EDITORIAL | SA’s parole system in desperate need of rehabilitation

Possible release of killers shocks victims’ families, who are realising the reassurance of life sentences does not last

04 July 2021 - 20:08 By sunday times daily

In May, SA celebrated when convicted rapist Sello Abram Mapunya, who raped and robbed 56 women in Tshwane over a five-year period, was jailed for no fewer than 1,088 years. It felt like a victory: finally, a man who ruined too many lives will be locked away from society forever. ..

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