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  • FILE: Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, Cape Town. Picture: EWN

    Pollsmoor Prison warder stabbed several times by inmates

    On Saturday, the man was accosted by a large group of inmates.

    1068 days ago
  • FILE: Former Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla. Picture: GCIS.

    Thabang Makwetla says he paid back Bosasa’s money for home security

    The committee found Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla guilty of failing to disclose that Bosasa installed security features at his home.

    1147 days ago
  • FILE: Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha. Picture: GCIS.

    Cope calls on Masutha to take responsibility for death of female prison official

    The party says the incident at Goedemoed prison in the Free State must be blamed squarely on severe staff shortage.

    1148 days ago
  • FILE: Angelo Agrizzi arrives at the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Pretoria on 6 February 2019. He and six others have been charged with corruption, money laundering and fraud. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Case against ex-Bosasa execs, Correctional Services officials postponed to July

    The accused made a brief appearance in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Wednesday.

    1151 days ago
  • FILE: Minister Michael Masutha and briefing the media on the Bosasa contracts and other irregular contracts within the Justice and Correctional Services portfolio. Picture: GCIS.

    'Lack of action in Bosasa matter caused frustration,' says Michael Masutha

    The Justice Minister says the SIU’s powers to institute civil recovery proceedings only came into effect in 2012, three years after its Bosasa investigation report was complete.

    1179 days ago
  • A screengrab from African Global's website.

    Govt depts initiate emergency plans to deal with African Global liquidation

    The company, formerly known as Bosasa, announced on Monday that it had opted for voluntary liquidation after banks announced they would close the company's accounts, citing reputational risk.

    1187 days ago
  • Former Bosasa executive Angelo Agrizzi on the third day of his testimony at the commission of inquiry into state capture. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    [UPDATE] Agrizzi, Van Tonder and Mti among 7 arrested by Hawks

    Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi says those arrested allegedly received and accepted gifts in the form of cash.

    1200 days ago
  • A screengrab of journalist Adriaan Basson appearing at the Zondo Commission on 5 February 2019.

    Adriaan Basson: 'Bosasa threats were to stop me investigating them'

    Basson wrote a series of investigative stories about the facilities management company, exposing the company’s alleged corruption with the Department of Correctional Services.

    1201 days ago
  • A screengrab of Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem is appearing at the Zondo Commission of inquiry into state capture on 1 February 2019.

    Bosasa received R200m to install TVs in prisons, inquiry told

    Denis Bloem says the department took a decision to outsource security and catering services to Bosasa, even though the committee advised against the move.

    1205 days ago
  • A YouTube screengrab shows former Bosasa chief financial officer Andries van Tonder at the state capture commission on 29 January 2019.

    Inquiry hears of car bought for favours as Van Tonder spills beans on Bosasa

    Former Bosasa CFO Andries van Tonder says the facilities company once purchased a car for the daughter of then Correctional Services CFO Patrick Gillingham in exchange for favours.

    1207 days ago
  • Former Bosasa executive Angelo Agrizzi on the third day of his testimony at the commission of inquiry into state capture. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Agrizzi reveals journalists were paid to provide information to Bosasa

    Agrizzi is back in the witness seat for a seventh day on Thursday and is revealing who received bribes from the company.

    1213 days ago
  • FILE: An inmate writes his exams in the exam room inside the Leeuwkop Correctional Facility. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Correctional Services congratulates inmates who passed matric

    A total of 235 inmates sat for the national senior certificate examination.

    1230 days ago
  • Emergency Support Team of Correctional Services, with Deputy Correctional Services Minister Thabang Makwetla conducted a special search at the Johannesburg Maximum Prison on 20 December 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Deputy minister Makwetla concerned by high number of suicides in SA prisons

    Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla says since Operation Vala started there have been 16 attempted suicides at some prisons.

    1240 days ago
  • Leeuwkop Correctional Centre in Johannesburg was raided by Correctional Services on 27 December 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Over 100 prison officials fired this year for smuggling, collusion with inmates

    Deputy Correctional Services Minister Thabang Makwetla revealed the figures on Thursday during a surprise prison raid at the Leeuwkop Correctional Centre in Bryanston.

    1240 days ago
  • Leeuwkop Correctional Centre in Johannesburg was raided by Correctional Services on 27 December 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Makwetla ‘concerned’ by contraband found in Leeuwkop Prison

    Marijuana, cellphones and electronic appliances were some of the contraband confiscated at Leeuwkop Prison during a surprise raid.

    1241 days ago
  • FILE: Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, Cape Town. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN.

    Correctional Services Dept 'fully equipped' to deal with power cuts

    Eskom has struggled to keep the lights on in recent weeks with stage 1 and 2 load shedding implemented on an almost daily basis.

    1258 days ago
  •  The maximum security yard inside Leeuwkop Correctional Facility. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    Prison rehab programmes take back seat in Gauteng

    Grace Molatedi says of the R4 billion received by Correctional Services, close to R3 billion goes to paying staff.

    1299 days ago
  • FILE: Offenders at Leeuwkop Prison. Picture: EWN.

    Gauteng’s Leeuwkop prison one of SA’s most overcrowded centres

    The facility accommodates over 36,000 offenders and that number increases on a daily basis.

    1299 days ago
  • FILE: Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, Cape Town. Picture: EWN

    [LISTEN] SA's prisons over populated by 38%

    Spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services, Singabakho Nxumalo, speaks to Xolani Gwala on the state of overpopulation in local prisons.

    1314 days ago
  • FILE: Bob Hewitt. Picture: EWN

    Bob Hewitt applied for correctional supervision, not parole - Dept clarifies

    The former tennis champion was found guilty in 2015 of rape and sexual assault after three women testified that he abused them while he was their tennis coach in the 1980s.

    1327 days ago
  • FILE: Members of Popcru march in Johannesburg CBD. Picture: EWN

    Popcru to protest over unsafe buildings for workers

    Popcru alleges its members have now been threatened with being summarily dismissed, while the department’s management has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the building is habitable.

    1329 days ago
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