Thabo Bester escape: Correctional Services to cut ties with G4S in 90 days

CAPE TOWN - Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the department’s contract with G4S to operate the Mangaung prison would be cancelled in 90 days.

Lamola said the public-private partnership would end following the daring prison escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester from the Mangaung Correctional Centre last year. The minister was briefing Members of Parliament about his department’s annual performance plan and budget on Tuesday.The contract between G4S and Correctional Services was set to expire on 30June 2026. But recent developments led to the premature cancellation of the multi-billion rand contract.

Lamola told MPs that 22 other separate prison escapes occurred during the last financial year. He added that a number of officials had been suspended in connection with those incidents.

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