Prison

South Africa prison service opposes Jacob Zuma’s return to jail

Johannesburg – South Africa’s prison service, which ordered the release of former president Jacob Zuma on medical grounds, said... Read more

24 Nov, 2022

Kampala – Ugandan authorities on Monday banned prison staff from using mobile phones during the World Cup, warning inmates... Read more

22 Nov, 2022

Tripoli – The United Nations’ mission in Libya voiced alarm on Thursday at reports that dozens of detainees at... Read more

18 Nov, 2022

Moroni – Authorities were still hunting on Thursday for a group of 17 prisoners that broke out of jail... Read more

11 Nov, 2022

Guayaquil – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of exception in two provinces on Tuesday, after at least five... Read more

2 Nov, 2022

Johannesburg – South Africa’s graft-accused ex-president Jacob Zuma, who recently ended a 15-month jail term for contempt of court,... Read more

23 Oct, 2022

Latacunga – At least 15 prisoners died on Monday in the latest unrest inside Ecuador’s prison system, officials in... Read more

4 Oct, 2022

Cape Town – Identical twins are making waves on TikTok with their unusual content. The two TikTokers’ videos have... Read more

28 Sep, 2022

Ouagadougou – A Burkina Faso court has found three former presidential guards guilty of involvement in the 1990 murder of... Read more

22 Sep, 2022

Conakry – A former minister imprisoned by the military regime running Guinea has died in prison, his brother has... Read more

22 Aug, 2022