Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the vaccination of prison officials and inmates had been prioritised to ensure their safety and that of the general public.
Lamola has said violent protests and looting sprees that took place mainly in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal over the past week were a challenge to the country's Constitutional democracy.
Corruption-linked Arthur Fraser's position in government can only be decided after our engagements, says Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola.
In a wide-ranging interview, Eyewitness News spoke to Justice and Correctional Sevices Minister Ronald Lamola about the Land Bill, Hate Crimes Bill and how it will affect the LGBTQI+ community, as well as corruption. #RonaldLamola #CorrectionalServices #Corruption
Since the arrests of some businesspeople connected to the Guptas, the UAE will have to cooperate, says Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola.
While SA's courts deal with massive backlogs in cases, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said laws need to be amended before it can go fully online.
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola told Eyewitness News that his department had put new plans in place to address the concerns of the queer community.
The passing of that law would properly categorise hate crimes, allowing the justice system to deal with perpetrators and allowing authorities to specifically track the phenomenon and tailor the interventions.
South Africa could soon have its very own Land Court which will deal with all land matters from expropriation of land without compensation to outstanding claims.
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Ronald Lamola has warned against attacks on the judiciary.
The minister, who is leading the COVID-19 Ministerial Task Team appointed to look into allegations of tender fraud, on Thursday said that his team was there to assist law enforcement agencies with some of their challenges.
The inter-ministerial committee led by Justice Minister Ronald Lamola briefed the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on Friday about its work in coordinating investigations into COVID-19 corruption.
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola on 6 August 2020 briefed the media on the outcomes of a recent Cabinet meeting. Lamola said the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill regulated the use, possession and cultivation of cannabis plants for personal use. #cannnnabis #Marijuana #lamola
Sixty-eight awaiting trial prisoners escaped from the facility on Friday and by early Sunday, all of them had been re-arrested.
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said that service providers and store owners would be held criminally liable if customers did not wear masks.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is briefing the nation on the level 3 lockdown regulations that will kick in on 1 June.
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola in Parliament on Monday repeated calls for the reviewing of the Criminal Procedure Act and the Correctional Services Act which he said contributed to high prison numbers.
The minister has assured South Africans that the release of the prisoners will be done in the interest of justice to society.
