Countries Anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s tomb vandalised Johannesburg – The grave of anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been vandalised, days after a South African court ordered... Read more 29 Nov, 2022
World Dance classes give hope to Portuguese prisoners Alcabideche – Inside a high-security Portuguese prison, six inmates are moving gracefully around in a series of improvised dance... Read more 28 Nov, 2022
Countries SA parties protest parole for anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani’s killer Johannesburg – South Africa’s ruling party protested outside a top court Saturday after it ordered the release of a... Read more 27 Nov, 2022
Countries 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
Countries Uganda bans phones for ‘distracted’ jailers during World Cup Kampala – Ugandan authorities on Monday banned prison staff from using mobile phones during the World Cup, warning inmates... Read more 22 Nov, 2022
Countries UN ‘alarmed’ over detainee hunger strike at Libya jail Tripoli – The United Nations’ mission in Libya voiced alarm on Thursday at reports that dozens of detainees at... Read more 18 Nov, 2022
Countries Seventeen prisoners on the run after Comoros islands prison break Moroni – Authorities were still hunting on Thursday for a group of 17 prisoners that broke out of jail... Read more 11 Nov, 2022
World Ecuador declares emergency after 5 police officers gunned down 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
Countries At end of jail term, Jacob Zuma slams judges 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
World At least 15 dead in new Ecuador prison riot Latacunga – At least 15 prisoners died on Monday in the latest unrest inside Ecuador’s prison system, officials in... Read more 4 Oct, 2022