The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld the conviction and life sentence of Alpheus Molopo, rejecting his appeal against a murder and housebreaking conviction that...
The inquiry into the death of Anele Tembe was postponed on Monday after the presiding magistrate became unavailable due to a medical emergency. The inquest had...
Government figures show a tiny fraction of drug prosecutions result in convictions, and many cases are withdrawn a trend that campaigners say underlines calls to treat...
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...
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...
For years, South Africans have complained about cracks in the country’s criminal justice system. Now, those cracks are starting to look more like fault lines. The...
South Africa’s slow grind toward reform might finally be picking up pace and, somewhat surprisingly, it is the criminal justice system leading the charge. Fresh data...
Confusion around recent high-profile arrests has prompted the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to step in and set the record straight. At the centre of the clarification...
A crisis quietly slipping through police hands Imagine a country where every week, inmates walk out of police custody and most never return. For South Africans,...