The High Court in Pretoria on Monday gave Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula 10 days to decide whether Almond Nofemela should be released on parole, his lawyer said. "The minister must either say yes or no," said attorney Julian Knight who is representing Nofemela. The former apartheid era policeman was on death row when his expose of apartheid hit squads gave him a reprieve. However, he still had to serve a life sentence for the murder of Johannes Lourens on his farm near Brits.
In terms of section 136(3) of the Correctional Services Act, any person sentenced to life in prison before October 1, 2004, is entitled to be considered for parole after serving at least 20 years of the sentence. After 21 years behind bars, his case was submitted to the National Council of Correctional Services for consideration and parole was recommended. Earlier, the department said that the minister was considering the matter, but Knight said that Nofemela's attempt at parole has taken at least two years so far and that he just wanted an answer.
Source: IoL
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Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Cwele new intelligence chair
African National Congress MP Dr Siyabonga Cwele was on Tuesday sworn in by Cape Judge-President John Hlophe as chairperson of Parliament's standing committee on intelligence. Cwele, who has been a member of the committee for two years, replaces ANC colleague Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who was appointed ANC Chief Whip earlier this year.
In welcoming guests to the ceremony, Mapisa-Nqakula said Cwele would have his hands full, as the joint standing committee on intelligence (JSCI) was "the kind of committee that keeps you on your toes for 24 hours a day". She had the utmost confidence in him, as a highly principled man of integrity, to keep the committee united and not to compromise national security. National security came first in the JSCI, no matter "what party you are from", she said.
After taking the oath, Cwele said he intended to build on the firm foundation laid by his predecessors. He was committed to working as part of a team in the committee and to build on its high level of integrity.
In welcoming guests to the ceremony, Mapisa-Nqakula said Cwele would have his hands full, as the joint standing committee on intelligence (JSCI) was "the kind of committee that keeps you on your toes for 24 hours a day". She had the utmost confidence in him, as a highly principled man of integrity, to keep the committee united and not to compromise national security. National security came first in the JSCI, no matter "what party you are from", she said.
After taking the oath, Cwele said he intended to build on the firm foundation laid by his predecessors. He was committed to working as part of a team in the committee and to build on its high level of integrity.
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