Correctional services department
Recaptured convicts to face more charges following EC prison escape
The police's Sibongile Soci said that an investigation into how they managed to escape was ongoing.
This comes after supporters of the jailed African National Congress councillor allege that he’ll be released on parole next week.
This comes after a correctional services official was apprehended for allegedly killing his wife who also worked in the department.
So far, just under 7,000 of 19,000 prisoners have been released on the special parole dispensation to combat the spread of the coronavirus in prisons.
Zola Tongo was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in Anni Dewani's killing in 2010.
Correctional Services Department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said that the department was working to speed up the release process while ensuring that measures, including victim participation and social reintegration programmes, were not compromised.
At least 2,280 inmates were released after President Cyril Ramaphosa approved parole for about 19,000 prisoners in an effort to curb the spread of the virus in overcrowded facilities.
Several prisoners are sounding alarms over what they say is a lack of oversight in dealing with the virus within the correctional services centres.
Judge Chantal Fortuin found September's case amounted to unfair discrimination and ordered sensitisation training for all staff in the Department of Justice and Correctional Services.
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola gave an update on the investigation before delivering his budget speech on Wednesday morning.
On Saturday, the man was accosted by a large group of inmates.
The committee found Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla guilty of failing to disclose that Bosasa installed security features at his home.
The party says the incident at Goedemoed prison in the Free State must be blamed squarely on severe staff shortage.
The accused made a brief appearance in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Wednesday.
The Justice Minister says the SIU’s powers to institute civil recovery proceedings only came into effect in 2012, three years after its Bosasa investigation report was complete.
The company, formerly known as Bosasa, announced on Monday that it had opted for voluntary liquidation after banks announced they would close the company's accounts, citing reputational risk.
Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi says those arrested allegedly received and accepted gifts in the form of cash.
Basson wrote a series of investigative stories about the facilities management company, exposing the company’s alleged corruption with the Department of Correctional Services.
Denis Bloem says the department took a decision to outsource security and catering services to Bosasa, even though the committee advised against the move.