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Serial housebreaker on parole dies after holding up a pensioner

A knife-wielding prison parolee was shot dead, allegedly by a 70-year-old pensioner, after he broke into a home in Mpumalanga. Joseph Vilakazi, 39, was previously linked to rape and house robbery cases, about 14 housebreaking and theft cases and assault with intention to cause grievous bodily harm, said police spokesperson Col Donald Mdhluli. He had been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and was out on parole. The circumstances around the […]

5 October 2022

News

‘My heart goes out to the Steenkamp family’ — Mzansi weighs in on possible parole for Oscar Pistorius

Social media has weighed in on reports that former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius may soon be eligible for parole. Pistorius was initially sentenced to six years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. This was later set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal and replaced with a sentence of 23 years and five months. Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo told Newzroom Afrika inmates may […]

8 November 2021

News

Family speak out against premature release of entertainer Taliep Petersen’s murderer

The family of slain music icon Taliep Petersen have broken their silence on the unexpected release of one of the convicted murderers Abdoer-Rasiet Emjedi last month, saying they were "blindsided" by the news. Emjedi was sentenced to 24 years imprisonment, however, was placed on parole last month after having served 11 years behind bars. In a statement to the media today, the family said after several calls to correctional services […]

3 December 2020

News

Processing of 19k inmates granted presidential amnesty questioned, after parole granted to former CT Colonel

Community activists in Cape Town have expressed outrage at amid news that former Colonel Chris Lodewyk Prinsloo was granted parole. In a ground-breaking case in 2016, Prinsloo was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for over 20 cases of racketeering, corruption, and money laundering. His crimes were linked to at least nine-million rand’s worth of lethal weapons found to have been handed to local gangsters. It comes amid unrelenting shooting incidents […]

21 October 2020

Local

President Ramaphosa apologises to Van Wyk family

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his embarrassment over the government’s failure to deliver on its promises to the family of Tazne Van Wyk. Tazne’s family were promised improved living conditions from Ramaphosa and his government, but seven months later has not come through on this promise. Tazne was raped and killed in February this year and the discovery of her body caused outrage across the country. This especially when it was […]

5 September 2020

Local

Prison officials summoned by Lamola to address parole system ‘flaws’

High-ranking officials in the Department of Correctional Services and secretaries of parole boards have been summoned to an urgent meeting with Justice Minister Ronald Lamola to "address the flaws of the parole system". On Tuesday, the department released a statement indicating Lamola was taking action after high-profile child kidnap and murder cases were reported in the Western Cape in the past month. He echoed the concerns of South Africans around […]

4 March 2020

Local

Ramaphosa apologies for the parole of Tazne van Wyk murder suspect

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will be engaging with police management about complaints that officers did not respond effectively in the 8-year-old Tazne Van Wyk murder case. Van Wyk’s body was found in a stormwater drain in Worcester last week. The President met with the family and parents of the little girl, saying the suspect should not be granted bail and must receive a lengthy prison sentence. Ramaphosa also says […]

26 February 2020

News

Gender activists oppose parole for Dr Omar Sabadia

Two NGOS working with abused women says it strongly opposes parole to Dr Omar Sabadia, convicted of killing his wife in 1996. Dr Sabadia was supposed to be released on parole this week – after serving only 20 years of a 50-year sentence. His wife Zahida went missing in February 1996 and her body was found 22 days later, tied to a tree in Ga-Rankuwa. Her husband led a team […]

21 June 2018

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