Floods have turned much of Limpopo into a disaster area. Picture: Facebook News today includes former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has told parliament that his dismissal was irrational and unlawful, alleging that there was an agenda to push him out of the South African Police Service (Saps). Meanwhile, Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson Steve Mabona has pointed to mistakes made by parents as a major factor in the ongoing school placement backlog affecting approximately 3 000 Grade 1 and Grade 8 pupils.
Furthermore, floods have turned much of Limpopo into a disaster area, leading to school closures and the disruption of the province’s tourism sector. The South African Weather Service has warned that heavy downpours will continue to batter parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga on Thursday, 15 January, with flooding, mudslides and damage to property expected. Otherwise, thundershowers have been forecast for the rest of the country.Full weatherforecast here.
Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way. Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has told parliament that his dismissal was irrational and unlawful, alleging that there was an agenda to push him out of the South African Police Service (Saps). Phahlane appeared on Wednesday before parliament’s ad hoc committee probing criminality, political interference and corruption within the justice system.
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His testimony focused on his suspension and removal from office. Tebogo Malaka, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Independent Development Trust (IDT), has resigned, five months after her suspension from the state-owned entity.
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