No, the officials in Kutuma- Sinthumule Correctional Centre are not selling food to inmates.

The allegations were found to be baseless as inmates received their daily ration as prescribed by the contract.

The kitchen in Kutuma-Sinthumule Correctional Centre (KSCC) provides daily rations to inmates as prescribed by the contract. Over and above what the kitchen provides on a daily basis, the kitchen also avails ...

Following the storm that affected the Qalakabusha Management Area on the
03 April 2023, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) visited the site on 04 April 2023, to prepare an assessment report on the damages that occurred. The DPWI inspection was limited to the crafting of a damage report and indicated that a follow-up inspection will be conducted to provide a detailed ...

a) There are two (02) correctional centres that are currently under construction, namely Parys Correctional Centre in the Free State and Northern Cape Region and Burgersdorp Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape Region.

b) The planned completion date for the construction of Parys Correctional Centre is Quarter 4 of 2024/2025 financial year, and Burgersdorp Correctional Centre is planned to be completed by Quarter 4 ...

(1)(a) The total number of offenders who applied for medical parole in the past three years is 214.

(1)(b)(i) The total number of offenders who applied for medical parole and recommended for medical parole by the Medical Parole Advisory Board in the past three financial years is 100.

(1)(b)(ii) The total number of offenders who applied for medical parole and not recommended by the ...

The steps taken are in line with the Concession Agreement contract between Department and SACM.

The Contracting parties are regulated by means of the signed Agreement and Schedule D Goal 7 Part 2 (B) of this Agreement deals primarily with the Standard of Requirements that needs to be complied with by the Centre.

According to the Clause of the signed Agreement the Standard Requirements ...

(1)(a) A total of 3 021 offenders were transferred to different centres as per the below table

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development did not incur costs of printing the Annual Report in the past three financial years. However, details regarding the printing of Annual Reports by the public entities are provided in the tables below.

a) 

b) The National Office started processing payments on 13 June 2023 to date.

(a) A total amount of R17 782 132,59

(b) Unauthorized payments went through the bank after hours. Upon discovery of this incident, Internal Forensic Investigation was conducted, and the report identified 4 officials suspected of having aided the commission of this fraud incident.

(c) The bank account profile ...