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ANSWERS NEEDED: A book publisher's agent was arrested on Monday when these textbooks were found dumped in Majeje village in Limpopo. PHOTO: ELIJAR MUSHIANA

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The books, which were discovered on Monday, are now in the possession of the Namakgale police.

Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi confirmed yesterday that an agent of Shutter and Shooter Publishers has been arrested in connection with the crime.

Mulaudzi said the man has been charged with malicious damage to property after more than 6000 textbooks were found dumped.

"I can confirm that we have arrested a 46-year-old man, who is an agent of Shutter and Shooter Publishers, in connection with the dumping of books in Majeje village near Phalaborwa," Mulaudzi said.

He said investigations were continuing to determine the motive for the dumping of the textbooks.

The suspect will appear in the Lulekani Magistrate's Court today.

Department of Basic Education spokesman Panyaza Lesufi welcomed the arrest yesterday.

"We want to congratulate the police for the speed with which they moved to arrest the culprit in connection with the dumping of the books in Phalaborwa.

"We hope those arrested will shed more light as to the motive for dumping the books while pupils need them in schools," Lesufi said.

This is the second arrest in connection with the dumping of books in Limpopo. An official of the provincial department of education, Glen Kubayi, was arrested last month after books were found dumped next to the Nsami Dam in Giyani. Kubayi, who is out on R2000 bail, will appear in the Giyani Magistrate's Court on September 5.

Attempts to get comment from Shutter and Shooter Publishing, a company based in KwaZulu-Natal, drew a blank yesterday. - frankm@sowetan.co.za

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Tue Jun 18 08:19:05 SAST 2013 ::

Aug 10, 2012

malemaforpresident

Eish mara Mashangani a brainless 46-year-old dumping text books is this idiot having children at home police must just interogate this stupit and get to the bottom of the matter
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Aug 10, 2012

Mazambala

@malemaforpresident
Eish mara mashangani...
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Stop being childish and tribalist, i dont see where they have indicated that the 46 yr culprit is a shangaan
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Aug 10, 2012

Home1234

Cudos for the police. With their lack of support and/or resources, they often manage to do a very good job. That said, Angie needs to get the boot nevertheless. This fiasco should never have happened. She has sidestepped her responsibility and her arrogance is profound. She needs to know that she is not untouchable (although with her leading the march against that stupid spear, she probably is - you don't get much further up the president's backside than that!). She is not the only one who has bungled spectacularly and it will be interesting to see if the anc will once again adopt the "keep mum and it will go away" policy that has worked for them over the past 18 years. Will they step up and take serious steps to prevent a recurrence? Probably not. That's not how they roll. The future of the children in this country is not covered in the presidential handbook. Unlike the purchase of expensive vehicles for every cadre that lives and breathes.
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Aug 10, 2012

Kgaoza606

I'm not a Shangaan but this "Malemaforpresident" person is so out of order. Fact dat ur not GOD, can't create a person or a culture doesnot qualify u to display such hatred for those people. If u hate them is fine and the majority of us are not as immature and inconsiderate.
We've come so far as country to conquer apartheid as a united SA and we dnt to fight another Black-on-Black violence, White people already think less of us and now comes people like u...
Nevertheless, well done SAPS for apprehending these culprits who have put Limpopo under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons...
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Aug 10, 2012

MommaC

Now who is Mrs Primi Chetty related to?
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Aug 10, 2012

ncagumbuduma

malemaforpresident Not amazed @ your comment, u are following in the footsteps of your graet Leader, exposing your stup!d!ty through your tribalist ideas.
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Aug 10, 2012

JohnStone

Many of these businesses such as publishers are old and were already well established long before 1994, we know their political alligence lies with established capital, which in turn is in cahoots with certain political formations habouring ambitions to govern SA one day. We also know that last year December, these fromations met some German businessmen to receive funding that would be used to undermine the ANC and create confusion amongst the electorate in order for them to vote in a certain way and get rid of the ANC. Will this plan work? I have my own doubts, theirs is only a pipedream. No amount of sabotage will turn the people away from "themselves", ANC is the people.
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Aug 11, 2012

Jixbyiam

@JohnStone. Still not ready to accept responsibility? If the kitchen get hot, blame it on someone else, hey? No, rather invent a far-fetch story that only an illiterate will believe. Come-on, we are not stupid, you know....
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Aug 11, 2012

unknowing

@JohnStone LOL

Anyway, this is more likely corruption, someone ordering the books and it gets "lost", order some more etc. Somewhere some people made a lot of money out of this.
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