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Daily Maverick on MSN11d
Crammed Cape Town prison ‘needs urgent assessment’ after inmate’s murder, four suspensions
Four officials linked to Cape Town’s Goodwood Correctional Centre have been suspended, and management at the jail needs to be ...
Briefly on MSN4d
“Everyone Deserves a 2nd Chance”: Cape Town Man Shares Journey From Incarceration to Mentorship
Ntsika yeThemba Project coordinator Lerato Kossie shared how he went from being locked up for nine months to mentoring teen ...
AllAfrica on MSN7d
South Africa: Presumed Guilty! Years in Prison Awaiting Trial
Remand detainees are people awaiting trial or sentencing who have not been convicted of a crime. Judge Stuart Wilson of the Johannesburg High Court inspected the facility on 3 April 2025. The prison ...
Mother who sold 6-year-old daughter for $1,000 to traditional healer is convicted in South Africa
A South African woman has been convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter. The girl remains missing.
A South African woman is convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter
Kelly Smith and two men were convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking over the disappearance of Smith’s daughter, ...
Poachers have killed over 100 rhinos in South Africa this year
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most ...
The Citizen5d
Northern Cape teen with ‘criminal attitude’ avoids juvenile prison for rape of 7-year-old
A Northern Cape teenage boy has been sentenced to a youth care centre for raping a seven-year-old girl, avoiding juvenile ...
South Africa to hold inquiry into whether prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes were blocked
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an inquiry to establish whether previous governments led by his party ...