19/11/2020
MINISTER RONALD LAMOLA OFFICIALLY OPENS TZANEEN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Hon. Ronald Ozzy Lamola, will officially open the newly built Tzaneen Correctional Centre on Friday, 20 November 2020.
The new Tzaneen Correctional Centre provides a facility which will be in line with standards and norms of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and will enable the department to fulfill its constitutional mandate of safely securing and accommodating inmates.
The Centre is classified as a Medium Centre housing offenders serving sentences up to 15 years.
The DCS will be opening newly built centres across the country as part of its efforts of reducing overcrowding and enabling effective rehabilitation of inmates.
Details of the Opening are as follows:
Date: Friday, 20 November 2020
Venue: Tzaneen Correctional Centre
Time: 09h00
We wish to request media attending to please confirm attendance by sending their full name, ID or passport number and mobile number to Tshidi Mapole at [email protected] or 076 478 3620 or Sachiel Nemafhohoni at [email protected] or 076 410 6319.
Enquiries:
Setjhaba Mphahlele
083 290 9959
ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
