1, Telefax message dated 14 March refers.

2. A report free of gaps will be compiled at a later date based on the official investigation's report.

3. From my on the spot assessment on the day of the incident and the following day I can respond to your concerns as follows'.

3.1 One juvenile offender who is serving a two year sentence for house breaking and theft had been employed as a cleaner in the clinic for a considerable period,

3.2 The Juvenile offender was. suspended a few days ago from his duties after he was found in possession of dagga,

3.3 The juvenile offender was able to get past one or two security checkpoints in his section and. then proceeded to the third checkpoint where he was allowed in by one of the two nurses as they knew him very well as someone working with them as "a cleaner".

3.4 1 am not prepared to repeat untested information on how the offender went past the first security checkpoint as I have appointed an investigation team for that purpose.

3.5 The juvenile offender used kitchen knife to order around the two nurses ,He got the kitchen knife from the kitchen with which he was very familiar.

4. It may be necessary to state that all our security breaches around the country are

due to one or more of the following', (a) Negligence of particular employees on duty; (b) collusion by certain employees on duty; (c) inadequate supervision, of an offender due to » lower security risk rating: (d) infrastructural weaknesses; (e) sophisticated planning of operations by offenders with accomplices; (t) non- enforcement by certain, employees of routine security procedures due to familiarity.

Thank you.

Siyabulela Mlombile

Regional Commissioner