A department of correctional services official based at the East London prison in West Bank is in critical condition after being rushed to hospital on Tuesday. The woman is one of 23 officials who have tested positive for Covid-19 at the…
A warder at the East London corrections centre in West Bank, alleged to be “patient zero” — the first person presumed to have introduced Covid-19 into the prison — may face an internal disciplinary charge of “intentional infection” of her…
A female official working at the East London Correctional Centre, in Westbank, has tested positive for Covid-19, the department of correctional services said late on Monday. Correctional services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo told…
The department of correctional services (DCS) held a three-day moral regeneration round-table dialogue between officials and offenders at West Bank prison hall. Under the theme “harnessing moral transformation through dialogue and…
Nicro and the department of correctional services (DCS) launched their Ex-Offender Programme at the West Bank prison hall on Thursday. At the launch, the department renewed its service level agreement with the South African National…
Department of correctional services (DCS) Amathole management area women employees staged a successful team-building session in East London last Thursday. Among subjects on the agenda were breast cancer awareness, sharing common knowledge…
KUSILE Women Empowerment Centre (KWEC) in Stutterheim received a much-needed donation from department of correctional services officials (DCS) from the AmatholeManagement Area last week. The donation included toiletries, goodies for…
UPDATE: In the King William’s Town print edition of the GO! & Express, the wrong photograph was used with this story. The photo, whose caption reads “DCS staff, probationers and offenders”, actually showed members of the Sweetwaters…
IT was a day full of excitement when Department of Correctional Services (DSC) officials were rewarded for decades of service and hard work. The Long Service Award ceremony was held at the Correctional Services Hall in West Bank, East…
The Department of Correctional Services recorded a 76.7% matric pass rate in the 2017 academic year. This is an improvement from the 2016 academic year‚ when the department recorded a 72.1% pass rate. The department said for the third…
Production company visit centres THE department of correctional services (DCS) in the Amathole management area started the build-up to their annual Operation Vala last week with a theatre tour of all their centre facilities by Hoza…
HERITAGE Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and in true fashion by officials from the department of correctional services (DCS) at their King William’s Town office on Friday. Officials representing different cultural groups…
Members of the department of correctional services (DCS) of the Amathole management area did their bit for Mandela Day recently. They visited the SS Gida Children’s Home in Keiskammahoek with loyal partner Nomthunzi Maconde Mali and…
Taking SA forward theme of June 16 event THE Amathole Management Area of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) hosted a youth month commemoration event in the form of youth dialogues at the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg last week.…
