FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald has been appointed minister of correctional services. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24)
Facing a daunting array of systemic issues, newly appointed Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald steps into a role burdened with severe challenges.
These include severe overcrowding, significant staff shortages, inadequate provisions for LGBTQI+ and mentally ill people, and rampant sexual assault within facilities.
In a significant reshuffle within the government’s ranks on Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Groenewald as the new political head of the ministry.
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