{"id":15285,"date":"2012-10-05T17:32:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T15:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/no-vip-treatment-for-cwele\/"},"modified":"2012-10-05T17:32:46","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T15:32:46","slug":"no-vip-treatment-for-cwele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/no-vip-treatment-for-cwele\/","title":{"rendered":"No VIP treatment for Cwele"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        \t                                <!-- Main Editorial Image --><br \/>\n                    \t\t\t      \t\t\t                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/cf46f_1808663107.jpg\" alt=\"Copy of Copy of nm cwele 10\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"captions_credit_article\">INLSA<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">Sheryl Cwele, moments before handing herself in to begin her 20-year sentence for drug dealing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">\n<p class=\"related_articles\">Related Stories<\/p>\n<ul class=\"menu_tab_lists_related\">\n<li><a class=\"related_articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za:80\/mercury\/socialite-cwele-goes-to-jail-1.1397538\">Socialite Cwele goes to jail<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--PSTYLE=WT Web Text--><\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele awoke this morning to a new routine \u2013 one she will follow until she qualifies for parole, probably after serving at least half of her 20-year prison sentence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Cwele, 50, joined other inmates in Westville Prison\u2019s female section yesterday to start her sentence for drug dealing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">A senior prison official, who asked to remain anonymous, said her day would begin at 5am and end at 3pm, when she would be locked up in her cell. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Journalists and photographers camped outside the prison\u2019s main entrance yesterday until she was brought to the prison locked in the back of a police van at 10am.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">She was accompanied by her lawyer, Madoda Nxumalo, and her two brothers, who refused to give their names.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Nxumalo, who complained about being harassed by journalists, could only say he was still considering other options to get Cwele freed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cMy client is a very private person so I do not have a mandate to speak to the press,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">The brothers waited at the visitors\u2019 parking area, while Madoda entered the prison premises to monitor her admission. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Another official told reporters that the former |Hibiscus Coast municipality\u2019s director of health services and ex-wife of State Security Minister, Siyabonga Cwele, would be treated like any other offender. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cShe will be locked up like rapists, murderers and other common criminals. There will be no special treatment for her,\u201d said the official. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">The official said that on arrival Cwele was officially booked in, which included having her fingerprints taken.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">After a body search, Cwele changed into prison uniform \u2013 a blue denim skirt and white shirt.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cShe started at the prison hospital for a medical check-up, which includes checking that she does not have injuries or illnesses. I\u2019m not sure how long she is going to be at the hospital,\u201d said the official. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Once in the cells, Cwele will start the day with a shower with the other inmates before cleaning her cell. The prisoners then leave their cells to line up on the balcony to be counted before eating a breakfast of brown bread with jam and porridge and a cup of tea. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cFor supper, beef or chicken curry is part of her menu, but this would depend on her diet,\u201d said the official. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Another official said that since Cwele was serving 20 years, she would be locked in a single cell, where she would be able to study.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cShe will be allowed a visitor every weekend since she has already been sentenced.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cShe also has a right to exercise for an hour,\u201d the source said.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Cwele was initially sentenced to 12 years by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">However, after her failed appeal, the Supreme Court of Appeal increased the sentence to 20 years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INLSA Sheryl Cwele, moments before handing herself in to begin her 20-year sentence for drug dealing. Related Stories Socialite Cwele goes to jail Convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele awoke this morning to a new routine \u2013 one she will follow until she qualifies for parole, probably after serving at least half of her 20-year prison [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[8275,953,2143],"class_list":{"0":"post-15285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-durban","8":"tag-newspaper","9":"tag-the-mercury","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}