Media Alert: Correctional Services Committee to Receive Update on G4s Court Judgements

Parliament, Monday, 9 November 2026 - The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services will tomorrow receive a briefing on Parliament Legal Services' legal opinion on the court judgments in the matters between the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and G4S. The committee will also receive a progress update by the DCS on the takeover of Grootvlei Maximum Correctional Centre, previously known as Mangaung Correctional Centre. G4S previously operated the centre as a private facility until the end of the contract in June 2026.

Details of the meeting are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Time: 9:30

Venue: Virtual platforms and YouTube

Parliamentary committees are open to the media and the public. Journalists wishing to cover these meetings (including receiving links to virtual meetings) should send their cell phone numbers to Mlindi Mpindi at [email protected] for inclusion in the Parliamentary Communications Services WhatsApp Group, where such information is shared. Journalists must send these requests from their official email addresses (no private email addresses).

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ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES.

For Media Enquiries:

Name: Rajaa Azzakani (Ms)

Cell: 081 703 9542

E-mail: [email protected]