The only evidence Muller presents that “Prisons abroad are being run efficiently and humanely with much clearer accountability” are the examples of the GEO company and the unrelated privatisation of cemeteries. Let us be clear about GEO – it is an example of what we do not want our prisons to become

Prisons are assets with huge demand and consume a large portion of public capital

Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester retells a scandal already splashed across headlines — but does it add insight or merely feed obsession?

SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff

She will argue in the Supreme Court of Appeal that her constitutional rights were violated through her ‘forced return’ to South Africa

Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester showed police officers a fraudulent identity document after being apprehended for speeding in July 2022

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The convicted rapist and murderer represented himself in his prison escape case at the Free State high court, after his fifth attorney withdrew from the matter

Promises by MPs to call further witnesses and to produce a report for debate in the National Assembly have not materialised

The upcoming elections are a vital opportunity to return safety and equality to our communities