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Baby Boks captain Wian Liebenberg, wearing number six on his back, lifted the IRB Under-20 World Cup trophy at Newlands on Friday night.
It was a stark reminder of the historic moment when the 1995 Springbok number six, Francois Pienaar, led the Boks to World Cup triumph.
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BY Obakeng Maje
TAUNG– Yesterday Taung Circuit Court released the Taung District Hospital CEO, Mr Cwaile in conditions. Cwaile was arrested two months ago after being accused of engaging sextual activities with a minor.
The charges against Taung Hopspital CEO was provisional withdrawn. even though is still unclear what prompted the magistrate to withdraw charges, it seems the evidence presented before magistrate was not that convincing after all.
Cwaile was arrested after allegedly went on a drinking spree with a 15 year-old girl where he slept with her afterwards.
“I could not deny nor attest to that, that the charges were withdrawn because of lack of evidence and as the matter is still under investigations: said Captain Kheswa.
Even though the investigating officer, Captain Kheswa could not shed the light on the matter, we adamant that the prosecutor was not happy about the evidence and provisionally withdraw charges to give the investigative officer more time.
We tried to get hold of mr Cwaile to get his side of the story before going to print, but that resulted to zeal!
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BY Obakeng Maje
Minister of Education, Angie Motshekga has more explanations to do this week after another claim came forward. The contractor claim that the were hired to dispose and shredded some books at the near dumping site in Seshego, Limpopo.
The Department of Education yesterday said they no nothing about the claim as it only came to life late yesterday. Motshekga was given flak this week when her department failed to deliver books to Limpopo schools even after court ordered her to do so.
Democratic Alliance said this morning that, if the is any truth to the claim made by contractor is anything to go by then the minister have much to explain.
“The Democratic Alliance in Limpopo inspected the site… yesterday where a contractor is claiming that they are being paid by government to destroy the books,” spokeswoman on education Desiree van der Walt said in a statement.
Van Der Walt said The shortages of reading material in schools across Limpopo made the destruction of the books “unacceptable”.
“It is unthinkable that books which are still of value to children with no access to reading material could be disposed of in this careless way.
“What kind of a person or regime sanctions the destruction of books?”
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Congress of the People MP Tshilidzi Ravhuanzwo said the party was made aware about a week ago that “piles and piles” of books were being dumped.
The books and stationery, some still in their original packaging, were being burnt and shredded.
“So many schools don’t have books, and [even old books] could have been used in libraries,” she said.
Ravhuanzwo said that books from the previous curriculum would still be useful to teachers and pupils because the learning content did not change.
“We really need those old books, I would have like to have stopped them [destroying the books].
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