View all in Latest
View all in Local
View all in Coronavirus
View all in Politics
View all in Opinion
View all in Business
View all in Lifestyle
View all in Sport
View all in Video
View all in Cartoons
20°C / 22°C
  • Thu
  • 20°C
  • 12°C
  • Fri
  • 22°C
  • 12°C
  • Sat
  • 20°C
  • 13°C
  • Sun
  • 26°C
  • 13°C
  • Mon
  • 27°C
  • 15°C
  • Thu
  • 27°C
  • 16°C
  • Fri
  • 31°C
  • 19°C
  • Sat
  • 26°C
  • 18°C
  • Sun
  • 21°C
  • 16°C
  • Mon
  • 18°C
  • 13°C
  • Thu
  • 24°C
  • 13°C
  • Fri
  • 24°C
  • 13°C
  • Sat
  • 23°C
  • 15°C
  • Sun
  • 28°C
  • 14°C
  • Mon
  • 30°C
  • 16°C
  • Wed
  • 27°C
  • 13°C
  • Thu
  • 17°C
  • 12°C
  • Fri
  • 20°C
  • 12°C
  • Sat
  • 23°C
  • 13°C
  • Sun
  • 26°C
  • 13°C
  • Thu
  • 22°C
  • 18°C
  • Fri
  • 24°C
  • 18°C
  • Sat
  • 27°C
  • 20°C
  • Sun
  • 28°C
  • 22°C
  • Mon
  • 27°C
  • 21°C
  • Thu
  • 24°C
  • 15°C
  • Fri
  • 25°C
  • 19°C
  • Sat
  • 26°C
  • 17°C
  • Sun
  • 22°C
  • 17°C
  • Mon
  • 18°C
  • 13°C
  • Thu
  • 35°C
  • 16°C
  • Fri
  • 36°C
  • 20°C
  • Sat
  • 31°C
  • 16°C
  • Sun
  • 21°C
  • 12°C
  • Mon
  • 15°C
  • 9°C
  • Thu
  • 29°C
  • 17°C
  • Fri
  • 32°C
  • 20°C
  • Sat
  • 27°C
  • 17°C
  • Sun
  • 20°C
  • 14°C
  • Mon
  • 16°C
  • 12°C
  • Thu
  • 24°C
  • 15°C
  • Fri
  • 23°C
  • 15°C
  • Sat
  • 24°C
  • 15°C
  • Sun
  • 28°C
  • 14°C
  • Mon
  • 31°C
  • 16°C
  • Thu
  • 24°C
  • 11°C
  • Fri
  • 21°C
  • 13°C
  • Sat
  • 24°C
  • 13°C
  • Sun
  • 28°C
  • 15°C
  • Mon
  • 28°C
  • 15°C
  • Thu
  • 24°C
  • 10°C
  • Fri
  • 27°C
  • 10°C
  • Sat
  • 28°C
  • 13°C
  • Sun
  • 32°C
  • 14°C
  • Mon
  • 35°C
  • 15°C
  • Thu
  • 21°C
  • 13°C
  • Fri
  • 24°C
  • 18°C
  • Sat
  • 23°C
  • 17°C
  • Sun
  • 19°C
  • 16°C
  • Mon
  • 16°C
  • 11°C
Go

Ramaphosa: There's something wrong with SA's parole system

After visiting Tazne van Wyk's family late on Tuesday afternoon, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the man accused of her kidnapping and murder, Mohydien Pangakaer, should never have been released from prison.

A banner outside a house in Connaught Estate where President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the family of murdered Tazne van Wyk on 26 February 2020. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN
A banner outside a house in Connaught Estate where President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the family of murdered Tazne van Wyk on 26 February 2020. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN
| 36 days ago

CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country's parole system was flawed.

After visiting Tazne van Wyk's family late on Tuesday afternoon, Ramaphosa said that the man accused of her kidnapping and murder, Mohydien Pangakaer, should never have been released from prison.

The eight-year-old girl’s body was found by police when Pangakaer led them to the scene where he dumped her body.

There were calls from Connaught Estate community members for the death penalty to be reinstated.

Ramaphosa apologised that a person unfit for parole managed to slip through the system.

"It seems that there is something wrong with our parole system. It seems that something went horribly wrong. Things were never supposed to work out this way."

Ramaphosa vowed that the parole system would be revamped.

"We must be engaging in activities on an ongoing basis to root out gender-based violence in our communities, to root out those who perpetrate rapes against the women of our country."

He also urged residents to help authorities expose criminals, who were often known to the community.

More in Local

Comments

EWN welcomes all comments that are constructive, contribute to discussions in a meaningful manner and take stories forward.

However, we will NOT condone the following:

- Racism (including offensive comments based on ethnicity and nationality)
- Sexism
- Homophobia
- Religious intolerance
- Cyber bullying
- Hate speech
- Derogatory language
- Comments inciting violence.

We ask that your comments remain relevant to the articles they appear on and do not include general banter or conversation as this dilutes the effectiveness of the comments section.

We strive to make the EWN community a safe and welcoming space for all.

EWN reserves the right to: 1) remove any comments that do not follow the above guidelines; and, 2) ban users who repeatedly infringe the rules.

Should you find any comments upsetting or offensive you can also flag them and we will assess it against our guidelines.

EWN is constantly reviewing its comments policy in order to create an environment conducive to constructive conversations.

comments powered by Disqus
COPYRIGHT 2020 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | Terms & Conditions | Privacy | PAIA