Bomb squad cop blows her top over Afrikaans schools

SAPS has reprimanded a member of the Namaqua district bomb squad who threatened to set fire to schools over the lack of English-medium classes

30 December 2022 - 00:00

A police bomb expert angered by the lack of English-medium schools for her children in the Namaqua district of the Northern Cape has been found guilty of serious misconduct after sending an e-mail to education department officials and principals threatening to burn down schools...

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