Ecuador extends state of emergency after prison deaths
Guayaquil — Ecuador on Sunday extended by a month a state of emergency in place since the August assassination... Read more
9 Oct, 2023
Prisoners are being held for years in solitary confinement
Solitary confinement is not allowed in South Africa, but the Judicial Inspectorate says many prisoners are nevertheless being kept... Read more
6 Sep, 2023
WATCH | Celebrations as man who killed Marike de Klerk is freed on parole
Cape Town – Luyanda Mboniswa, the man who murdered Marike de Klerk, the ex-wife of former apartheid president FW... Read more
30 Aug, 2023
Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison
President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration:... Read more
17 Aug, 2023
‘I support the remission of Zuma’s sentence as Ubuntu anchored’ – Madonsela
Cape Town – Former public protector, advocate Thuli Madonsela, has expressed her support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to... Read more
12 Aug, 2023
Locals continue with their daily activities as Zuma moves in and out of Estcourt prison
Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s release from prison went relatively unnoticed by his immediate neighbours in his... Read more
12 Aug, 2023
One dead and two injured in Limpopo prison riot
Parts of Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre in Limpopo were damaged after a fire was started by rioting prisoners earlier... Read more
11 Aug, 2023
Zuma quickly released after reporting to prison
Pretoria – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma reported back to jail on Friday only to be swiftly released,... Read more
11 Aug, 2023
‘No special treatment for Magudumana,’ says correctional services commissioner
Cape Town – Dr Nandipha Magudumana, who is being held in the hospital wing of Kroonstad correctional centre in... Read more
14 Jul, 2023
Zuma likely to go back to jail after ConCourt rejects his parole appeal
Johannesburg – South Africa’s top court on Thursday upheld an earlier ruling that former president Jacob Zuma should return... Read more
13 Jul, 2023
