The Democratic Alliance’s Ward 93 councillor, Annette Deppe, recently called an emergency meeting with Patrick Mathye, regional manager of Johannesburg Water, to address the water cuts and related ...

According to a fellow inmate who wished to remain anonymous, the prisoner slashed his throat at 2am. The source claimed the deceased was due for parole but his incarceration had been extended for ...

Johannesburg - The SA Prisoners’ Organisation for Human Rights (Sapohr) has raised concern about the quality of food served to prisoners at Leeuwkop Prison. Leeuwkop is a large correctional facility ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — One of South Africa’s most popular artists — a “people’s poet” who performed at former President Nelson Mandela’s inauguration — was released from prison Friday after ...

The family of fugitive Czech mobster Radovan Krejcir fears that he could soon be murdered if he isn’t moved out of Leeuwkop maximum prison urgently. “Now, more than ever, we feel like his life is in ...

South African prison services prevented an attempted jail break by Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah, which may limit his chances of parole as punishment, Manelisi Wolela, a prisons spokesman, said.

JOHANNESBURG - The alleged gunman behind the murder of Senzo Meyiwa has requested to be moved from solitary confinement, saying the living conditions hamper his ability to prepare for his trial.

JOHANNESBURG, April 21 (Reuters) - South Africa's Impala Platinum said on Monday it was in negotiations with state-owned electricity company Eskom about getting long-term power for its Leeuwkop ...