Reply by Minister of Correctional Services N Mapisa-Nqakula on questions posed in the National Assembly for written reply

Question no: 295

Mr J Selfe (DA) to ask the Minister of Correctional Services

Whether her department intends providing any special facilities to enable inmates to view the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament; if not, why not; if so, (a) what facilities, (b) at which correctional centres, (c) at what cost and (d) which company will provide such facilities?

Reply:

The department will not provide any special facilities for enabling inmates to view the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament; however, offenders will be able to watch matches which form part of the day to day programme viewing on television sets which are currently provided in cells and are available in all correctional centres.

Issued by: Department of Correctional Services
3 July 2009

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