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Oscar Pistorius was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyer eyes ‘immediate release’ if he gets parole

The former former Paralympian was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013

Child killer: Norman Afzal Simons, the ‘Station Strangler’, arrives at the Kuils River magistrate’s court, Cape Town, in June 1994. (Leon Muller/AFP)

Locked in: Parole system in South Africa works for no one

Reform is on the cards while life sentences pile up, causing major delays in applications

Eight-year-old Tazne Van Wyk who was found dead in a drainpipe outside the town of Worcester. (Jaco Marais)

Tazné van Wyk murder accused admits to absconding parole

Moyhdian Pangkaeker evaded the justice system for about four years during which time he twice absconded while on parole. He faces 27 charges, 24 of which he allegedly committed…

Former Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa.

Andile Lungisa: Early parole for the house of truth

Disgraced Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa calls for a change of leadership in the ANC immediately after being released on parole

On parole: Former Azanian People’s Liberation Army member Kenny Motsamai (left), stands next to prophet Paseka ‘Mboro’ Motsoeneng after his release from prison in 2016. (Jabu Kumalo/Gallo Images/Daily Sun)

Clicks-bait: EFF MP’s new parole probe

Kenny Motsamai, a parolee who is also an EFF MP, could be sent back to jail if correctional services finds he violated his parole conditions

Eight-year-old Tazne Van Wyk who was found dead in a drainpipe outside the town of Worcester. (Jaco Marais)

South Africa’s parole system has failed child victims

Justice minister embarks on parole reform after recent murders of two Western Cape children allegedly by parolees

Kanya Cekeshe is one of about 9% of prison inmates who fall under the special dispensation

#FeesMustFall activist Kanya Cekeshe eligible for immediate parole

Sentence remissions announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa means that about 9% of inmates are eligible for a reduced sentence

Janusz Walus during a Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing. (Reuters)

Hani killer expected to apply for parole, again

Janusz Walus is expected to return to the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday morning to once again apply for parole

Dignity denied: The justice minister has admitted the delay in releasing Oscar Pistorius was a result of his bowing to public pressure and was without legal basis.

Pistorius injustice demeans us

The timing of the extrajudicial decision to delay the athlete’s release was inhuman and degrading.

Good behaviour paroles de Kock

While Clive Derby-Lewis is not recognised as being terminally ill enough, Apartheid commander Eugene de Kock has been released on parole.

Eugene de Kock.

De Kock gets parole but Derby-Lewis’ medical parole rejected

Justice minister says former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock will be released on parole while Clive Derby-Lewis remains behind bars.

Christoff Bekker

Two of Waterkloof Four appear before parole board after video

Two of the Waterkloof Four have appeared before the parole board, pending a review, following a leaked video showing them drinking alcohol in jail.

Waterkloof Four released under parole conditions

The Waterkloof Four have been released from prison under strict parole conditions, including regular reporting to a corrections office in Pretoria.

Electronic monitoring for parolees ‘a giant leap forward’, says Ndebele

Parolees, people out on bail and those awaiting trial are to be monitored using ankle bracelets, says Correctional Services Minister Sbu Ndebele.

New life for ex-Hard Livings leader Staggie

Former Hard Livings leader Staggie is being helped by Pastor Ivan Waldeck. But the fact that Waldeck was once a member of the same gang irks police.

Derby-Lewis to challenge parole denial

Derby-Lewis to challenge parole denial

Convicted murderer Clive Derby-Lewis plans to challenge the department of correctional services on its decision not to grant him parole.

Derby-Lewis to challenge parole denial

No parole for Derby-Lewis yet

The Department of Correctional Services said they are still waiting for further information before they decide on bail for Clive Derby-Lewis.

Derby-Lewis’s cancer ‘worse than expected’

Derby-Lewis’s cancer ‘worse than expected’

Chris Derby-Lewis’s lawyer issued a statement on Thursday saying that the convicted murderer’s cancer has spread.

Parole board to pronounce on Derby-Lewis within 30 days

Board expected to study all submissions and make their final recommendations to the National Council on Correctional Services within 30 days.

‘Slap on the wrist’ for Shaik after parole violations

In what the opposition has described as a ”slap on the wrist”, fraud convict Schabir Shaik has been given a formal warning after parole violations.