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

Temporary manager to head Mangaung prison after Thabo Bester escape furore

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

G4S booted from control of Mangaung prison after Thabo Bester escape

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

Temporary manager appointed at 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”.