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Two prisoners who were behind bars for serious crimes, including rape, have escaped from a prison in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape, prompting massive persecution.
Correctional Services spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said Luzuko Sabatha, 37, and Lonwabo Ngqokwana, 36, escaped on Saturday. They were serving sentences for kidnapping, assault, rape and stock theft.
“The police are looking for them as we speak. When a prisoner [has] He has been convicted of crimes and then escapes from prison, demonstrates the seriousness of the danger he represents to society. An investigation is ongoing into how they escaped, “Nxumalo said Saturday.
Last week Thabo Muyambo from Mozambique and Johannes Chauke from Zimbabwe escaped from the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Center in Pretoria, News24 reported.
Muyambo was serving a life sentence after being incarcerated for 21 crimes that included rape, robbery and kidnapping. Chauke was serving a 20-year sentence for breaking and entering.
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