The Department of Correctional Services have freed Jacob Zuma after receiving the medical report, but have not provided further details of the report. The prisons service placed former President Jacob Zuma on medical parole, less than two months into his 15 month sentence for contempt of court.
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Zuma Does a Schabir Shaik and Gets Put on Medical Parole Immediately! ANC Leadership Still Protecting Zuma?
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It pays to be a criminal in SA – Sorghum beer, drugs found in Westville prison search
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A routine search at the Westville Medium B prison in Durban on Monday resulted in the confiscation of a number of prohibited items such as sorghum beer and drugs, the department of correctional services said. The search was part of the department’s annual Operation Vala security campaign, which resulted in numerous unauthorised items being confiscated..
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A waste of money:- Should ex-offenders in South Africa get a resettlement grant?
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The grant proposal by the Department of Correctional Services is an innovative idea and should be taken seriously.
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WATCH | ‘Where’s your gun?’: ‘Drunk’ prison warder on duty caught on camera
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A video circulating on social media shows what looks like a prison official drunk while on duty. DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the department was aware of the video and is appalled by it. It is unclear when the incident took place. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is appalled by a video of a..
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It pays to be a criminal in South-Africa since unemployed ex-offenders will now receive a social grant for a transitional period after serving their sentences
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South Africa’s prison authorities have proposed paying unemployed ex-offenders a social grant for a transitional period after serving their sentences. The grant would provide thousands who re-enter society every year with some income while they try to put their lives back together. Ex-offenders with a criminal record find it hard to reintegrate into society when..
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Convicted Fraudster, Schabir Shaik is too busy to go to jail
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Schabir Shaik is not being hauled back to jail. Instead the convicted fraudster is “very busy” at his Morningside home in Durban.
On Monday as hundreds of Twitter and Facebook users shared a hoax tweet claiming that he was going to be rearrested‚ the terminally ill parolee’s schedule was full.
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Riot breaks out at Pretoria prison – inmates are tired of the way they are treated
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Prisoners serving life and long term sentences at Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru II prison rioted on Sunday afternoon. The injury count ranged from two to 19‚ as prisoners disputed the official count. The fighting‚ which prompted prison authorities to call in Department of Correctional Services specialised units‚ is over prisoners’ unhappiness with how issues around parole..
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