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The Psychological Impact of the Release of the Station Strangler: A Clinical Perspective

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The imminent release of Norman ‘Afzal’ Simons, the man accused of being the ‘Station Strangler’, has ignited a wave of concern and fear in the Cape Flats community. Nearly 30 years after his arrest, Simons will be subjected to stringent parole conditions when he is released on Thursday, 20th July 2023. Clinical psychologist, Mark de la Rey from Netcare Akeso Kenilworth shed light on the potential psychological […]

today18 July 2023

Local

It’s 33 years since Mandela’s release from prison

Saturday marks 33 years since the late Nelson Mandela was released from the then Victor Verster Prison in Paarl in February 1990. He was released after serving almost 27 years in prison. Mandela and seven other accused where sentenced to life imprisonment in June 12, 1964 after they were convicted of sabotage. He served 18 years in Robben Island from 1964 to 1982 before he was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison […]

today11 February 2023

Local

‘Imminent release of Janusz Walus, is a painful moment for most South Africans’: Cosatu

The Congress of South African Trade Unions says the imminent release of Chris Hani’s killer – Janusz Walus, is a painful moment for most South Africans. Walus is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed in prison at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria this week. Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says Walus is in a stable condition. He was due to be released on Thursday after being granted parole […]

today5 December 2022

International

Israeli court releases imam detained over anti- occupation activism

The Israeli Supreme Court approved on Thursday the appeal filed by the defence committee for Palestinian citizen of Israel, Sheikh Yousef Al-Baz, 64, from the city of Lod and ordered to place him under restrictive conditions. The Supreme Court returned Al-Baz's case file to the Israeli District Court in Lod to determine the conditions for his release by electronic registration. On 10 August, the Lod District Court extended Sheikh Al-Baz's […]

today23 September 2022

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