Last Friday the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture Ms Amanda Bani-Mapena led an exhibition at Ncome Museum under the theme “empowering through reading & writing“.
The competition was the platform whereby aspiring authors from communities and Correctional Centres were given an opportunity to showcase their writing skills.
The Department of Correctional Services Kokstad Medium Correctional Centre, had an opportunity for 02 of their female parolees, Mickey Ndovela and Sithembile Dlamini’s books which were launched and published by renowned publisher KaMavuso publishers. Second position Dlamini recieved a cheque for R10-000, 20 copies of her novel IQINISO ALIKHO EMHLABENI and third position Ndovela also recieved R5-000 and 20 copies of her novel NGEKE NGITHULE. In the first position was a community member Khethiwe Mkhize recieved R15-000 cheque and 20 copies of her novel IMPILO KELEYO.
The Area Commissioner of Ncome Management Area Anthony Gina said “as DCS we are very thankful to the officials of Sports, Arts and Culture for the trainings they always provide to offenders.”
As DCS we are a dustbin to all those who have wronged the society. They are thrown to us to rehabilitate them, what is sad is that when it is time to reintegrate them back to society they are called by degrading names, but the job you are doing is amazing to erase that stigma. Inside KwZulu-Natal Correctional Centres we have 26 reading clubs. – said Gina.
