‘Mini budget’ – prisons are a ‘college for criminals’, say activists in call to redirect funds

‘Mini budget’ – prisons are a ‘college for criminals’, say activists in call to redirect funds

A small group of protesters outside Parliament before the delivery of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on Wednesday. Organisations from across Cape Town gathered to protest against the high cost of living, lack of service delivery, gender-based violence and unemployment. (Photo: Leila Dougan) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana should consider cutting the correctional services budget and rather fund victims of crime, according to Lumkile Sizile from Amadoda Aqotho, an organisation for men against abuse.

Sizile was speaking outside Parliament during the minister’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday.

Various civil organisations and neighbourhood watches from the Cape Flats had gathered […]

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