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Kgosi Mampuru sources claimed that negligence was rife at the facility, resulting in the suspicious deaths of inmates, as well as the brazen escape of 9 December 2020. (Oupa Nkosi, M&G)
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Mangaung prison hostage set free, no injuries reported

A woman who works for the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein has been released after being taken hostage by four inmates.

  • Sapa
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BENZI SOKO

Zille: Don’t give Chinese arms to Zim

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille on Friday urged President Thabo Mbeki and national conventional arms-control committee chairperson Sydney Mufamadi to stop the transfer of…

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  • Sapa
  • Sapa Afp
  • I Net Bridge
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GAUTENG

Reservists call for integration into SAPS

About 300 police reservists handed over a memorandum of grievances to the Presidency in Pretoria on Wednesday. The two-page memorandum called for the ”immediate and…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
BENZI SOKO

Cops shoot and kill hostage-taker in Witbank court

Two prisoners died in nine-hour hostage drama at the Witbank Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) condemned the ”tragic” incident in…

  • Melody Brandon
2 min read
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Union concerned about exodus of police in N Cape

The exodus of police officers out of the Northern Cape must be addressed, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) in the province said on Wednesday. Popcru provincial…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read