The National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Mr Tom Moyane and his Executive Management Team will visit Zonderwater Correctional Centre (prison) on 8 February 2011. The purpose of the visit is to familiarise himself with operations at coalface level and interact with both officials and offenders.
A detailed programme of the National Commissioner’s visit is as follows:
08h00: Arrival at Zonderwater Management Area and meeting Gauteng Region Executive Management Committee members
08h15: Address learners at the Zonderwater College
09h15: Visit to a correctional centre, Maximum Facility (prison)
10h45: Visit to Agriculture section, including dairy farming
12h00: Visit to the workshop
14h15: Address managers of Gauteng region at the Blue Hall
- All Heads of correctional centers in the region
- All Deputy Directors in the region
- Senior Communications Officeers (SCOs) and Assistant Directors (ASDs) from Zonderwater Management Area
To date Commissioner Moyane has visited Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape and Free State. After his visit to Gauteng he will proceed to KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape.
Media is invited to join the National Commissioner and his Executive Management Team. Media will be allowed to tour the prison facilities in company of the National Commissioner, take photos and interviewed both officials and offenders during this important visit.
For enquiries kindly contact:
Simphiwe Kondleka
Tel: 012 420 0212
Cell: 082 809 5649
E-mail: Simphiwe.kondleka@dcs.gov.za
