Department adopts school
Acting National Commissioner Ms Nontsikelelo Jolingana announced on Friday,
17 January that the department adopted the Vulamasango Secondary School
in Mangaung.read more
Officials train offenders to be productive
Correctional officials can pat themselves on the back for moulding offenders
into productive members of society.read more
DCS shines at public service awards
An official from Pietermaritzburg Community Corrections, Mr Dennis Williams, and the
Department of Correctional Services were ranked among the best in the public service at
the inaugural National Batho Pele Excellence Awards on Thursday,14
November in Midrand.read more
Electronic Monitoring reduces costs by 66% per offender
The department presented the electronic monitoring of offenders as a viable,
alternative sentencing option to several media houses on Monday,
11 November.read more
Learner Correctional
officials graduate at Kroonstad College
Over 1000 unemployed youth graduated from the
department's learnership programme on Friday,18
October 2013 at Kroonstad in Free State/Northern Cape
(FS/NC) region.read more
Remand detainees get uniform
Scores from towns and village across the OR Tambo District
Municipality turned up at Mthatha Correctional Centre on 24 October to witness the launch
of the Testing Phase of Remand Detainee Uniform and the unveiling of the plaque of the Correctional
Supervision and Parole Board Offices.read more
Minister Opens new generation correctional centre in Brandvlei
Minister Sibusiso Ndebele opened a new generation Correctional Centre built with a
a focus on rehabilitation and reintegration unlike the old correctional centres that were
built when corrections and rehabilitations were
unheard of. read more
Women Correctional Officials hone Skills in Management
Forty-two (42) female senior correctional officials graduated from
the Emerging Management Development Programme (EMDP) and Advanced Management
Development Programme (AMDP) at a ceremony held at Kgoši Mampuru II Management
Area on Friday,11 October. Martina Ramokgopa, Belinda Venter and Nomvuyo
Tshekela passed with distinctions. The latter two obtained 83%
percent, while Ms Tshekela obtained 73%. read more..
Cultural festival lifts spirit of offenders
About 700 offendersfrom across the country descended upon the
Olive Convention Centre in Durban for two days of vibrant song and dance
in celebration of Heritage Month read more..
Ex-offenders ask for a second chance
Problems resulting from having a criminal record as a double punishment were discussed
during an ex-offender Indaba at Spirit World church in Klerksdorp,North West province,
on Wednesday, 25 September.read more ..
Graduating offenders reap fruit of their commitment
Altogether 302 offenders who Sucessfully completed various education and
skills development programmes graduated on 21 September 2013 at
Leeuwkop Management Area.read more
Offenders let off steam in boxing championship
Youth offenders from all regions celebrated Youth Month in style by gauging one another’s
strength and agility at the National Offender Boxing Championship held at East London
Correctional Centre on 28 June. The championship formed part of the Youth Month celebrations.
Sixty offenders aged between 19 and 25 years participated. They made it to the national
championships after winning in their regions. In opening the derby, National Commissioner
Tom Moyane told the contenders that former President Nelson Mandela, who is now fighting
for his life in a Pretoria heart hospital, had been a boxer who also spent time
in incarceration. read me
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