RC 260825702Bongani Bingwa
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Prison overcrowding dominated the programme, with the inspecting judge warning of inhumane conditions, uncertain inmate deaths and risks around repatriating foreign prisoners.
- 07:20
Inspecting judge Lee Bozalek described remand cells built for 40 or 50 people holding up to 90, with some inmates sleeping on floors beneath bunk beds.
- 07:22
More than 30,000 foreign nationals are in South African correctional facilities; Bozalek urged safeguards ensuring transferred prisoners serve a meaningful portion of their sentences abroad.
- 07:27
Of 44 unnatural inmate deaths recorded in the first quarter of 2026, 39 remain undetermined pending post-mortems, toxicology and other tests that can take years.
- 06:52
The global arms trade generated $679 billion in 2024, with US companies accounting for $334 billion, while secrecy and alleged corruption obscure who profits from wars.
- 08:44
Rassie Erasmus selected Andre Pollard to start at flyhalf against New Zealand in Cape Town, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu dropping to the bench.