Office of the Inspecting Judge

APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF STAFF:

In our continued effort to improve on the support provided to IPV’s we have made a number of appointments to the Legal Department and Regional Coordinators.

These are the people appointed;

• Advocate K. Anirudhra: has been appointed as National Manager: Legal Service. He is married with two children. Had been an educator for a period of 17 years. During this period he taught at numerous institutions including Cravenby Secondary in Cape Town. He has pursued a career in law since 2000 and initially practised as an advocate before joining the Independent Complaints Directorate in Pretoria last year. The ICD is similar to the Office of the Inspecting Judge in that it is a statutory establishment aimed at promoting human rights in the South African Police Service whilst the Office of the Inspecting Judge inter alia promotes proper conditions within the Department of Correctional Services. During the course of his career he attained the following academic qualifications- Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Education, Master of Education and the University Diploma in Education. He is an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa and does not practise for his own account at this stage. He holds the Office of the Inspecting Judge and its proud staff in high esteem and subscribes to it’s mandate and vision. This prompted him to apply for a position in this institution and looks forward to making a contribution in the Office of the Inspecting Judge.

• Mr Albert Theo Fritz: has been appointed as National Manager: Inspections. Mr Fritz joined the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons as an inspector on 1 March 1999. In July 1999 he was seconded to establish the Independent Prison Visitor Unit of the Judicial Inspectorate. On 1 April 2001 Mr Fritz was appointed to the position of Head: Training and Research. Before Mr Fritz joined the Judicial Inspectorate, he was a lecturer in the Arts Faculty at the University of the Western Cape. He holds a BA and BA (Honours) degree as well as an Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Arts.

• Mrs. Sunette van der Merwe: has been appointed to the post of Case Manager Prisoner complaints. She matriculated at Riebeeckstad High School in Welkom in 1991 and completed a B Soc Sc degree in Social Work from University of the Free State in 1995, majoring in Social Work, Psychology and Criminology. She started her career as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (SANCA) in Atlantis in 1996, doing alcohol and drug counseling and awareness programs. In 1998 she left SANCA to join the National Institute for Crime Prevention and Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO). She was also one of the first IPV’s who served at Allandale and Drakenstein Med B Prisons on a part time basis. She joined the Office of the Inspecting Judge of Prisons as an inspector in February 2000.

Newly Appointed RC's:

Northern Cape. Ms Mmabatho Mokause, completed her N4 Management Assistant at Kathu Technical College. She has been serving as IPV at Kuruman prison since May 2001. She has also been involved in two (2) NGO’s ACRA (Association for Community and Rural Advancement) Jan 2000-Jan 2001 and Thusano Nov 2001 to date in HIV/AIDS and related Projects.

Kwazulu-Natal. Mr Wiseman Ntombela, holds two (2) National Diplomas in Clinical Pathology and Chemical Pathology respectively. He worked as Chief Medical Technologist at King Edward Hospital from 1971-2000. He has been appointed as an IPV in Durban Westville Prison from March 2001 to date.

Free State. Mr Thabo Phashe, was in the SA National Defence Force 1977-1993. He also worked in the Dept of Correctional Services as a Correctional Officer from 1972-1977. He has been an IPV at Goedemoed prison from Nov 2000 to date.

Mpumalanga/Limpopo. Mr Sipho Zitha, a graduate in BA Communications Science at Unisa. He is working part-time at Unisa as their Information and Registration Officer. He was an IPV at Nelspruit prison from Sep 2001 until Dec 2002.

Eastern Cape. Mr Tembelani. Hlalukana, hold a National Diploma in Commercial Administration from Peninsula Technikon. He was Admin Assistant at Mathew Goniwe High School from June 2000- May 2001 before his appointment as Registry Clerk at Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons from 1 June 2001 to date.

The Regional Coordinators will receive Induction training during 17 to 20 March 2003 and will assume duties during April 2003.