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Pollsmoor Prison warder stabbed several times by inmates
On Saturday, the man was accosted by a large group of inmates.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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[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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Correctional Services congratulates inmates who passed matric
A total of 235 inmates sat for the national senior certificate examination.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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[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.
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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.
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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.
