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A female administrator and whistleblower at Drakenstein prison says she is undeterred by attempts to silence her after the prison head had her charged with harassment among other charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early last year Drakenstein’s prison head Ntomboxolo Kungune came under fire for allegations of abuse of power, malfeasance and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makaba, who appeared in the Paarl Magistrates’ Court on Monday (27 October), said she was caught by surprise over the frivolous charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In her court papers she is alleging that I have arranged to have her life taken. She said she is not safe with me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There is a total of five allegations. I just don’t have them with me now,” Makaba-Ngayo told the media outside court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added; “She is claiming that I have been harassing her for two years. If that was the case, I do not understand why she never reported it or addressed me personally on the alleged harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There is a lot going on in this matter. There is obviously the internal investigation going on that I cannot talk about at this moment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The matter was postponed to 8 December for Kungune to make representation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“She was not in court today (Monday). Her lawyer attended on her behalf. The court, however, said she must be in attendance, hence, the matter was postponed,” Makaba-Ngayo explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday EFF members picketed outside court in support of Makaba-Ngayo calling for the removal of Kungune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February last year Paarl Post<\/em> reported on the shocking allegations levelled against Kungune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ<\/strong>: Allegations levelled at Ntomboxolo Kungune head of Drakenstein prison<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A group of wardens in January last year wrote a letter to the then Minister of Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, accusing the prison head Ntomboxolo Kungune of abuse of power, malfeasance and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The allegations ranged from administrative to housing complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials accused Kungune of abusing her authority by removing competent staff who disagree with her and replacing them with junior, compliant officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is alleged to have suspended an unusually high number of staff – double the amount recorded in the past five years – and to treat misconduct by her close associates leniently while harshly disciplining others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her leadership style was described as autocratic and intimidating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kungune was further accused of dismantling the housing committee that allocated staff accommodation within the prison precincts and personally assigning houses to favoured officials, disregarding established criteria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some families were allegedly evicted unfairly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She reportedly renovated a departmental house without approval from Public Works, which funded the changes, and the house now stands vacant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wardens also made allegations that the prison\u2019s abattoir, which supplies meat to correctional facilities nationwide, is said to be in disarray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They claimed that experienced staff were replaced by untrained workers, causing severe production delays and inefficiencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chickens and pigs are kept far beyond normal slaughtering ages, increasing feed costs and driving production prices up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Correctional Services has in the meantime confirmed that it is aware of the allegations in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These allegations were previously been brought to the Department\u2019s attention. These claims were thoroughly assessed and found to have no basis,” said the Department\u2019s spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Accordingly, there is no internal investigation currently underway against the Area Commissioner of Drakenstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Department therefore dismisses the renewed allegations as unfounded and reiterates that the matter was previously dealt with in full,” Nxumalo added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article has been updated since its initial publication.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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