Pieter Groenewald steps down: ‘The work is just too much’
Cape Town – Minister of Correctional Services and former Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) leader Pieter Groenewald has resigned... Read more
5 Mar
Minister Groenewald reverses parole for Alison Botha’s two attackers
Cape Town — Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, has been praised for his decision to cancel the... Read more
4 Feb
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
Groenewald denies claims to make Liebenberg’s life ‘hell in prison’
Cape Town — The Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has denied the allegations that were made by Louis... Read more
1 Nov, 2024
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
Parole for Najwa Petersen set to be reviewed – Groenewald
Cape Town — The Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board (CSPRB) will review the decision to grant parole to... Read more
28 Sep, 2024
Groenewald attends to 385 parole bids, vows to resolve backlog by October 2024
Cape Town — Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has informed the department’s Portfolio Committee on its current status... Read more
19 Sep, 2024
Zimbabwean inmate’s ‘soft life’ video leads to charges against 2 Goodwood prison officials
Cape Town — Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald has confirmed that six officials from the Goodwood Correctional Centre... Read more
29 Aug, 2024
Groenewald blocks 28s gang leader’s move to Western Cape prison
Cape Town — The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Minister, Pieter Groenewald, is investigating the decision made to move... Read more
7 Aug, 2024
Economy cannot grow unless we relook at criminal justice system – Groenewald
Cape Town — Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, said South Africans are living in a broken country and... Read more
20 Jul, 2024
