Free State Correctional Services participates at 2016 MACUFE

Correctional services MACUFE participation

The Free State & Northern Cape Region of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will again participate at the 2016 MACUFE to be held in Mangaung. This participation is in tandem with the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation’s Arts in Prison’s program which aims to ensure crime prevention, rehabilitation, and social cohesion.

There are identified management areas in the Free State & Northern Cape region which will participate in various activities at the event to showcase the Musical and Arts abilities of offenders as follows on 4 October 2016:

  • Kimberley: Offender Jazz Band
  • Bizzah Makhate (Kroonstad): Offender Choir
  • Groenpunt (Vereeniging): Offender Jazz Band
  • Grootvlei (Bloemfontein): Offender Choir

All DCS Management Areas in the Free State & Northern Cape Region will also provide Art items for exhibition for the whole duration of MACUFE (i.e. 30 September to 8 October 2016).

“Our support to local artists to participate in our programs helps to intensify the Mangaung African Cultural Festival which serves as one of the platforms where our artists can showcase their talents to a larger audience.

This will also ensure that the festival sustains its growth both in terms of patronage and revenue generation,” said Free State MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Mrs. Mathabo Leeto.

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