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Mangaung prison wardens’ murder case postponed
Mangaung prison wardens’ murder case postponed! The case against four Mangaung prison wardens in the Free State arrested for the…
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7 officials from Mangaung prison suspended after murder of inmate
7 officials from Mangaung prison suspended after murder of inmate! Seven prison officials at the controversial, privately run G4S Mangaung…
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Dr Nandipha’s lawyer accuses Bizzah Makhate prison officials of human rights abuses
Disgraced doctor Nandipha Magudumana’s lawyer has accused officials at the Bizzah Makhate Correctional Centre of human rights abuses. Machini Motloung…
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G4S plotting to get rid of long serving warders at Mangaung prison
Inmates at the Mangaung Correctional Center managed by G4S in Bloemfontein made startling allegations against the facility. Zwelinzima Nquru claims…
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Correctional Dept looking into leaked document of a probe into criminal syndicate at Mangaung prison
The Correctional Services Department says it’s looking into a leaked document of an investigation into a criminal syndicate that has…
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Court battle over DCS takeover of Thabo Bester prison
The Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts is taking the Department of Correctional Services to court. BCC is the company that hired G4S…
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Ex-G4S employees call for accountability
Former G4S employees marched to the Mangaung prison. They want to stop the company from being granted an extension and…
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Close friend tells everything about Dr Nandipha Magudumana
She’s not a bad person, she’s just caught up in a bad situation with someone who led her astray. That’s…
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Thabo Bester’s escape was a failure of the criminal justice system
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the department was ready to take over Mangaung prison as it was…
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Court hears Thabo Bester walked out of prison
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester literally walked out of the Mangaung prison. The Bloemfontein magistrate’s court has heard how…
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Correctional Services to cut ties with G4S in 90 days over Thabo Bester escape
Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the department’s contract with G4S to operate the Mangaung prison would be cancelled in…
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DCS to terminate contract with Bloemfontein Correctional Services
The Correctional Services Department has served Bloemfontein Correctional Services with a notice to terminate its contract to run Mangaung Prison.…
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Bheki Cele reveals more details on latest arrests linked to Thabo Bester escape
The police ministry said that the two former G4S employees arrested in connection with the prison escape of Thabo Bester…
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Thabo Bester saga: Social Development Department to assist Katlego Mpholo’s family
A Bloemfontein family that found itself entangled in the Thabo Bester saga will receive much-needed help from social workers. Katlego…
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SAFTU demands immediate termination of G4S contract at Mangaung prison
South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is calling on government to immediately terminate the G4S contract to run the…
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Govt should be embarrassed, says GroundUP Editor on Thabo Bester saga
News publication GroundUP broke the news of Thabo Bester’s escape back in November last year. Editor Nathan Geffen says more…
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Correctional Services will not renew prison contract with G4S after Thabo Bester escape
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has indicated it will not be renewing its contract with G4S to run Mangaung…
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Popcru slams running of some SA prisons by private entities
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) said the Correctional Services department is undermining state security by allowing private…
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Horrific Mangaung Prison abuse laid bare
From a person who died in the “darkroom” of the Mangaung Prison and the death recorded as “suicide”, to three…
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