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pay deposited into their bank account and it was wrong for government to even want it reversed.

However, the PS indicated that as far as he was concerned, the senior secretaries were not involved in the circular awarding civil servants the positive adjustments or back pay. According to the senior secretaries, following the implementation of the

five were shot dead. The arrest was effected at Ezulwini, about 28.3 kilometres north-west of where it all started.

When it all started at Mbikwakhe, the eight men reportedly robbed the businessman his red VW Golf at knifepoint. Among the eight suspects, it was alleged that one of them was armed with a pistol.

It was gathered that after taking the car from the businessman, the suspects reportedly drove off. As the eight suspects overloaded the car and drove off, it was said that the businessman immediately reported same to the police.

The movements of the motor vehicle are said to have been monitored on the victim’s phone as he had installed an anti-hijacking system.

Suspects

Police are said to have responded promptly to the call as some of them were in the vicinity since they were patrolling around Matsapha. It was gathered that the businessman directed the police to where his car was heading to and upon realising that there was a car tailing them, the eight suspects reportedly increased speed in the VW Golf 6. It was said this was when the speed chase between the police and the eight ensued.

The suspects are said to have used the Kwaluseni/Lozitha Public Road and along the way, the police, who were driving a Toyota Hilux GD6 double cab LDV with a canopy, tried to stop the suspects by firing gunshots at them.

However, instead of stopping, the suspects reportedly increased speed in an effort to lose the police. It was said the police continued to aim and shoot at the suspects, who also allegedly fired gunshots at the police officers’ car, supposedly in a bid to scare them away.

It was said that during the hot pursuit, the law enforcers reportedly called for backup from Lobamba and Mbabane Police Stations.

The gushot holes were in the rear of the vehicle, next to the right hand side tail light, also beneath the petrol tank and several holes were on the drivers’ door. recommendations of the Appeals Board regarding the 2016 salary review appeals, they were supposed to move from C3 Notch 3 to D2 Notch 1.

“Even this pay scale adjustment was not proper because we have to move to D3 Notch 1 to be slightly behind the personal secretary of the prime minister, who is on D4 on the pay scale,” said

MBABANE – Day two of the national deworming campaign has seen over 10 000 learners reached in both primary and high schools.

The target is to reach at least 75 per cent of the school-age children.

A total of 5 112 learners received the deworming medicines in the Hhohho Region, 2 006 in the Shiselweni Region, 1 874 in the Lubombo Region and 1 077 in the Manzini Region.

According to Epidemiologist Bongani Tsabedze, the number of pupils who developed side effects to date was four. Tsabedze said one child, who was found to have taken

Albendazole deworming tablet, was not given.

He said the learners had varying conditions with some suffering from stomach cramps and headaches, others had abdominal pains and body weakness, while some were dizzy and had diarrhea.

He said there were also 117 teachers who were dewormed, 23 support staff members and six community members.

Tsabedze further mentioned that the deworming exercise was running smoothly. However, he said there were technical challenges experienced with equipment which was used resulting in data being recorded manually in Manzini.