Two convicted rapists escape from EC prison
A manhunt has been launched for two sentenced inmates who escaped from Ngqeleni Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape.
The two men escapted from the centre's sports field on Thursday.
The latest escape comes amid a renewed focus on the criminal justice system following the escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester from the privately-run Mangaung Correctional Centre in Mangaung.
Bester escaped from prison in May 2022 by faking his own death, and was only recently rearrested in Tanzania.
The department’s spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo says Siyabulela Khohliso and Athini Nolhi Mzingelwa were serving sentences of ten and eight years for rape respectively.
"Additional resources have been deployed in support of the Emergency Support Team of Correctional
Services working together with the South African Police Service to hunt down the two inmates.
An investigation into this incident has been launched by DCS. But critical at this stage is the rearrest of the two offenders. Members of the public are urged to contact the nearest police station should they come into contact with the two escapees," Nxumalo says.
