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Shinglebacks and northern blue tongue lizards were among the animals seized.

Shinglebacks and northern blue tongue lizards were among the animals seized.

Shinglebacks and northern blue tongue lizards were among the animals seized.

'My Only Story', an award-winning South African podcast, has inspired the launch of Operation Nemo, a high-level police investigation into a network of sexual predators preying on top athletes in some of South Africa's most elite schools.

The news that police are investigating suspected sexual predators who are alleged to have targeted pupils at schools in five provinces, including leading Eastern Cape schools, is a welcome development.

Former Eastern Cape water polo coaches David Mackenzie and Dean Carelse could find themselves in the spotlight again.

Former water polo coach at St Andrew's College, David Mackenzie believes the police have mounted an investigation into him in retaliation for going after them, says his lawyer.



Police have launched a major operation investigating alleged sexual predators who target “elite” school athletes and pupils at schools in five provinces, including former employees of three leading Eastern Cape schools.

A collaborative project called ‘Operation Nemo’ will investigate the depths of sexual abuse in South African schools.

On Thursday, Women and Men Against Child Abuse hosted a press briefing to announce a major police investigation into allegations of sexual grooming and abuse involving water polo coaches at some of the country’s top schools.