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Suu Kyi
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Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi sent to solitary confinement in prison

Euthanasia
News

‘Right-to-die’: South African doctor freed after 3 year euthanasia sentence

How to murder your husband
News

‘How to murder your husband’ writer sentenced to life in prison

Suu Kyi
World News

Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi sent to solitary confinement in prison

Euthanasia
News

‘Right-to-die’: South African doctor freed after 3 year euthanasia sentence

How to murder your husband
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‘How to murder your husband’ writer sentenced to life in prison

JMPD: Convicted killers escape
News

JMPD: Convicted killers escape jail, kidnap baby in Fourways robbery

By Thabo Baloyi10-09-2021 05:16

The two men invaded a house in Fourways not too long after escaping from Leeuwkop Prison, and fled the home with an infant

Jacob Zuma'S DAUGHTER Lindiwe Sisulu riot instigator
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‘Haters must heal, it’s president Zuma day ALL DAY!’ says Dudu

By Andrea Chothia07-09-2021 16:32

Jacob Zuma’s daughter Dudu has taken to Twitter once again and is overjoyed that he no longer has to serve out his sentence in prison.

Jacob Zuma Tax
News

‘Patently unlawful’: DA to have Zuma’s medical parole decision reviewed

By Andrea Chothia07-09-2021 13:27

The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants to make 100% sure that all the correct processes were followed in Jacob Zuma obtaining medical parole.

Eskom financial controller
News

Man gets 20 years imprisonment for attempted murder and hijacking

By Corné van Zyl30-07-2021 07:30

A 43-year-old man in the Northern Cape was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempted murder and hijacking.

Jacob Zuma Tax
News

Jacob Zuma ‘having serious issues in prison’, spokesperson claims

By Tom Head20-07-2021 14:12

On Tuesday, Mzwanele Manyi revealed that prison has been no walk in the park for Jacob Zuma – and uBaba is struggling with ‘a number of issues’

Jacob Zuma Tax
News

Jacob Zuma will welcome his first visitors to Estcourt Prison on Thursday

By Tom Head15-07-2021 08:47

For the first time since his arrest, Jacob Zuma will meet with visitors at Estcourt Prison – here’s who will be granted an audience with the ex-president.

Jacob Zuma Tax
Opinion

Is Jacob Zuma going to jail a good thing?

By Natale Labia09-07-2021 11:28

Zuma going to jail will not solve Eskom’s woes, repair battered state finances, roll out vaccines and get through the critical reforms needed to ensure the country doesn’t enter into a debt spiral.

Jacob Zuma prison
News

Prison privileges: Visits, TV and phone calls? Here’s what Zuma’s in for

By Andrea Chothia08-07-2021 14:20

The department of correctional services said Jacob Zuma would be treated like any other offender but what does that look like exactly?

Jacob Zuma parole
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Just In: Zuma eligible for parole after serving a quarter of his sentence

By Andrea Chothia08-07-2021 13:04

While former president Jacob Zuma is expected to serve 15 months in prison, he will be eligible for parole. Here’s what you need to know.

Living it up: ‘Terminally ill’
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Living it up: ‘Terminally ill’ golfer Schabir Shaik’s medical parole re-examined

By Erene Roux08-07-2021 11:40

Is Jacob Zuma going to stay behind bars, or will we see him granted a Schabir Shaik-like medical parole, giving him the opportunity to relax at his fire pool in Nkandla?

zuma prison photos
News

JUST IN: Zuma has arrived at the Escourt Correctional Centre in KZN

By Corné van Zyl08-07-2021 01:47

The convoy of cars leaving the Nkandla homestead at high speed before midnight has just arrived at the Escourt correctional facility.

Jacob Zuma parole
News

Watch: All the times Jacob Zuma said he was ‘not afraid of prison’

By Tom Head02-07-2021 16:40

We’re not sure if anyone knows, but Jacob Zuma *might* not be a man of his word? Msholozi, now fighting to avoid prison, has certainly changed his tune.

Correctional cuisine: What cou
Lifestyle

Correctional cuisine: What could be on Zuma’s presidential prison platter?

By Erene Roux30-06-2021 13:00

Jacob Zuma will not have the luxury of a state-of-the-art kitchen as Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had in his custom-built prison.

Mpumalanga fraud
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Forbidden love: Catering manager jailed for ‘intimate affair’ with prisoner

By Cheryl Kahla21-05-2021 19:59

Annette Causey recently made headlines when her relationship with a prison inmate at the Hindley jail in Greater Manchester came to light.

Prison break escape kzn
News

KZN Prison break latest: 16 men still on the run after brazen escape

By Dan Meyer29-04-2021 15:27

After armed men staged an audacious prison break on Wednesday, KZN police are scrambling to track down 16 of the 45 prisoners who got loose.

Prison sex Durban
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Another prison sex scandal: Durban inmate gets intimate with ‘senior official’

By Tom Head26-04-2021 12:48

Someone needs to pour cold water on these occupants and officials inside KZN’s jails: Yet another ‘prison sex scandal’ has rocked the province this week.

Prison SEX VIDEO ncome
News

KZN prison sex video: Wardens fired, inmate given harsh punishment

By Tom Head15-04-2021 08:22

A warden and an inmate caught ‘having it off’ in a leaked prison sex video have been shown no mercy by a disciplinary panel in Ncome, KZN.

Prison SEX VIDEO ncome
Offbeat

‘No suicides, no marriages’: KZN prison sex scandal engulfed by fake news

By Tom Head18-03-2021 13:01

A prisoner-guard romp inside this KZN prison has become a major talking point across South Africa – but several facts have been distorted by fake news.

Prison SEX VIDEO ncome
News

KZN prisoner sex tape ‘now on major porn site’ – here’s why it’s illegal to share

By Tom Head17-03-2021 14:32

The worst-case scenario has become a reality for SA’s Justice Department: The KZN prisoner-guard sex tape has, illegaly, been uploaded to a ‘leading porn site’.

Prison SEX VIDEO ncome
News

Watch: Damning video clip shows KZN prison guard having sex with inmate

By Tom Head17-03-2021 09:41

Both a prisoner and a guard at the Ncome facility in KZN are facing disciplinary action, after they were filmed having sex inside the jail.

Eleven mistakes on your tax re
Lifestyle

Eleven mistakes on your tax return that could land you in jail

By Erene Roux08-02-2021 14:50

A new set of law amendments has given SARS the power to imprison citizens should they not comply.

Raphael Rowe describes being l
Lifestyle

Raphael Rowe describes being locked up in SA prison for Netflix docu-series

By Erene Roux19-01-2021 14:59

Broadcast journalist Raphael Rowe was locked up in Brandvlei Correctional Centre in the Western Cape, home to the notorious Number gangs.

Leeuwkop correctional centre prisoners
News

Two sentenced prisoners escape Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre

By Andrea Chothia09-12-2020 11:30

A manhunt has been launched following the escape of two sentenced prisoners from the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre.

ronaldinho
Soccer

Ronaldinho released after five-month detention in Paraguay

By Zaahid Nanabhay25-08-2020 17:14

Ronaldinho has finally been released by Paraguayan authorities after being locked up for five months due to a forged passport

prisoners foreign nationals
News

Eastern Cape prison break: Eight escapees on the loose

By Thabo Baloyi24-08-2020 17:37

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape, the men are believed to be very dangerous and members of the public have been warned to not approach them, but instead make contact with law enforcement

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