Prison

Cruel warders target trans inmates

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Jul 2019

A trans woman held in a male prison says she is being harrassed by staff and authorities won’t take her case seriously

Six women show up Madagascar’s infamous justice system

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 13 Dec 2018

Poor Madagascans are left to rot in prison awaiting trial very often for crimes that they never committed

Prison company stalls court actions

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Dec 2018

G4S has belatedly sought to prevent the release of medical records of inmates who say they were tortured

Transgender rights: Vital case heads to Equality Court

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 May 2018

The Equality Court in Cape Town will soon hear a groundbreaking case on the rights of transgender prisoners

Jail time for Vicki Momberg sets new precedent

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Mar 2018

Past cases indicate that verbal crimen injuria is not that serious. But a landmark sentence in South Africa has changed that

Life behind bars: An inspecting judge of prisons unlocks inmates’ stories

Article Westhuizen 1 - 6 Sep 2017

South Africa’s jails have one of the lowest percentages of women prisoners in the world – but among the highest number of men

Fire-damaged KZN prison up and running again despite not being fixed

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jul 2017

Glencoe wardens are fearing prisoner escapes after the department demanded that they return to duty despite the jail’s near-derelict state

Gang war drives prison bloodbaths in Brazil

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Jan 2017

Control over cocaine trafficking routes and markets in Brazil and to the world lies behind the mass killings.

Tortured Mangaung prisoners seek justice

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Nov 2015

Lawyers for inmates held at the notorious Mangaung prison are suing the state - as well as the British firm that runs the prison - for abuses.

Hope dwindles for women imprisoned in Thailand for drug trafficking

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Oct 2015

Govt seems reluctant to agree to allow South Africans sentenced abroad to serve part of their sentences at home. Hazel Friedman reports on two cases.

Crime and punishment don’t add up

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 May 2015

Life imprisonment sentences cause social harm, are not reducing crime and cost the taxpayer.

Bra Chicks: Cool lessons from the cooler

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Feb 2015

A drive to a funeral gave insight into a plan to adopt young offenders and guide them back into society.

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IT Web - 24 Jan 2020

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Government News

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SA News - 24 Jan 2020

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SA News - 23 Jan 2020

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Government News

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

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IT Web - 22 Jan 2020

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IT Web - 21 Jan 2020

If you received admission to an IIE Higher Certificate qualification, once you have graduated, you can articulate to an IIE Diploma and then IIE Bachelor's degree at IIE Rosebank College.

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South Africans unsure of what to expect in 2020

IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

Almost half (49%) of South Africans, 15 years and older, agree or strongly agree that they view 2020 with optimism.