Calls for prisons boss, Arthur Fraser to resign
(World News South Africa)

Durban - The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has called for Arthur Fraser, the national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), to resign. The call comes after complaints that since Fraser`s appointment to the position in 2018 he has done very little to change how the department operates. Popcru Communications Officer Richard Mamabolo highlighted grievances that the union had presented, which included a lack of staff safety, security and the overcrowding of the country`s correctional centres. In particular, Mamabolo highlighted with concern the significance of the number of Covid-19 infections among staff at prisons. `As understaffing and...