Correctional Services raids Goodwood prison after viral video
Cape Town — Correctional Services raided the Goodwood prison this week, in response to a viral video where inmates... Read more
19 Jul, 2024
WATCH | ‘We are doing extremely fine’ – Inmate brags about comfortable life in SA prison
Cape Town — The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has expressed shock at a recent video circulating on social... Read more
16 Jul, 2024
Seven sentenced to life imprisonment for burning sisters accused of witchcraft
Cape Town — The Eastern Cape High Court in Mthatha sentenced seven people to life in prison after burning... Read more
13 Jul, 2024
Curfew after jailbreak at high-security Niger prison
Niger – Several inmates have escaped from a high-security prison near Niger’s capital Niamey housing jihadists and others, sparking... Read more
12 Jul, 2024
Tanzania artist jailed for burning Hassan’s picture is freed
Tanzania – A Tanzanian artist has been freed after paying a fine for setting fire to a picture of... Read more
9 Jul, 2024
Saudi Netflix show creator says convicted by anti-terrorism court
Saudi Arabia – Saudi TV creator Abdulaziz Almuzaini, whose animated Netflix show has made waves for breaking social taboos,... Read more
4 Jul, 2024
Groenewald acknowledges death penalty not in line with SA Constitution
Cape Town — The new Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, acknowledged that the death penalty is against the... Read more
4 Jul, 2024
EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini receives suspended prison sentence
Cape Town — The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) secretary-general, Marshal Dlamini, has been handed an 18-month prison sentence, which... Read more
28 Jun, 2024
Gabon artists dream of taking music born in prison to global stage
Gabon – In a bar in Gabon’s capital Libreville, revellers get up and dance as soon as the DJ... Read more
14 Jun, 2024
Thabo Maseko sentenced to life in prison for raping homeless woman
Cape Town — The Sasolburg Regional Court sentenced 32-year-old Thabo Maseko to life imprisonment after he was convicted of... Read more
31 May, 2024
