A rhino-poaching suspect, who recently escaped from police custody, has been identified as a criminal who was serving multiple life sentences when he broke out of prison last year
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More than 900 inmates are missing after armed assailants launched a coordinated attack on Kangwayi prison.
The white paper clarifies that awaiting-trial detainees may not be held in the South African Police Service cells after their first court appearance.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate will lead the investigation into the bomb blast which killed three prisoners on Monday.
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/ 13 October 2008
The case against C-max escapee Annanias Mathe was postponed by the Johannesburg High Court on Monday.
Political parties are demanding answers after four prisoners, who were handcuffed and locked in leg irons, managed to make a bid for freedom.