The Department of Correctional Services has appointed a temporary manager at Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein following the May 2022 escape of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester.

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WATCH | Thabo Bester escape: Bloemfontein prison gets new manager over 'embarrassing incident'

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Prison department says that the director of Mangaung prison has lost control of the facility

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South Africa: G4S Booted From Control of Mangaung Prison After Thabo Bester Escape

Acting national commissioner for correctional services Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale has appointed a temporary manager at the Mangaung Correctional Centre after the 'embarrassing' Thabo Bester debacle, which he said “undermined the authority of the state”.

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Johannesburg

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Gauteng

Temporary manager appointed at Mangaung prison after Thabo Bester escape

This comes after the Department of Correctional Services confirmed that so-called Facebook rapist Thabo Bester escaped from the facility in May 2022.

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Thabo Bester escape: Correctional Services takes over running of Mangaung Prison

The correctional services commissioner confirmed the rapist and murderer was assisted in his escape despite G4S’s denials

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Temporary manager to head Mangaung prison after Thabo Bester escape furore

Thabo Bester escape: Prison department says that the director of Mangaung prison has lost control of the facility.

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GROUNDUP: Govt ‘embarrassed’ by Thabo Bester escape as control of Mangaung prison taken from G4S clutches

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G4S booted from control of Mangaung prison after Thabo Bester escape

Following the daring escape of convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester, from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in the Free State, Correctional Services National Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, has announced the appointment of a Temporary Manager for the facility.

WATCH | Thabo Bester escape: Bloemfontein prison gets new manager over 'embarrassing incident'

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