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 It would have been too optimistic to think that none of the 40 365 prisoners pardoned in April as part of Freedom Day celebrations would relapse, Correctional Services Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said on Monday.

“It would gave been optimistic to think that none of the offenders would relapse into crime,” Ndebele told a media briefing by government’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster.

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