World-renowned Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday after serving just under a decade behind bars for the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. “The Department of Correctional Services [DCS] is able to confirm that Oscar Pistorius is a parolee, effectively from 5 January 2024.[…]
At least 101 of the more than 16,000 inmates released last year as part of a special remission programme are in trouble with the law again. The programme was designed to relieve overcrowding in prisons across the country. But Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has revealed to Parliament that some of[…]
The family and attorney of jailed Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius insist that is he is eligible for parole. The family and Julian Knight are arguing that the Correctional Services Department and the parole board have their dates wrong. However, the department says Pistorius has not yet served his minimum sentence[…]
Parole expert Julian Knight says the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has made clear the conditions under which a prisoner should be released on medical parole. On Monday, the SCA upheld a High Court order which declared former President Jacob Zuma’s release on medical parole irrational, unlawful and unconstitutional. The SCA[…]
LOCAL The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate’s JP Smith has called for an enquiry into the status of hundreds of drug arrest cases made by officials over the past few months. It comes after the Public Prosecutor reportedly released a suspect arrested for possession of mandrax and[…]
Former Paralympian gold medallist Oscar Pistorius is set to spend another festive season in jail. He will only be eligible for parole in March next year. The hopes of Pistorius to spend the festive season at home have been dashed after the Supreme Court of Appeal said he was not yet eligible[…]
A knife-wielding prison parolee was shot dead, allegedly by a 70-year-old pensioner, after he broke into a home in Mpumalanga. Joseph Vilakazi, 39, was previously linked to rape and house robbery cases, about 14 housebreaking and theft cases and assault with intention to cause grievous bodily harm, said police spokesperson[…]
Social media has weighed in on reports that former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius may soon be eligible for parole. Pistorius was initially sentenced to six years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. This was later set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal and[…]
The family of slain music icon Taliep Petersen have broken their silence on the unexpected release of one of the convicted murderers Abdoer-Rasiet Emjedi last month, saying they were “blindsided” by the news. Emjedi was sentenced to 24 years imprisonment, however, was placed on parole last month after having served[…]
Community activists in Cape Town have expressed outrage at amid news that former Colonel Chris Lodewyk Prinsloo was granted parole. In a ground-breaking case in 2016, Prinsloo was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for over 20 cases of racketeering, corruption, and money laundering. His crimes were linked to at least[…]
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