The board of inquiry report into the deaths of three navy officers during a submarine exercise off Kommetjie last year has the feel of an Apartheid-era whitewash about it, says a former military judge.
Retired Colonel Brian Plaatjies is now a lawyer representing Commander Romero Hector, the widower of Lieutenant Commander Gillian Elizabeth Hector, the executive officer on the submarine SAS Mantashi, who died along with Master Warrant Officer William Masela Mathipa (coxswain), and Warrant Officer Class One Mmokwapa Lucas Mojela (coxswain under training), after being swept…
Source: google.com
Gqeberha: Wildlife Conservation – The city is close to several wildlife reserves, including the Addo Elephant National Park, which is
famous for its elephant population
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