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Kgosi Mampuru sources claimed that negligence was rife at the facility, resulting in the suspicious deaths of inmates, as well as the brazen escape of 9 December 2020. (Oupa Nkosi, M&G)
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Escapees still at large amid negligence allegations at Tshwane prison

The escape of violent offenders has exposed a slew of alleged negligent deaths at Kgosi Mampuru prison

  • Khaya Koko
4 min read
Members of the South African Police Service survey the scene of the alleged drive-by shooting in Melville. (Image via Micah Reddy)
DHASHEN MOODLEY

​Deadly shooting targets New Year’s revellers in Melville

Two people were fatally shot and six others wounded in the early hours of January 1

  • Simon Allison
  • Dhashen Moodley
4 min read