Correctional Services national commissioner Tom Moyane has announced a reshuffle of his executive management.

According to departmental spokesperson Manelisi Wolela, Moyane said: "Delivery of correctional services requires a revolution in order to make right a number of challenges facing the institution and deepen the transformation started with the approval of the White Paper on Corrections."

The changes were:

- Jennifer Schreiner as interim head of the GITO Branch.

- Subashini Moodley, the chief deputy commissioner for development and care as the general secretary of the Africa Correctional Services Association.

- Nontsikelelo Jolingana, the regional commissioner of the Eastern Cape to fill the vacancy left by Moodley in development and care.

- Zach Modise, regional commissioner of Free State/Northern Cape to the position of CDC Corrections.

- Grace Molatedi and Nkosinathi Breakfast as acting regional commissioners for Free State/Northern Cape and Eastern Cape respectively.

- Kenny Bouwer and Lunga Tseana as acting regional commissioners of Gauteng and LMN region respectively.

Wolela said Moyane also read the riot act to a few officials responsible for perpetuating fraud and corruption including the practice of nepotism, aiding escapes and failing to ensure a clean audit report.

"We are extremely determined to rid this organisation of cancerous financial mismanagement, including tender manipulations and stealing of public funds through (among others) illegal transfers from PERSAL."

Moyane also announced the establishment of a new academy to provide accredited training for correctional officials and managers, strengthening of the Emergency Support Team, the re-introduction of National Corrections Excellence Awards, and the filling of all critical vacancies to enable Correctional Services to operate at optimum capacity.

Wolela said all the changes announced by the commissioner took effect immediately.