S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).
Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...
Today friday at the Ikeja High court,Justice Lateefat Okunu,sentenced Pastor Akolade Arowolo to death over the death of his wife Titilayo Omozejethat worked with Skye bank on the 24th June 2011.He is a youth Pastor at the Redeemed Christian church of God Gbagada parish,Lagos and he has been on trail in the court since 2012.It was held that he actually murdered his wife in their marimonial home by stabbing her to death,and solely on a forensic report.Immediately after the judgement,Arowolo fell down in the dock and started shouting ''Jesus have mercy''.So touching. 
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