Minister Pieter Groenewald banned prison officials from carrying cellphones on the job

• Minister Pieter Groenewald has indeed banned prison officials from carrying cellphones on the job to prevent smuggling of contraband to inmates.
• The ban is aimed at preventing the smuggling of cellphones to inmates, which has allowed criminals to perpetrate fraud and scams while behind bars, as seen in the case of Thabo Bester, the 'Facebook Rapist'.
• The implementation of the ban is a practical step taken by the correctional services to address the problem of contraband cellphones in South African prisons, which has been a challenge for years.