Despite concerns from MPs about the pending staff recruitment for the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) and a recent appeal to a court order, the Department of Correctional Services is adamant that it has planned for all eventualities.
Some members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on correctional services have expressed serious concerns about the department of correctional services’ (DCS) readiness to take over the management of Mangaung correctional centre from July 1.
Furthermore, the committee noted the DCS's appeal of a Labour Court ruling in May, which ruled that the current staff at Mangaung, who are employed by a sub-contractor, G4S, must remain in their posts.
When the executive mayor of the MangaungMetro, Gregory Nthatisi, and his team appeared before parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) to ...
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the committee will hear from MangaungMetropolitan Municipality on financial management and performance. Mangaung spent 113% of its budget while achieving only 50% of its service delivery targets.
The dialogue will take place at the Norman Doubell Hall in Heidedal, Mangaung, in partnership with the Free StateOffice of the Premier; the ... Norman Doubell Hall, Heidedal, Mangaung, Free State.