Lunchtime news: Sibiya back at work

Gauteng Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya is free to report for duty after  the withdrawal of a letter by the Hawks intending to suspend him. 

 

The notice was served  last Monday, but was officially withdrawn in the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

 

The charge reportedly related to Sibiya's alleged involvement in facilitating the illegal rendition of Zimbabweans, the same reasons Hawks head Anwa Dramat has been suspended.

 

 Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi says the Judge has struck the matter off the roll .

 

“The general is back at work. We still have to sit down as the hawks unit as to what action will be taken. It is still a matter under discussion we do not want to make any statements that will mislead the public” he said.

 

Sibiya's legal representative, Victor Nkwashu, says no reason has been given for the withdrawal.

 

“The employer has withdrawn the notice of suspension. The matter became moot and we moved for the matter to be removed from the roll ” he said.

 

 The  first school day of 2015 is almost done.

 

It was a new beginning on Wednesday for the Boitumelong Secondary school in Tembisa one of the seven new "paperless" schools in Gauteng. 

 

Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa attended the start of the new school year in Thembisa on Wednesday and told learners to make use of the opportunities provided to them by the new technology.

 

“To thrive in this century we need to acquire new skills and the department of education in your province has given you all the greatest opportunity that anybody can ever wish for” He said.

 

 

 

 

Classrooms in Malalmulele in Limpopo were deserted due to a protest.

 

No transport operators were allowed to ferry pupils to schools in Giyani, Thohoyandou, and other areas outside Malamulele.

 

Residents want to be separated from the Thulamela municipality, based about 50km from the villages on the edge of the Kruger National Park.

 

Limpopo Premier Mathabatha visited the Moletji High School near Seshego Wednesday  where he expressed concern over the impact of the stay-away.

 

“We don’t want to find a situation where the issue has been resolved you still have a back lock of children who have lost in terms of their education. That is not easy to redeem” He said.

 

 

A top leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility in a video for last week's attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. 

 

Nasr al-Ansi, a prominent commander in the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula says the operation is in revenge for the Prophet Mohammed against those who offended him.

 

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