Officials at the East London Management Area in the Eastern Cape intercepted a stash of prohibited drugs during a routine pre-work inspection, the Department of Correctional...
The State has agreed to assist the defence in requesting that seven men accused in the murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello...
The Department of Correctional Services said on Tuesday it is moving to resuscitate the procurement of electronic monitoring devices for parolees while still involved in litigation...
A parole decision to release the man convicted of killing his parents and sister at a Northern Cape farm has been overturned, meaning he will remain...
Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald told Parliament on Wednesday that delays in the criminal justice system are a key driver of prison overcrowding, and that...
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says a R726.57 cooking oil price shown in its records referred to a 25‑litre container, not a single litre, and...
Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has told Parliament that South Africa’s prison system is under severe strain, with 169,519 inmates, including more than 63,000 remand detainees,...
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services has criticised the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) after renegotiations of supplier contracts revealed what the committee described as shockingly...
Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald has told Parliament that 2,388 correctional officials were subjected to disciplinary action in the 2025/26 financial year amid investigations into...
It is proving to be a testing time for Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie as allegations against him pile up. Just last week, ActionSA MP Dereleen James filed criminal...