EDITORIAL | Correctional services minister needs to tighten the lock on high-risk parolees

The sheer volume of parolees makes evaluation and monitoring a laborious task

02 April 2025 - 04:30

Sickening details of how double murderer Rassie Nkuna built a house and purchased a BMW and a Land Cruiser while in prison with the money he received from a cash-in-transit heist are revealed in a damning report exposing negligence at multiple correctional facilities and a lapse in the parole system...

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