Mokgware warns new Bill could create two centres of power

Mokgware’s remarks were in reference to the proposed amendment of Section 9 of the Act, which deals specifically with the appointing authorities of vacant posts of both the Prisons commissioner and deputy commissioner.

When presenting the new Prisons (Amendment) Bill 2017, the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Shaw Kgathi stated that the appointing authority for the post of commissioner will be the State President while the deputy commissioner shall be appointed by the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) in consultation with the commissioner.