South African ‘blade runner’ was released on parole last year after murdering his girlfriend in 2013 and has opted to keep a ...

Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

Anti-apartheid activist and the late former president Nelson Mandela’s friend, Mac Maharaj, described former president Jacob ...

The Pollsmoor Correctional Centre inmate who escaped from the facility in Cape Town this week, has been rearrested. The Department of Correctional Services confirmed that 35-year-old Yanga Wayithi was ...

Former Ugandan presidential candidate Kizza Besigye's health has deteriorated dramatically after launching a hunger strike to ...

By Spoorthy Raman A South African court in January sentenced four poachers to several years in prison for two separate crimes ...

A hunt has been launched for a man who escaped from Pollsmoor Prison while part of a work team carrying out maintenance on ...

Police have initiated a manhunt for Yanga Wayithi, a prisoner who escaped from Pollsmoor Prison, prompting authorities to ...

Madiba spent 18 years as a political prisoner on Robben Island and was later moved to other prisons on the mainland before ...

Nujoma was not perfect, of course. Amending the Constitution to allow himself a third term as president in 1999 was very ...

Cape Town - A manhunt has been launched for a prisoner who meticulously planned his escape from Pollsmoor Correctional Centre ...

A former Top 10 student at student became a high-achieving matriculant while behind bars. The inmate got his act together for ...