Countries

WATCH | Jailhouse shocker: Illegal tuckshop, drugs & phones busted in surprise prison raids

Cape Town – National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale led unannounced raids at Zonderwater Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Thursday night... Read more

19 Dec

Countries

‘Festive season behind bars’ – Shebeshxt denied bail

Limpopo – Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, known as Shebeshxt, will spend Christmas and New Year in custody after Polokwane... Read more

18 Dec

Benin

Benin jails around 30 people, mostly soldiers, over foiled coup attempt

Cotonou –  Benin jailed on Tuesday around 30 people, most of them soldiers, accused of links to a thwarted... Read more

17 Dec

Countries

‘Army look’ lands you in trouble: SANDF warns civilians to ditch the camo or face jail

Cape Town – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a stern warning to civilians illegally wearing... Read more

23 Oct

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso adopts law banning homosexuality

Abidjan – Junta-run Burkina Faso has passed a law banning homosexuality and instituting punishments of up to five years... Read more

2 Sep

World

Six sentenced over Guatemala blaze that killed 41 orphans

Guatemala City – A Guatemalan court on Tuesday sentenced six former officials to jail for their role in a... Read more

13 Aug

Chad

Chad court jails ex-PM, opposition leader for 20 years

N’Djamena – A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday,... Read more

11 Aug

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast ex-minister released after apologising for election criticism

Abidjan –  A former minister for Ivory Coast’s ruling party who was arrested in June for criticising the exclusion... Read more

8 Jul

Countries

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

Algeria

Algeria court to rule on bid to double writer’s jail term

Algiers – An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors’ bid to double the jail... Read more

1 Jul