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The global security company has written to the portfolio committee on justice and correctional services requesting a formal invitation to appear before the committee to address the escape.
The South African authorities on Friday denied parole to disgraced paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted in 2017 for the shooting death of his girlfriend at his home.
Prison department says that the director of Mangaung prison has lost control of the facility
Following an embarrassing escape by a convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester, Mangaung has a temporary manager.
National Commissioner of Correctional Services Makgothi Thobakgale announced on Thursday that a temporary manager had been appointed to take over control of Mangaung Correctional Centre from G4S. This follows the escape of rapist and murderer Thabo Bester in May 2022.