Prisoners live in overcrowded cells in Pollsmoor Prison.
In a court battle spanning more than two decades, an ex-inmate will be compensated to the tune of more than R1 million after he contracted pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) while awaiting trial.
Zaid Seedat sued the Minister of Correctional Services after he contracted the disease while he was being held at Pollsmoor Prison.
The Western Cape High Court has now ruled that the Minister is 100% liable for the plaintiff's damages, following a protracted legal process that culminated in the parties reaching agreement on the issue of negligence after 21 years.
According to court records, Seedat was imprisoned between approximately June 15, 2000, and August 30, 2003, in Pollsmoor Prison as an awaiting-trial prisoner.
