Bob Hewitt fiasco: Understanding parole, who gets it and why
Prisoners are not entitled to it – it is not a right but rather a privilege and is conditional.
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has ordered a review of a Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) decision to release convicted rapist and tennis coach Bob Hewitt on parole.
Uyinene Mrwetyana murder suspect fired from post office job
The 42-year-old post office employee who allegedly confessed has been dismissed.
Elderly Cape Town man fined R10K for selling three men into forced labour
Cosian Hendriks reportedly recruited his three victims from Colesburg, trafficking them with promises of employment opportunities.
Man charged with murder after skeletal remains of missing Plett teen found
Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie said her body was found by a man who had taken his dog for a walk in Ladywood on August 5.
Almost entire population of Ecuador has online data leaked
Authorities said the data was allegedly from a server based in the United States.
Ramaphosa’s SANDF extension a waste of resources – ‘gatvol’ resident
A Cape Town local has warned government that they would soon feel how unhappy residents were.
Man shot dead inside bank in Durban North armed robbery
The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the chest during an armed robbery on Monday afternoon.
Army ‘becoming tourists on the Cape Flats’, say some CPFs
Ramaphosa has extended the SANDF’s stay to March 2020, but some community policing forums are suggesting the army is not being used to its maximum potential.
Bob Hewitt’s release makes ‘a joke’ of Ramaphosa’s fight against gender-based violence
The debacle shows that some organs of state are not taking violence against women seriously, says an expert.
Woman arrested after allegedly stabbing husband to death with broken bottle
The women allegedly stabbed her husband in the neck and claimed to not know where she discarded the bottle.
Parliament calls for more sensitivity from SAPS around rape cases
This follows a mother of a child who tried to report a rape twice but failed to do so as she was turned away by the police.
Guards survive after armed men bomb cash-in-transit vehicle in KZN
The vehicle was travelling on the N2 highway when it was stopped by an unidentified number of gunmen.
Missing TUT student traumatised after being found ‘drugged’ two days later – family
The search for his daughter was traumatic for the family, says the victim’s father, who describes the process as ‘hell’.
Winde, Fritz welcome SANDF’s extended stay, but want to see a few changes
The deployment from July 18 until Monday was at a cost of R23m. It is not yet clear how much the extension will cost.
Fake visas put the brakes on driving permit fraud in Stellenbosch
Ten people are wanted for applying for traffic documentation with fake visas, and one has been arrested.
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