At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

The insurance magnate was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, who he housed after the statesman's divorce in 1992.

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela ...

Vincent Moaga of the South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has called for adequate torture legislation to be implemented in line with the UN CAT. "There have been numerous reports of assaults ...

A court case and a mathematical model expose the risk of TB in South African prisons: Dudley Lee's case reveals how overcrowding and a struggling court system are fuelling a TB epidemic "Everyone is ...

A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly inciting ...

South Africans are furious with the ANC government after it was announced that foreign nationals outnumber locals in some of ...

During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, the 52-year-old actor detailed the extremes he went to while working on the biopic, which documents Mandela’s 27 years in prison in South Africa.

Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. “In 2013, when ...

During the Goma jailbreak, several women were assaulted by male inmates, while the majority perished when the prisoners set ...

Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West prisons hold the highest number of foreign national inmates in South Africa, with 14 920 foreigners behind bars across the country as of January 2025.