South Africa National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza on June 17 swore in lesbian feminist Palomino Jama as a new MP.

South Africa has reopened the investigation into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko — 48 years after he was killed in police custody.

The Department of Correctional Services is facing mounting pressure over its handling of deaths in custody after briefing parliament on alarming statistics that show 422 deaths remain unconfirmed or ...

University of Johannesburg professors Ugljesa Radulovic and Tina Uys recently published a paper highlighting stories of a ...

A prison warden’s payslip showing salary, allowances, and deductions was revealed online, sparking debate about transparency and real take-home pay.

JOHANNESBURG -- South African opposition leader Julius Malema was found guilty Wednesday of breaking firearm laws in a 2018 ...

South Africa is moving forward with plans to transfer foreign prisoners back to their home countries, addressing prison overcrowding and international cooperation.

South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of illegal possession of a gun and firing it in ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Five men deported by the United States to Eswatini in July have been held in a maximum-security prison in the African nation for seven weeks without charge or ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her ...

Thabo Bester had argued the documentary would affect his trial for allegedly faking his death to escape prison.