade union president calls for an end to the public-private prison system, citing the foreign company is more concerned with profit than rehabilitation

By Eunice Masson
Thabo Bester is back, but who will keep him behind bars?
Opinion
/ 14 April 2023

Thabo Bester is back, but who will keep him behind bars?

What would have happened if nobody had blown the whistle on the escape

By Paddy Harper
Suspects linked to Thabo Bester face charges of murder, fraud
National
/ 11 April 2023

Suspects linked to Thabo Bester face charges of murder, fraud

Police say that more suspects are likely to be arrested

By Eunice Masson
G4S asks for ‘parliamentary privilege’ over Thabo Bester escape
National
/ 3 April 2023

G4S asks for ‘parliamentary privilege’ over Thabo Bester escape

The company says contractual restrictions limit its interaction with the public, stopping it from giving its side of the story to the legislature

By Eunice Masson
Thabo Bester escape a fraction of the rot at G4S-run private jail
National
/ 1 April 2023

Thabo Bester escape a fraction of the rot at G4S-run private jail

However, abuse and torture at the prison have improved, the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services says

By Eunice Masson
Oscar Pistorius to stay in jail, says correctional services
National
/ 31 March 2023

Oscar Pistorius to stay in jail, says correctional services

Pistorius, who killed Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, will only become eligible for parole in August next year

By Eunice Masson
Can South Africa’s parole system keep four serial killers locked behind bars?
National
/ 5 March 2023

Can South Africa’s parole system keep four serial killers locked behind bars?

It’s had a 99% success rate for parolees and probationers complying with release conditions over three years but an expert believes the system needs an overhaul

By Eunice Masson
Tazné van Wyk murder accused admits to absconding parole
National
/ 18 August 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder accused admits to absconding parole

Moyhdian Pangkaeker evaded the justice system for about four years during which time he twice absconded while on parole. He faces 27 charges, 24 of which he allegedly committed while on parole.

By Eunice Masson
Tazné van Wyk murder accused was out on parole
National
/ 3 June 2022

Tazné van Wyk murder accused was out on parole

Moyhdian Pangkaeker absconded from parole twice yet was released on a warning three days after his arrest for assault in 2019, just months before the eight-year-old’s death

By Eunice Masson
SASSA tops corruption complaints as 347 cases opened in government
National
/ 31 March 2022

SASSA tops corruption complaints as 347 cases opened in government

Some 347 cases of corruption were reported to the commission in the last quarter of 2021, with the majority of these relating to the South African Social Security Agency

By Eunice Masson
High court orders Zuma’s return to prison
Politics
/ 15 December 2021

High court orders Zuma’s return to prison

The court set aside Arthur Fraser’s decision to release the former president on medical parole, rejecting his reasons as unconstitutional and irrational

By Emsie Ferreira
Torture is not limited to CIA black sites – it’s alive in South Africa’s prisons
Opinion
/ 3 November 2021

Torture is not limited to CIA black sites – it’s alive in South Africa’s prisons

Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans

By Casper Lӧtter
Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time
Opinion
/ 24 September 2021

Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time

If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?

By Paddy Harper
Fraser vs Nxele in court — again
Politics
/ 14 September 2021

Fraser vs Nxele in court — again

The suspended KZN prisons boss was barred from entering his office by armed security staff last week, at the behest of his national counterpart

By Paddy Harper
Fraser saves Zuma from prison – again
Opinion
/ 10 September 2021

Fraser saves Zuma from prison – again

The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole

By Casper Lӧtter
The incarceration of Jacob Zuma is poetic justice
Opinion
/ 7 August 2021

The incarceration of Jacob Zuma is poetic justice

During his tenure as president he enabled state capture and the building of the prison industrial complex

By Casper Lӧtter
The presidential phone call that never was
Friday
/ 23 July 2021

The presidential phone call that never was

A country is in flames. Two of its top men square off to say everything and nothing

By Nthikeng Mohlele
South Africa hits daily vaccine high of more 200 000 jabs administered
Coronavirus
/ 20 July 2021

South Africa hits daily vaccine high of more 200 000 jabs administered

South Africa reaches its benchmark to vaccinate more than 200 000 people in one day, and the nationwide drive to vaccinate inmates kicks off

By Eunice Masson
‘Vaccinate inmates to avoid crisis’
Coronavirus
/ 20 June 2021

‘Vaccinate inmates to avoid crisis’

Delaying the vaccination of prisoners could lead to a public health disaster

By Chris Gilili
Agrizzi a no-show again
National
/ 18 February 2021

Agrizzi a no-show again

The former Bosasa chief operating officer failed to appear in court on corruption and fraud charges, citing medical reasons

By Sarah Smit
Escapees still at large amid negligence allegations at Tshwane prison
National
/ 5 January 2021

Escapees still at large amid negligence allegations at Tshwane prison

The escape of violent offenders has exposed a slew of alleged negligent deaths at Kgosi Mampuru prison

By Khaya Koko
Andile Lungisa: Early parole for the house of truth
Politics
/ 1 December 2020

Andile Lungisa: Early parole for the house of truth

Disgraced Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa calls for a change of leadership in the ANC immediately after being released on parole

By Paddy Harper
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