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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO BAT

Ban on cigarette sales will remain, says minister

Minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu has ruled out any possibility of talks with the cigarette industry, saying the cabinet will not back down on its decision to ban the sale of cigarettes. The government is taking a hard line and…

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The department said it was awaiting results of all other offenders who had been tested. Minister Ronald Lamola visited the centre on Sunday.Image: AFP
EAST LONDON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

Plans under way to remove babies of offenders from East London prison after Covid-19 outbreak

The correctional services department is making plans for babies of two offenders at an East London female prison to be taken to their mothers’ families after cases of Covid-19 at the correctional facility. There are 26 confirmed…

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The pass rate for prisoners who wrote their 2019 matric exams behind bars was 82.6%.Image: Sandile Ndlovu
2019 INMATE MATRIC RESULTS

Prisoners excel in 2019 matric exams, scoring 82.6% pass rate

The department of correctional services on Thursday announced that 82.6% of inmates who wrote their 2019 matric exams passed. Speaking in Kimberley at the Tswelopele Correctional Centre on Thursday, minister of justice and correctional…

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