Estimates suggest that as many as 85 to 95 percent of offenders return to crime and serious questions are being raised about whether that goal is being achieved. Is the Department of Correctional Services truly reforming offenders?

The National Briefing · Apr 15, 2026 · 22m

Estimates suggest that as many as 85 to 95 percent of offenders return to crime and serious questions are being raised about whether that goal is being achieved. Is the Department of Correctional Services truly reforming offenders?

Guest: Thabiso Matshaba - Professor on the Department of Corrections Management, School of Criminal Justice in the College of Law: UNISA

Guest: Golden Miles Bhudu. National spokesperson of South African Prisoners Organization for Human Rights (SAPOHR)

Guest: Singabakho Nxumalo - Correctional Services Spokesperson