Launch of Vaccination Rollout Programme for Correctional Services Officials and Inmates
DCS COVID-19 CASES - 28 July 2021
As at 28 July 2021, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Department of Correctional Services increased by 57,comprising of 41 officials and 16 inmates. Fifty-two (52) new recoveries(26 officials and 26 inmates) were reported, bringing the cumulative total of recoveries to 13 426, which translates to a recovery rate of 91.43%.
14685
Total positive cases in DCS
9201
Positive cases - Officials
5484
Positive cases - Inmates
13426
Recoveries
214
Deaths - Officials
87
Deaths - Inmates
Minister Lamola receives his jab as COVID-19 vaccination drive gathers momentum in Correctional Services
Throngs of Correctional Officials and inmates appear to have shrugged off unfounded myths about vaccines, choosing instead to put their ...
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Correctional Services and Gauteng Department of Education commit to formalise relationship for the manufacturing and supply of furniture
As part of the implementation of the recently launched Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability Model, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald ...
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Department of Correctional Services takes its services to the people
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Minister Lamola hands over a new house and restores dignity of the Zungu Family
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Barberton Management Area reaches out to communities ravaged by crime
In a quest to fight an alarming crime rate around Ehlanzeni District in Mpumalanga under Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West ...
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Offender labour restores hope and dignity at Mathanzima Village, Eastern Cape
On 10 June 2021, the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa, held a Community Imbizo at ...
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Minister Lamola announces bold plans to implement Self Sufficiency and Sustainability in Correctional Services
In response to fiscal constraints and consequent budget cuts, Minister Ronald Lamola announced that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) ...
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DCS Psychologists, Social Workers and Spiritual Care professionals work together to curb unethical conduct by officials
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Boksburg offenders overcome great odds to acquire a National Qualification Framework (NQF) Level 2 certificate
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An Act of ‘Ubuntu’ by Correctional Officials from Bizzah Makhate rekindle hope for learners in need
William Shakespeare once said, “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary ...
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Magistracy and stakeholders conducts an oversight visit to Kgoši Mampuru II Management Area
The White Paper on Corrections in South Africa recognises that no correctional system can achieve its objectives without a range ...
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Usethubeni prison school shows that education works – By: Chris Makhaye (Source: New Frame)
South Africa’s prison system is fraught with irregularities, with many institutions failing to rehabilitate offenders. One, however, is proving rehabilitation ...
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