Thank you, Mr Gatsheni [Mr Ndlovu's clan name]. Maybe that is why it is important for communities to be actively engaged in the Victim-Offender Community Dialogue to help with assimilating ex-offenders back into society. We are in negotiations with employers, even though it is still on a smaller scale, to consider employing ex-offenders.
Most of them acquire a number of valuable skills while serving their sentences. They are prevented from using them, though, because of crimes they committed maybe 10 or 12 years before! We must find a way to accept them back into society. This happens all over the world. There is always a stigma attached to them and we should educate one another about rehabilitating them.]
Challenges and goals of National Register for Sex Offenders
393. Ms M C C Pilane-Majake (ANC) asked the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development:
Whether he has found that the management of the National Register for Sex Offenders is achieving its intended goals; if not, (a) what challenges are they encountering and (b) what steps does he intend taking to find solutions for these challenges?