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Making headlines: Rand Water to embark on 56-hour water supply disruption to divert pipeline; Political parties decry leniency in former Steinhoff CFO’s sentencing; And, Saps inducts 1 812 newly trained police Constables

Rand Water to embark on 56-hour water supply disruption to divert pipeline

Rand Water is preparing to implement a 56-hour project next week to divert its G20 pipeline to enable City Power to expand the Mondeor substation in Johannesburg.

The diversion project will start at 6am on October 10 and is expected to be completed by 2pm on October 12.

This is expected to result in water disruptions for areas supplied by the pipeline, with Johannesburg Water set to communicate specific areas impacted and the extent of water supply disruptions.

The G20 pipeline supplies water from the Zwartkopies Pumping Station, through Johannesburg South to some parts of Soweto.

Rand Water has informed the affected customers by issuing a 21-day notice to allow them to implement appropriate contingency measures.

Political parties decry leniency in former Steinhoff CFO’s sentencing

While political parties have welcomed the sentencing of former Steinhoff CFO Andries Benjamin La Grange, they have noted apparent leniency with his conviction.

La Grange was sentenced to a ten-year imprisonment yesterday, by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, with five years suspend.

He pleaded guilty and has agreed to assist the State in one count of fraud of over R367-million, emanating from the manipulation of financial statements and failure to report fraudulent activities.

La Grange’s sentencing follows that of Gerhardus Burger, who was given a five-year suspended sentence and had to pay back the proceeds of insider trading.

The African National Congress welcomed the conviction, however, demanded tougher action against corporate corruption.

ActionSA Member of Parliament Alan Beesley agreed with the ANC that La Grange’s sentencing was lenient considering the seriousness of his crimes.

However, he said the conviction marked a “slow but steady shift” in South Africa’s justice system towards exerting the full extent of the law against those involved in grand corruption.

And, Saps inducts 1 812 newly trained police Constables

Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo stressed government’s commitment to ensuring more boots on the ground, the capacitation of police stations and increased visibility at all South African Police Service service points across the country, as it welcomed into its ranks 1 812 newly trained police constables.

Boshielo, who was speaking at the Bhisho Saps Training Academy, in the Eastern Cape, explained that the Constables form part of an intake of 4 500 police trainees who began their training in April.

The Constables all graduated with an NQF level 6 qualification, as a minimum, and were recruited into the Saps following a rigorous recruitment process, Boshielo said.

The Constables graduated from various academic disciplines including Law, Policing, Forensic Science, Information Technology and Public Management.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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