A WARRANT of arrest has been issued against presidential spokesman Parks Mankahlana for failure to appear in an Mpumalanga maintenance court. Mankahlana is being sued for child maintenance by Thalitha Mthetwa, 37, who claims he is the father of her eight-year-old son. Mthethwa and her lawyer waited hours for Mankahlana to arrive before the court eventually issued a warrant for his arrest. Mankahlana’s lawyer, Rudolf Mabece, apparently informed the court shortly before 1pm that his client wanted a paternity test. Mankahlana is expected to appear in a separate maintenance case in Nelspruit on July 25.
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