Acting National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, James Smallberger will today visit the Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre in Makhado following a work stoppage and the escape of inmates.
This is as police continue to follow leads to track down six of the inmates who escaped the prison.
The six are part of at least seven inmates who managed to escape on Thursday night when prison warders went on strike over long standing disputes with management on pension payouts.
Initially, authorities said six inmates managed to escape but police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said late last night, after several counting processes, the total number of prisoners who escaped came to seven.
He says one of the seven escapees, 37 year old Chris Faku was rearrested on Friday afternoon following a tip-off from community members.
Mojapelo says, “Faku is currently serving a sentence on aggravated robbery.”
He adds, “We are still making an appeal to anyone with information to come forward.”
Police have released the names and images of of the prisoners that are still at large:
1. Jabulani Issac
Born:1986
Address: Verena, Pretoria
Cases: 2 rapes and 1 sexual assault
2. Phathutshedzo Nemadodzi
Born:1983
Address: Dididi, Thohoyandou
Cases: murder and robbery aggravating
3. Ntshengedzeni Manukha
Born:1992
Address:Tshikweta Mbilwi, Thohoyandou
1 rape and robbery aggravating
4. Ntshavheni Thomas Munyai
Born:1988
Address:Itsani Riverside
Murder
5. Nyota Raphael
Born:1987
Harare, Zimbabwe
Cases: House breaking and theft
6. Justice Makamo
Born:1990
Address:Maputo
Rape, business robbery, and common robbery.
