Newly appointed Correctional Services Minister, Pieter Groenewald, aims to have South African prisons produce food to reduce expenses and tackle corruption.

Newly appointed Correctional Services Minister, Pieter Groenewald, aims to have South African prisons produce food to save taxpayers' money and reduce expenses. Groenewald plans to visit the Mangaung Correctional Facility, where convicted murderer Thabo Bester escaped, to discuss private prisons and their operations. He also emphasized the importance of tackling corruption within the prison system.