Honouring Mandela’s Legacy Through Action 🇿🇦 On Nelson Mandela Day, 18 July 2025, a historic step was taken at Drakenstein Correctional Centre as groundwork officially began on the Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy. This important institution will be a global centre of excellence dedicated to promoting humane incarceration in line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners — the Nelson Mandela Rules. The Minister of Correctional Services in South Africa,
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Honouring Mandela’s Legacy Through Action 🇿🇦 On Nelson Mandela Day, 18 July 2025, a historic step was taken at Drakenstein Correctional Centre as groundwork officially began on the Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy. This important institution will be a global centre of excellence dedicated to promoting humane incarceration in line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners — the Nelson Mandela Rules. The Minister of Correctional Services in South Africa,
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela - Victor Verster Prison (Drakenstein) - Walk to Freedom
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela - Victor Verster Prison (Drakenstein) - Walk to Freedom
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At the foot of the Drakenstein mountains, where Nelson Mandela walked free, we gather to run — not just for distance, but for meaning. Join the 27 for Freedom Race on 7 February 2026 at Drakenstein Correctional Centre. Choose your distance: 27 km, 10 km, or 5 km — and be part of the legacy that celebrates freedom, unity, and hope. 📅 Register now: www.topevents.co.za #27ForFreedom #RunForFreedom #MandelaLegacy #SouthAfrica #DrakensteinCorrectionalCentre #FreedomRace #DCS #UnityInMotion #Heritage
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At the foot of the Drakenstein mountains, where Nelson Mandela walked free, we gather to run — not just for distance, but for meaning. Join the 27 for Freedom Race on 7 February 2026 at Drakenstein Correctional Centre. Choose your distance: 27 km, 10 km, or 5 km — and be part of the legacy that celebrates freedom, unity, and hope. 📅 Register now: www.topevents.co.za #27ForFreedom #RunForFreedom #MandelaLegacy #SouthAfrica #DrakensteinCorrectionalCentre #FreedomRace #DCS #UnityInMotion #Heritage
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30th anniversary of Mandela's release from prison
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30th anniversary of Mandela's release from prison
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'On the Balcony' is a short documentary that commemorates 11/02/1990, the day the late Mandela was released from Drakenstein Correctional Centre in Paarl. This inspiring documentary also showcases the Madiba statue at the City Hall in 07/2018, the statue created by Dali Tambo. Check out the Madiba Legacy Route here: https://bit.ly/3paSLVI | Discoverctwc
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'On the Balcony' is a short documentary that commemorates 11/02/1990, the day the late Mandela was released from Drakenstein Correctional Centre in Paarl. This inspiring documentary also showcases the Madiba statue at the City Hall in 07/2018, the statue created by Dali Tambo. Check out the Madiba Legacy Route here: https://bit.ly/3paSLVI | Discoverctwc
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#nelsonmandelarulestrainingacademy #nelsonmandelarules #DCS #Drakenstein | The Department of Correctional Services
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#nelsonmandelarulestrainingacademy #nelsonmandelarules #DCS #Drakenstein | The Department of Correctional Services
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Watch| The Department of Correctional Services is today (18 July 2025), breaking ground on the new Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy at Drakenstein Management Area, Western Cape. This milestone honours Madiba's legacy and commitment to humane treatment of inmates, upholding the Nelson Mandela Rules. #NelsonMandelaRules #CorrectionalServices #CorrectionsAtWork #Rehabilitation | The Department of Correctional Services
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Watch| The Department of Correctional Services is today (18 July 2025), breaking ground on the new Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy at Drakenstein Management Area, Western Cape. This milestone honours Madiba's legacy and commitment to humane treatment of inmates, upholding the Nelson Mandela Rules. #NelsonMandelaRules #CorrectionalServices #CorrectionsAtWork #Rehabilitation | The Department of Correctional Services
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Drakenstein prison, former Victor Verster begins Mandela month
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#nelsonmandelarulestrainingacademy #nelsonmandelarules #DCS #Drakenstein | The Department of Correctional Services
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The Mother City honours Nelson Mandela's memory in many ways
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Dignitaries gather at the Mandela House at Drakenstein Correctional services. In 1982 Mandela was transferred from the maximum security prison on Robben Island, a small island in Table Bay, to Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, Cape Town. From there, Mandela was moved to the then Victor Verster Prison on 9 December 1988, where he lived in a private house inside the prison compound. Victor Verster, a farm prison, was often used as a stepping stone for releasing lower-risk political prisoners. Mandela ser
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#Shorts#NelsonMandela#Freedom#History#Inspiration#Leadership#HumanRights#Justice
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A Historic Day for Corrections: President Ramaphosa Opens the Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy
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Drakenstein Correctional Centre - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia
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COME WALK/RUN IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MADIBA February 7th, 2026 marks the 36th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s historic release from Victor Verster Prison (now the Drakenstein Correctional Centre) and the walk to Freedom after 27 years of incarceration. To commemorate the event, the Drakenstein Correctional Services will host the 14th 27 for Freedom Race day at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre outside Paarl. For the serious runner, there is the scenic revised 27km run/walk (symbolic of the number
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President Ramaphosa delivering keynote address at the official opening of Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy at Drakenstein Correctional Facility... #nelsonmandelarulestrainingacademy #nelsonmandelarules #DCS #Drakenstein | The Department of Correctional Services
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President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to Lester Kiewit inside the prison home of former President Nelson Mandela at the Drakenstein Correctional Centre. 11 February marked 36 years since Mandela’s release from the then Victor Verster prison outside Paarl. Watch the FULL interview here. 👇 https://buff.ly/Y1ne6Kc #capetalk #jointheconversation | CapeTalk
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President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Mandela Prison House at Drakenstein Correctional Facility yesterday, where Nelson Mandela spent his final years in prison. 12 Feb 2026 #newsnexussa #InCaseYouMissedIt | News Nexus SA
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Paarl holds race to honour Madiba
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Inmates at Drakenstein Correctional Centre share 67 minutes for Mandela
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Offender Labour Transformation | Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy – Before & After
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Officially Opened Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy President @CyrilRamaphosa, alongside the Minister of Correctional Services Dr. Pieter Groenewald, marks the official opening of the Nelson Mandela Rules Training Academy at Drakenstein Correctional Centre. A new chapter in advancing dignity, rehabilitation and human rights in corrections. #SONA2026 #MandelaRulesAcademy #MandelaLegacyLives #GovZAUpdates | South African Government
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Raid at Pietermaritzburg Correctional Centre National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale leads an unannounced search operation at Pietermaritzburg Correctional Centre. This joint operation between DCS and SAPS forms part of Operation Vala | The Department of Correctional Services
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Crackdown at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre... | The Department of Correctional Services
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DCS opens more doors of learning and skills development for offenders at Standerton Correctional. #CorrectionsAtWork | The National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale, has officially opened a full-time school and bakery at Standerton Correctional Centre. This initiative aligns with the government's mission to enhance literacy and education nationwide. The bakery, part of DCS' Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability Strategic Framework, will supply correction
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A look at Mandela's life at the Victor Verster Prison
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Al Jeem Foundation visit to the Drakenstein Correctional Facility
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Ex inmate reflects on his prison time through comics
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Hope Academy Drakenstein Documentary
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Portfolio Committee Oversight- Drakenstein Correctional Services
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