Abuse, inhumane conditions and contraband supposedly smuggled in by corrupt wardens have highlighted the alleged parlous state of South Africa’s prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic. TheStar_news
Johannesburg - Abuse, inhumane conditions and contraband supposedly smuggled in by corrupt wardens have highlighted the alleged parlous state of South Africa’s prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Department of Correctional Services national spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo dismissed Mabunda’s allegations as untrue. Mabunda stuck to her guns and gave The Star permission to use her name and picture, but her fellow inmates, who also shared videos of what they said were the filthy conditions they were forced to endure, asked to remain anonymous.
She further claimed she was “illegally transferred” to Upington Prison in April, a week after the release of her voice message went viral, allegedly as punishment for leaking the note and to supposedly cover up alleged shenanigans at Sun City prison. The inmate, who asked to remain anonymous, accused Nxumalo of lying to the public by saying contraband had been seized entering prisons since the suspension of visits following the coronavirus outbreak.
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