Our Ubuntu Learning Community graduates at Brandvlei Correctional Centre have proven that education knows no walls. Since 2018, this partnership between Stellenbosch University and the Department of Correctional Services has united incarcerated learners and SU students in a shared journey of growth, understanding, and humanity.​ Their stories remind us that transformation begins with one step toward knowledge.​ Learn more: https://cutt.ly/YtwwUV5U ​ #StellenboschUniversity #TransformingEducation

Minister Lamola to visit Brandvlei Correctional Facility following the Cape Winelands Fires. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, will tomorrow (Tuesday, 06 February 2024) visit the Brandvlei Management Area following the raging fires in the Cape Winelands that damaged the agricultural stores section in the facility. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) can confirm that all inmates at Brandvlei are accounted for and that there are no injuries to both inmates and

COURT RULES ON NNAMDI KANU'S REQUEST TO BE TRANSFER FROM SOKOTO PRISON. The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused a request by ipob iponk igbo biafra biafrud unity beggars and obedient movement terrorist group leader Nnamdi Kanu to be transferred from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a prison closer to the capital. Kanu, represented by the Legal Aid Council, had asked the court to order the Nigerian Correctional Service to move him either to Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja or Keffi Custodial C

Taxi boss Bonke Makalala is spending another night at the Brandvlei Prison. The State believes it has mounting evidence against him to proceed to trial, with the accused facing six counts against him. Makalala, who owns a fleet of taxis and is an owner of long distance buses, believes that all charges against should be dropped as there’s not enough evidence linking him to them. Makalala was arrested in Pretoria in December last year after the SAPS issued a warrant for his arrest. In the studio w