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The Public Protector gave the department 30 days to develop an escape prevention strategy, and guidelines for the Mangaung correctional facility.
The meeting coincided with the escape of inmate Yanga Wayithi from Pollsmoor Correctional Centre this week, and highlighted the urgent need for effective measures to prevent future breaches.
MPs challenge Correctional Services on action plan following Public Protector’s report.
The trial of Thabo Bester and his co-accused has been postponed to July, with unresolved legal matters concerning Nandipha Magudumana's extradition and Bester's appeal for personal items contributing to the delay.
Dr Nandipha Magudumana appeared in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Thursday in the hopes of having the judges rule in her favour.
In a bizarre twist in the Bester escape saga, Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu revealed that Bester's escape status was unknown to officers at the time.
The EFF calls for accountability after a report reveals negligence in Thabo Bester’s escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre.
Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka’s report reveals serious misconduct by the Department of Correctional Services officials in the Thabo Bester escape case, highlighting the need for accountability and transparency within the system.
The Public Protector released a report which found that officials from the Department of Correctional Service acted improperly during Thabo’s Bester’s infamous escape.
Thabo Bester's urgent application to have a laptop in prison has been struck off the court roll.
The advocate wrote in a Facebook post in 2022 that he had always been chasing fame and believed that law would be his golden ticket.
The Department of Correctional Services has responded to allegations from Thabo Bester on his inhumane conditions and the prison facility where he remains in custody
Thabo Bester has bemoaned conditions at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison where he is currently in custody.
The accused face charges of fraud, corruption, assisting an inmate to escape, violation of a body, arson, and defeating the ends of justice.
The case against Thabo Bester, Dr Nandipha Magudumana and seven co-accused has been postponed to July 31.
Gauteng are probing the escape of two suspects who allegedly turned into cats and escaped custody.
In his rant about being treated like the worst inmate in South Africa, Bester told the magistrate that he didn’t like the fact that he could not wear his preferred clothes.
“You honour, I think this is a broken man. It tears me apart to see these people knowing very well that they are suffering for something they know nothing about.
Convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester, on Wednesday asked the court to consider imposing a death sentence on him and release his co-accused.
Thabo Bester, Nandipha Magudumana and seven of their co-accused are expected back in the Free State High Court on Wednesday morning.
Department of Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has praised the country's correctional services for ensuring prisoners were able to vote in a safe and controlled setting.
A look back on the Thabo Bester case and where we are now.
Overall, she says, the documentary, while requiring long hours, was rewarding to make.
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola said the resignation and suspension of staff members in Mangaung will not affect the running of the prison.
A last-minute effort to stop the four-part doccie from airing on the streaming platform, Showmax, on Friday, March 15, failed, and the show made history as it clocked the most first-day viewers of any previous documentaries.