Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald Said Prisoners Must Produce Their Own Food [Video]

• The newly-appointed Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, hit the ground running with revolutionary ideas
• He called for prisoners to produce their own food agriculturally by planting them during their incarceration
• South Africans resoundingly applauded the minister’s intent, and many saw the positive outcome if it was implemented

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

JOHANNESBURG—The new Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has called for prisoners to produce their food, much to the applause of South Africans.

Prisoners must produce their own food: Groenewald

IOL reported that Groenewald, recently announced as one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new cabinet members, said prisoners producing foodwould save taxpayers millions. He denied claiming …