Manager who lost control of Mangaung prison unveiled

'Facility became notorious under Theron’s watch'

31 March 2023 - 07:00

By Noxolo Sibiya

Johan Theron, who has been in the prison management system for 44 years, was yesterday exposed as the man who had completely lost control of the shambolic Mangaung jail, from which murderer and rapist Thabo Bester escaped last year.

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