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545 TUESDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2008
546
Date Management
area/
Correctional
centre
Initials and
surname
Persal
number
Type of misuse/contravention Action taken Sanction
2008.08.05 Drakenstein Z Maqaga 53417453 Traffic fine Disciplinary
action
2008.08.05 Drakenstein Z Maqaga 53417453 Traffic fine Disciplinary
action
2008.08.05 Drakenstein L N Fourier 12808105 Traffic fine Disciplinary
action
2008.08.05 Drakenstein D Nicholas 16103203 Traffic fine Disciplinary
action
2008.06.23 Drakenstein C Jacobs 14405610 Traffic fine Disciplinary
action
2008.03.19 Overberg N A Zenzile 17580633 Speed limit Disciplinary
action
2008.03.03 Pollsmoor W Mfazwe 18851851 Reckless driving Pending
investigation
2008.05.07 Pollsmoor D Dudula 18791077 Reckless driving Pending
investigation
2008.05.13 Pollsmoor K B Rayiti 18402224 Reckless driving Pending
investigation
2008.04.09
Total = 11
Pollsmoor G C Higgs 10270078 Reckless driving Pending
investigation
Overcrowding at certain prison
1408. Mr I E JENNER (ID) asked the
Minister of Correctional Services:
(1) Whether the Mthatha Medium
(2)
Prison in the Eastern Cape is overcrowded;
if so, (a) to what extent and
(b) what steps have been taken to
alleviate this situation;
whether he will make a statement on
the matter? NW2147E
The MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES:
(1) (a) Mthatha Medium Correctional
Centre has accommodation capacity
for 580 offenders. By 30 June
2008, 1 161 awaiting-trial detainees
and 831 sentenced offenders
(total of 1 992) were incarcerated,
resulting in an occupancy level of
343,44%.
Licence cancelled
Licence cancelled
Licence cancelled
Licence cancelled
Licence suspended for
six (6) months
Licence suspended for
six (6) months
Pending outcome of
investigation
Pending outcome of
investigation
Pending outcome of
investigation
Pending outcome of
investigation
(b) Two meetings were held in
Mthatha on 11 August 2008 to
initiate specific interventions to
address the level of overcrowding.
The first was a Cluster meeting
attended by Senior Managers from
National, Regional and Local Offices
of the Department of Correctional
Services, the Department of
Justice and Constitutional Development
and the National Prosecuting
Authority. The second meeting
only involved Correctional Services
officials.
The following resolutions were,
amongst others, taken during these
two meetings:
● Co-operation by all role-players
to consider the possible diversion
of ± 428 awaiting-trial detainees
with bail in terms of
sections 63A and 63(1) of the