{"id":83661,"date":"2015-03-16T08:50:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T06:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/83661\/mthethwa-appointed-into-chabanes-post\/"},"modified":"2015-03-16T08:50:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T06:50:38","slug":"mthethwa-appointed-into-chabanes-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/03\/16\/mthethwa-appointed-into-chabanes-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Mthethwa appointed into Chabane\u2019s post"},"content":{"rendered":"

The news of Mthethwa\u2019s appointment follows the death of Collins Chabane who together with his bodyguards Sergeant Lesiba Sekele and Sergeant Lawrence Lentsoane were killed instantly when a truck allegedly did a u-turn in front of their car on the N1 near Polokwane in the early hours of Sunday morning, March 15.<\/p>\n

Sowetan LIVE<\/a> reported, \u201cThe truck driver was not injured; he was arrested on the scene and charged with culpable homicide. He would appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>

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President Jacob Zuma extended his condolences to the staff of the department who lost their second minister in a short space of time.<\/p>\n

“We are still in deep shock. We extend our condolences to the Chabane family and the families of Sgt Sekele and Sgt Lentsoane. This is a huge loss to the country and a sad day indeed for all of us,” the President said.<\/p>

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