Fawaaz Adendorff was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre and participated in a Restorative Justice programme while behind bars.
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Walking away from the toilet made me realise that it was normal in prison because the other inmates who had been there for a while just came in and out like they were used to what they were doing. That made me even more shocked but also made me fear a little less. I asked this one guy, “My broe, wat maak daai mense?” His reply was: “Los daai mense, hulle is bymekaar met umtagati.
I didn’t want to speak to anyone about it because they would think I was mad, and I would carry a label as a scary boy, which is not good in prison. I kept quiet until today, after a dream I had that woke the memories of a dark past. The social security agency says there has been no 2024 SASSA data breach whatsoever, after two students claim to have hacked the system …
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