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The Department of Correctional Services

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http://www.dcs.gov.za/
Last activity: 06.11.2026
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The Department of Correctional Services is mandated to provide safe and secure incarceration of offe
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91.8K /mo.
Mentions
81

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Location
South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria
Employees
1001-5000
Phone
+27 12 307 2000

Mentions in press and media 81

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Sep 9, 2026Correctional Services suspends four senior officials into allegations of fraud related to a coal supply tenderThe Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, has announced the suspension of four senior officials within the Department, including the Chief Financial Officer, pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of fra...
Aug 28, 2026Correctional Services hosts Women in Sport Empowerment Seminar, 27 to 28 AugThe Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will host a Women in Sport Empowerment Seminar at the St Albans Management Area in Gqeberha from 27 to 28 August 2026. A session that reaffirms the Department’s commitment to the empowerment, de...
Jul 1, 2026Correctional Services on full management and operational responsibility of Mangaung Correctional CentreThe Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has officially assumed full management and operational responsibility of Mangaung Correctional Centre, now renamed Grootvlei Maximum Correctional Centre. The facility will operate under the Groo...
May 29, 2026Correctional Services responds to amaBhungane article on parole absconders and community correctionsCorrectional Services responds to amaBhungane article on parole absconders and community corrections The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has noted the amaBhungane article on parole absconders, community corrections and offender mo...
Mar 31, 2026Correctional Services condemns irregular telephonic interview between offender Jermaine Prim and eNCAThe Department of Correctional Services (DCS) strongly condemns the telephonic interview conducted between eNCA and offender Jermaine Prim at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre. A full-scale investigation has been instituted to determine ...
Mar 17, 2026Correctional Services confirms rearrest of escaped offender Thulani GcalekaThe Department of Correctional Services confirms the rearrest of escaped offender, Thulani Gcaleka, in the early hours of Tuesday, 17 March 2026, in the Gauteng Province. Offender Gcaleka had been on the run since his escape on 5 February 2...
Feb 9, 2026President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opens Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy, 11 FebPresident Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, officially open the Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy at the Drakenstein Correctional Facility. Drakenstein Correctional Facility, formerly known as Victor Verster Prison, h...
Jan 30, 2026Correctional Services transfers offender Thabo Bester to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional FacilityThe Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirms the transfer of offender Thabo Bester to eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility. It has to be emphasised that offender transfers are a routine practice, guided by established sec...
Sep 16, 2025Correctional Services hosts Parole Review Summit, 22 to 23 SeptA National Parole Review Summit, scheduled for 22–23 September 2025 at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility, is set to mark a turning point for South Africa’s criminal justice system. The parole system has long been a subject of intense n...
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What has the press written about The Department of Correctional Services?

Parsers VC has collected 81 articles mentioning The Department of Correctional Services, among them “Correctional Services suspends four senior officials into allegations of fraud related to a coal supply tender” (Sep 9, 2026) and “Correctional Services hosts Women in Sport Empowerment Seminar, 27 to 28 Aug” (Aug 28, 2026).

Is The Department of Correctional Services still active?

Yes, The Department of Correctional Services is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 6, 2026.