Oct 18, 2022 · Simba Masinga was arrested in Bloemfontein on Tuesday afternoon and was in police custody, said Eastern Cape police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli. Masinga and six other remand detainees went missing from cell 7 of the prison at 04:00.

Oct 20, 2022 · Durban - Simba Masinga, one of the seven prisoners who escaped from Waainek Correctional Centre in Makhanda in the early hours of Tuesday morning, has been rearrested. Police said Masinga,...

Apr 11, 2023 · IOL previously reported that Simba Masinga, one of the seven prisoners who escaped from Waainek Correctional Centre in Makhanda was arrested in October last year, after he was found hiding in...

Oct 18, 2022 · On Wednesday evening around 10 pm, a joint task team between the SAPS and Correctional Service officers re-arrested a second inmate, Simba Masinga, in the bush near Committees Drift, according to Eastern Cape police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli.

Oct 20, 2022 · One of the seven prisoners who escaped on Tuesday morning, from the Grahamstown Correctional Facility in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, has been re-arrested. Simba Masinga’s capture brings to two the...

Oct 18, 2022 · The escaped prisoners have been identified as Luvuyo September, Bennet Kwarrie, Simba Masinga, Trymore Chauke, Nhamo Muyambo, Abraham Moyane and Francis Chitiyo. September is a South African citizen, who was detained for charges of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and robbery, while Kwarrie, Masinga, …

Oct 19, 2022 · One of the inmates who escaped from the Grahamstown Correctional Facility in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, Bennet Kwarrie was hit by a truck in Free State. The seven detainees escaped in the early hours...

May 23, 2023 · Convicted poachers Francis Chitiyo and Nhamo Muyambo were among the seven arrested across two districts in the Eastern Cape at the weekend. They escaped from the Makhanda Correction­al Facility in October 2022, along with fellow rhino poaching convicts Simba Masinga, Trymore Chauke and Abraham Moyane.

Oct 21, 2022 · “On Wednesday at around 10pm, a joint task team between the SAPS and Correctional Service officers rearrested the second inmate near Committees. The recaptured inmate, Simba Masinga, was nabbed while hiding in the bushes. His arrest brings down a total of escapees, who are still at large, to five,” Nkohli said in a statement.

Nov 1, 2022 · The second prisoner, Simba Masinga, was found hiding in bush near Committees Drift. Masinga was charged with rhino poaching. Francis Chitho was convicted of rhino poaching.