With the inmate population reaching 166,924, the Department of Correctional Services faces significant challenges in managing overcrowding and funding ...

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma was returned to prison on Friday to comply with a ruling that his release on ill health was unlawful – but was freed after just an hour under a ...

The South African government has now taken over management of the maximum security prison and has announced that the G4S contract to manage the prison will not be renewed when it expires in 2026.