The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr. Zach Modise, will officially open an abattoir at Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre on Friday 04 September 2015.

The recapitalised and revamped abattoir will provide  meat to the centre and other nearby management areas and also be used to equip offenders with abattoir skills. The abattoir is accredited to slaughter pigs and cattle with an average of 60-90 pigs slaughtered weekly, depending on the demand.

In his 2015/16 Budget Vote Speech Minister Masutha mentioned that “Correctional Centres will adopt a particular community and share their expertise and advanced models for food production, and expose unemployed youths to technical skills”. In realising the Minister’s vision, the abattoir will not only benefit offenders. Unemployed youth will also be skilled and surrounding communities from poor backgrounds will benefit from the meats as part of the Department’s poverty alleviation programme.

Media is invited to join the National Commissioner as follows:

Date:                            Friday, 04 September 2015

Venue:                         Baviaanspoort Management Area (VIP Lounge), Gauteng.
Time:                           08:30 for 09:00

We wish to request media attending to please confirm attendance by sending their full name, ID or passport number and mobile number to Mmapula Makgamatha at Mmapula.Makgamatha@dcs.gov.za or 072 892 0728.

Enquiries:              Manelisi Wolela – 076 062 2180

Issued by GCIS on behalf of the Department of Correctional Services
03 September 2015