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The then KwaZulu-Natal Correctional Services Commissioner Mnikelwa Nxele previously described eBongweni as a “centre of last resort”.

The JICS hosted a Mental Health and Solitary Confinement seminar in March 2024 to explore the effects of prolonged solitary confinement.

Evidence emerged from the seminar that prolonged solitary confinement harms the mental health of both inmates and officials. 

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This facility will now be home convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester. 

He joins suspected criminal mastermind Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who was transferred from Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in December 2025.

The Department of Correctional…

Kruger National Park: One of the largest game reserves in Africa, Kruger National
Park covers over 19,000 square kilometers and is home to the Big Five: lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, elephants, and buffaloes.

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