The National Commissioner of Correctional Services Makgothi Thobakgale told the media on Monday that the Department has taken strict measures to control the outbreak which caused the death of a 19-year-old inmate last week.
Lieutenant-Commander Gillian Hector, Master Warrant Officer William Mathipa and Warrant Officer Mokwapa Mojela died after being swept off the SAS Manthatisi in rough seas on 20 September.
This follows after the chief of the SA Navy granted an extension to the board of inquiry looking into the incident on the Sas Manthatisi submarine which led to the deaths of three mariners off the coast of Kommetjie.
The Muslim Judicial Council of South Africa (MJC) has joined hands with a number of faith-based organisations, civil society and political parties in solidarity with Palestinian people caught in the Israel-Gaza war.