High-ranking officials in the Department of Correctional Services and secretaries of parole boards have been summoned to an urgent meeting with Justice Minister Ronald Lamola to address the flaws of the parole system.
This follows cases of parolees allegedly committing heinous crimes in the Western Cape which include the raping and killing of children. In the past few weeks, the accused arrested in connection with the murders of Tazne van Wyk in Cape Town and Reagan Gertse in Tulbagh were both on parole.
The two-day meeting, which ends this evening, reviewed parole granted in the last financial year in the Western Cape and would evaluate whether there had been any failure to comply with the processes and procedures of the Correctional Services Act.

Guest: Chrispin Phiri - Spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice and Correctional