KZN prison warden’s shocking reading after drunk-driving arrest
Johannesburg – A KwaZulu-Natal prison warden was among at least 23 people arrested for alleged drunk driving during a... Read more
16 Aug
Businessman, 65, jailed for stealing R1.3m in road construction stones
Polokwane – A decade-long investigation into the theft of crushed concrete stones worth approximately R1.3 million has ended with... Read more
14 Aug
Amnesty calls latest US deportation to Eswatini ‘unlawful’
Johannesburg – Amnesty International criticised Friday the latest US deportation of 11 people to Eswatini as unlawful, accusing President... Read more
12 Jul
Government to pay back at least R1.7-million to company running ‘Thabo Bester prison’
Mangaung Correctional Centre from which Thabo Bester escaped in May 2022. Archive photo: Becker Semela By Tania Broughton Rapist... Read more
16 Jun
Myanmar’s ex-president pardoned of post-coup convictions
Yangon – Myanmar’s former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 coup, was pardoned on Friday of his convictions... Read more
17 Apr
WATCH | Bester tells court he was ‘lawfully released’, denies escape
Johannesburg – Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has escalated his legal battle, insisting in the Johannesburg High Court... Read more
25 Mar
WATCH | ‘They belong in prison’: O’Sullivan targets SAPS top brass
Cape Town – Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has renewed his attack on senior police leadership. He insists that KwaZulu-Natal... Read more
10 Feb
WATCH | Bester blasts prison move: ‘I’m no escape risk!’
Pretoria – Convicted murderer Thabo Bester has criticised the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) for transferring him to the... Read more
6 Feb
Inmate tells court she’s denied medical care at Pollsmoor Prison
Cape Town – An accused woman appearing in the Wynberg Magistrates Court has told the court that she is... Read more
6 Feb
Thabo Bester Transferred to eBongweni Supermax, Joins ‘Cat’ Matlala
Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has transferred convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester from Kgosi Mampuru... Read more
30 Jan
