The Department of Correctional Services has halted its planned transfer of Nicole Johnson, the wife of alleged crime boss Ralph Stanfield, from Pollsmoor Prison to Van Rhynsdorp Correctional Centre, ...

The Western Cape is plagued by escalating drug and gang violence, exacerbated by systemic failures within the criminal ...

Cape Town business vrou Nicole Johnson has scored a small win after officials backed down on plans to transfer her to a remote jail ahead of her preparations to bring her third bail application.

Members of Parliament will visit Kgoši Mampuru Correctional Centre this week to hear testimony from Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, a ...

Recent court escapes in South Africa have raised concerns about custodial management. In response, authorities are implementing a plan to introduce 35 virtual courtrooms by March 2026, aiming to ...

Pollsmoor Correctional Facility remains under strict lockdown after a deadly gang-linked attack left three inmates dead and two prison officials injured, Cape {town} Etc reports. Correctional Services ...

ATHLONE community members will have their say about Najwa Dirk being released back into their neighbourhood. Najwa Dirk, better known as Najwa Petersen, was convicted and sent to the mang for the ...

A gang-led attack on officials at Pollsmoor Prison has resulted in the death of three inmates and two correctional officers injured. National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale ...

I am haunted by a TV ad I saw in Singapore. It features a young, melancholy-looking man in shirt and tie going about his daily business, a forlorn-sounding hum in the background. We see him taking the ...

National Correctional Services Commissioner Mokgothi Thobakgale admitted that force was used to subdue the inmates who later died in hospital. National Correctional Services Commissioner Mokgothi ...

National Correctional Services Commissioner Mokgothi Samuel Thobakgale briefed the media at Pollsmoor correctional facility on 4 November 2025 following a violent incident which resulted in the attack ...