The former former Paralympian was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013
Reform is on the cards while life sentences pile up, causing major delays in applications
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.
Disgraced Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa calls for a change of leadership in the ANC immediately after being released on parole
Kenny Motsamai, a parolee who is also an EFF MP, could be sent back to jail if correctional services finds he violated his parole conditions
Justice minister embarks on parole reform after recent murders of two Western Cape children allegedly by parolees
Sentence remissions announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa means that about 9% of inmates are eligible for a reduced sentence
Janusz Walus is expected to return to the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday morning to once again apply for parole
The timing of the extrajudicial decision to delay the athlete’s release was inhuman and degrading.
While Clive Derby-Lewis is not recognised as being terminally ill enough, Apartheid commander Eugene de Kock has been released on parole.
Justice minister says former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock will be released on parole while Clive Derby-Lewis remains behind bars.
Two of the Waterkloof Four have appeared before the parole board, pending a review, following a leaked video showing them drinking alcohol in jail.
The Waterkloof Four have been released from prison under strict parole conditions, including regular reporting to a corrections office in Pretoria.
Parolees, people out on bail and those awaiting trial are to be monitored using ankle bracelets, says Correctional Services Minister Sbu Ndebele.
Former Hard Livings leader Staggie is being helped by Pastor Ivan Waldeck. But the fact that Waldeck was once a member of the same gang irks police.
Convicted murderer Clive Derby-Lewis plans to challenge the department of correctional services on its decision not to grant him parole.
The Department of Correctional Services said they are still waiting for further information before they decide on bail for Clive Derby-Lewis.
Chris Derby-Lewis’s lawyer issued a statement on Thursday saying that the convicted murderer’s cancer has spread.
Board expected to study all submissions and make their final recommendations to the National Council on Correctional Services within 30 days.
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/ 22 December 2009
In what the opposition has described as a ”slap on the wrist”, fraud convict Schabir Shaik has been given a formal warning after parole violations.
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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Wednesday called for an open debate on the performance of the country’s parole system.
The parole of an apartheid-era hitman does not set a precedent for the release of Clive Derby-Lewis, the correctional services minister said on Friday
Apartheid-era hitman Butana Almond Nofemela has been granted parole, Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Friday.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has met apartheid-era police hit squad member, Butana Almond Nofemela, as she considers his parole after 21 years in prison.
The High Court in Pretoria on Monday gave minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula 10 days to decide whether Almond Nofemela should be released on parole.
The minister of correctional services has welcomed Tuesday’s high court ruling dismissing convicted murderer Clive Derby-Lewis’s parole bid.
The ANC on Tuesday joined the family of Chris Hani in welcoming a court ruling dismissing Clive Derby-Lewis’s parole bid.
The parole application of Chris Hani’s murderer, Clive Derby-Lewis, was dismissed in the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday.
The Pretoria High Court will hand down judgement on Tuesday in the parole application of Clive Derby-Lewis, who was convicted of murdering Chris Hani.
Schabir Shaik offered R10-million on a house — a week before he was released on medical parole.
The optimism expressed by Chris Hani’s murderer, Clive Derby-Lewis, after his parole application, was premature, Hani’s widow said on Wednesday.
To deny Limpho Hani the right to participate in the parole hearing of her husband’s killer was ”cruel justice, a Pretoria court heard on Tuesday.