insert_link South Africa Widespread Search Underway for Escaped Offender from Mamelodi Regional Hospital The South African Department of Correctional Services, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, initiates a large-scale search operation for Clatta Gumbo, an offender who escaped from Mamelodi Regional Hospital in Pretoria. Admitted in August 2018, Gumbo is serving a life sentence for rape, kidnapping, and assault at Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre in Tshwane. The department's spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo, confirms the ongoing efforts to locate and apprehend the escaped offender. todayFebruary 13, 2024 29