The Public Protector gave the department 30 days to develop an escape prevention strategy, and guidelines for the Mangaung ...

The Correctional Services portfolio committee isn't in favour of privately-run prisons being in operation beyond their current contracts.

The prison escape comes as the DCS briefs parliament on actions taken from the Public Protector's report on Thabo Bester.

The Department of Correctional Services was criticised on Tuesday when it briefed Parliament on its action plan to comply ...

Concerns persist over security at the facility, particularly after the dramatic escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo ...

Recent prison escapes in South Africa highlight the urgent need for the Department of Correctional Services to formulate a ...

“Anti-corruption and fraud policies were developed and approved,” he said.

It’s been three years since Bester escaped from the privately run Mangaung Correctional Centre, but the matter is still not ...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says it has met all recommendations set by the public protector to develop an ...

Sergeant Nombi Bokamoso Peter’s sterling and meticulous investigations have led to a collective five life terms and 337 years in prison for 32 rapists.

A strategy to prevent escapes has been developed, the Department of Correctional Services has informed parliament.