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Correctional Services dismisses claims Thabo Bester is now a Mangaung inmate
The Department of Correctional Services has refuted claims that convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has been returned to the…
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Popcru accuses G4S of firing Mangaung prison employees to avoid pension pay-outs
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) accused security company G4S of firing some of its members at the…
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Breytenbach on Thabo Bester escape: G4S is being disingenuous
Justice Portfolio Committee member Glynnis Breytenbach is calling security company G4S disingenuous. She says she doesn’t buy its explanation to…
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Steenkamp family opposes Oscar Pistorius parole
A parole hearing began on Friday that could see Oscar Pistorius released from prison early, a decade after he shot…
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Correctional Services seeks legal advice against G4S after Thabo Bester escape
The Department of Correctional Services’ acting National Commissioner says that they are seeking legal advice on action it can take…
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DCS commissioner: Mangaung prison director axed in wake of Thabo Bester escape
The national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services said that the director of the Mangaung correctional centre had lost…
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Dr Nandipha a no-show at her practice in wake of Thabo Bester escape revelation
Celebrity doctor, Nandipha Magudumana, has been a no-show at her Morningside practice on Wednesday amid reports of her involvement with…
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Police Commissioner Masemola calls for public’s patience in Thabo Bester investigation
The national commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola, has called on the public to be patient as police investigate…
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Security company G4S maintains Thabo Bester died in his cell
The Department of Correctional Services says it is in talks with security company G4S to get to the bottom of…
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DCS should have notified the public of Thabo Bester’s escape
Legal analyst Mpumelo Zikalala said that the Department of Correctional Services should have notified the public that convicted rapist Thabo…
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DCS: Priority is to get Thabo Bester behind bars as he’s extremely dangerous
The Department of Correctional Services has urged anyone with information about the convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester’s whereabouts to…
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DSC needs to launch an internal investigation on Thabo Bester prison escape
Legal expert, Mpumelelo Zikalala said the Department of Correctional Services needs to launch an internal investigation into how Thabo Bester…
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Thabo Bester escaped prison, Department of Correctional Services confirms
The Department of Correctional Services has concluded that the body found in a Mangaung cell is not that of Facebook…
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KZN cop who allegedly murdered his 2 girlfriends, kills himself in prison
The Department of Correctional Services and the families of two women allegedly murdered by a Hillcrest SAPS member who was…
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Correctional Services remains silent on Chris Hani’s killer anticipated release from prison
The Department of Correctional Services would not be drawn on the release of Janusz Walus expected on Thursday. This is…
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It’s unfair to be in maximum-security when not guilty of prison escape, says Radovan Krejcir
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir said it was unfair and illegal that he was being kept in a maximum-security facility when…
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Department of Correctional Services confirms Jacob Zuma’s prison sentence has ended
The Department of Correctional Services says former President Jacob Zuma’s prison sentence has officially ended. Zuma was handed a 15-month…
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Inmates to assist in flood relief efforts in KZN
Following widespread devastation in KwaZulu Natal, the Department of Correctional Services said it would be providing much-needed assistance to communities…
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Two inmates killed in Northern Cape prison
The Department of Correctional Services says it has launched an investigation into an incident that occurred at one of its…
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Department of Corrections investigating deaths of 2 inmates
The Department of Correctional Services is investigating the death of two inmates at Tswelopele Correctional centre in Kimberly. It’s understood…
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Prison wardens stabbed by inmate at Joburg Correctional Centre
The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed prison officials were stabbed by an inmate at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre on…
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Westville Prison warden and private citizen in court for attempting to smuggle dagga
Westville Prison warden and private citizen in court for attempting to smuggle dagga. According to a KZN police spokesperson, the…
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Department of Correctional Services to appeal court judgment on Jacob Zuma medical parole
The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that it will also be appealing the High Court judgment on the medical…
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More than 200 prisoners ready for matric exams
In spite of challenges posed by Covid-19, 211 prisoners are ready to forge ahead with the 2021 National Senior Certificate…
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PSA welcomes appointment of Thobakgale as DCS national commissioner
The Public Servants Association (PSA) has welcomed the appointment of Makgothi Thobakgale as the acting National Commissioner for the Department…
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Correctional Services to probe Leeuwkop security breach
The Department of Correctional Services says they are investigating a security breach at the Leeuwkop prison. This is after two…
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How 2 murderers escaped from Sandton’s Leeuwkop prison before kidnapping a baby
The two prisoners, who escaped from Sandton’s Leeuwkop prison, before robbing a house in Fourways, kidnapping a four-month-old baby, and…
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Jacob Zuma Foundation welcomes parole granted to its patron
The Jacob Zuma Foundation has welcomed the decision of the parole board to place former president Jacob Zuma on medical…
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Political decision to release Zuma, says UDM’s Holomisa
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa is questioning the decision. The Department of Correctional Services placed the former president on medical parole…
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Correctional Services refutes claims of backlog in processing of parole
The Correctional Services Department has refuted claims of a backlog in the processing of parole. Prisoners at the Mdantsane Correctional…
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Jacob Zuma’s legal team files medical report about mystery illness, a week late
After a week’s delay, former president Jacob Zuma’s doctors finally filed their report on the 79-year-old’s fitness to stand trial…
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ANC wishes Jacob Zuma speedy recovery after surgery
The African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday it wishes former President Jacob Zuma a speedy recovery after his surgery. This…
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Correctional Services confirms Jacob Zuma remains in hospital
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed that former President Jacob Zuma remains in hospital outside the Estcourt Correctional…
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Former prisons boss asks for postponement in Bosasa corruption case
The case against four people accused of fraud and corruption between Bosasa and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) was…
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Joburg prison officer killing: Popcru demands answers and wants heads to roll
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) is demanding answers over the apparent rape and murder of a 50-year-old…
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Investigation into death of Leeuwkop prison warder under way
An investigation is underway after a prison warder was found dead at a Johannesburg prison. The Department of Correctional Services…
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Jacob Zuma: Anticipated court appearance in doubt as he remains in hospital
The appearance of former president Jacob Zuma before the Pietermaritzburg High Court is in doubt as he remains in hospital…
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JZ Foundation says it’s still waiting for a report from Jacob Zuma’s doctors
The Jacob Zuma Foundation on Saturday said it was still awaiting a report from doctors regarding the health of former…
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Former president Jacob Zuma admitted to hospital
Former president, Jacob Zuma, has been admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation. The Department of Correctional Services (DSC)…
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Dept of Correctional Services mum on how long Jacob Zuma will be free
The Department of Correctional Services has declined to divulge details around whether former president Jacob Zuma’s compassionate leave to attend…
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Video: Chaos at KZN prison; one inmate dead
An inmate has died after riots broke out at Umzinto Prison in KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast on Monday afternoon. Videos showing…
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Jacob Zuma moves into R387 million new home
Situated 175 kilometres away from his Nkandla homestead, Estcourt Correctional Centre is former president Jacob Zuma’s new home. We take…
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What you need to know about Estcourt Correctional Centre where Jacob Zuma is locked up
Former President Jacob Zuma’s incarceration at the state-of-the-art Estcourt Correctional Centre has meant he avoided the crowded and dilapidated conditions…
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Dept of Correctional Services to revoke parole of rapist accused of raping daughter
The Department of Correctional Services was on Tuesday expected to revoke the parole of a rapist paroled five years ago…
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Correctional Services still investigating prison s.e.x scandal
The Department of Correctional Services is still investigating a s.e.x scandal. Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo says action will be…
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Prison warder caught on video having s.e.x suspended, details about involved inmate revealed
The Department of Correctional Services has suspended a female warder who was caught on video having s.e.x with an inmate…
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Video goes viral: Prison warder having s.e.x with an inmate
The department of correctional services has launched an investigation following a video of a prison official having s.e.x with an…
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Level 1 lockdown: DCS allows prison visits again
With the country now on alert level 1, prison visits are now allowed again. The Department of Correctional Services said…
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Body scanners to be installed in prisons – Minister Ronald Lamola
In an effort to clamp down on the smuggling of contraband into prisons, the Department of Correctional Services is installing…
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152 inmates and 8 officials test positive for COVID-19 at Helderstroom prison
The Department of Correctional Services confirmed 152 inmates and eight officials have now tested positive for COVID-19 at the Helderstroom…
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