Burundi sentences journalist to four years in prison
Nairobi – A Burundian journalist held since April 2024 was sentenced to four years in prison, one of her... Read more
15 Jan
‘I deserve better!’ — Thabo Bester battles for luxury behind bars
Johannesburg – Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has filed another court application seeking relaxed prison conditions. In papers... Read more
10 Nov, 2025
SA man rescued from Bangkok jail after surviving brutal human trafficking
Cape Town – A South African man has been located in a Bangkok prison by private security personnel working... Read more
3 Nov, 2025
Chaos behind bars: Parliament sounds alarm over spiralling prison violence and staff attacks
Cape Town – The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services has expressed serious concern about what it calls a “worrying... Read more
1 Nov, 2025
Former Algeria minister handed 7 years in prison for embezzlement
Algiers – An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced former labour minister Tijani Hassan Haddam to seven years in prison... Read more
1 Oct, 2025
South Africans caught in Nepal prison fires
Riots swept across Nepal last week, leading to the ousting of the government. Several government buildings, including parliament and... Read more
17 Sep, 2025
Venezuela says migrants were tortured in Salvadoran prison
Caracas – Venezuela announced a probe Monday into torture claims by 252 migrants the United States had sent to... Read more
22 Jul, 2025
WATCH | ‘Cat’ Matlala busted with cellphone in prison – moved to C-Max
Cape Town – Controversial businessman Vusimusi “CAT” Matlala was caught with a cellphone in his cell at Kgosi Mampuru... Read more
9 Jul, 2025
Hundreds of state mental health patients are being kept in prison
Hundreds of people deemed mentally unfit to stand trial are being kept in prisons rather than receiving treatment at... Read more
1 Jun, 2025
Prisoners can use computers to study in their cells, says Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court has ruled that prisoners must be allowed to use computers in their cells to study. Graphic:... Read more
30 Apr, 2025
