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Western Cape fugitive Yanga Wayithi back behind prison walls

12th February 2025

The Department of Correctional Services has re-arrested a man who escaped from Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. According to the department, Yanga Wayithi was...

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SA’s first black woman nuclear scientist ‘was source of pride’

12th February 2025

South Africa’s first black woman nuclear scientist, Senamile Masango, has been remembered as one of the scientists who inspired thousands in the...

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Workers unhappy with new contracts beat municipality in court

12th February 2025

The Steve Tshwete local municipality in Mpumalanga has been ordered to pay four employees who worked in its licensing department six months’...

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Parly committee concerned about prison escape presentation

11th February 2025

A strategy to prevent escapes has been developed, the Department of Correctional Services has informed parliament. A portfolio committee convened in Cape...

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Man jailed for six months for theft and trespassing escapes

11th February 2025

Yanga Wayithi, a 35-year-old prisoner, has broken out of Pollsmoor Correctional Centre, according to a Department of Correctional Services statement released on...