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Escaped prisoner caught within 72 hours as Correctional Services uncovers ‘decoy’ plot

Pretoria – Convicted prisoner Edward Khomotso Madiba has been rearrested within 72 hours of escaping from Rooigrond Maximum Correctional Centre near Mahikeng, with... Read more

11 Sep

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Unnatural deaths soar — MPs sound alarm over prison suicide crisis

Cape Town – Members of Parliament’s Correctional Services Portfolio Committee have expressed grave concern over the increasing number of... Read more

11 Sep, 2025

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R11m a day on foreign inmates – Groenewald wants deportations, talks corporal punishment

Cape Town – Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has called for the deportation of foreign nationals sentenced to prison... Read more

2 Jul, 2025

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R36bn required for additional bedspace in prisons – Groenewald

Cape Town — Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has revealed it would cost the department an estimated R36... Read more

10 Dec, 2024

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Prisoner apprehended following escape from Boksburg Correctional Facility

Cape Town — The inmate who had escaped from the Boksburg Correctional Facility has now been rearrested and his... Read more

8 Nov, 2024

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Correctional Services confirms security failures in Thabo Bester escape

Cape Town – The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that numerous security violations enabled the 2022 escape of convict... Read more

15 Oct, 2024

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173 inmates to write matric exams

Cape Town – The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says 173 inmates will participate in the upcoming National Senior Certificate... Read more

4 Oct, 2024

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Public Protector blames Correctional Services for prolonging Thabo Bester escape

Thabo Bester faked his death in order to escape from prison and got away with it. Illustration: Lisa Nelson... Read more

1 Oct, 2024

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Correctional Services raids Goodwood prison after viral video

Cape Town — Correctional Services raided the Goodwood prison this week, in response to a viral video where inmates... Read more

19 Jul, 2024

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Mangaung Correctional Centre under spotlight as Groenewald highlights intentions

Cape Town — New Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has said that one of his first tasks will... Read more

4 Jul, 2024