S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 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...

OSCAR PISTORIUS,YOU BLAME ANYBODY BUT YOURSELF-PROSECUTOR.

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius (C) arrives ahead of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria April 9, 2014. REUTERS-Siphiwe Sibeko                                           Today at the trial of Olympic and paralympic track star,Oscar Pistorius,was alleged to have killed his girlfriend was accused by the prosecutor that he likes blaming other people for his mistakes as he sought to prove that Oscar murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on valentine's day last year.He may face life imprisonment if convicted in the Pretoria High Court.Oscar claims he shot his girlfriend in a tragic accident,firing at what he thought was an intruder hiding behind a toilet door in his luxury Pretoria home on February 14 last year.With the trial now in the 19th day,the prosecutor Gerrie Nel,whose reputation as one of South African's toughest Attorneys has earned him the nickname ''The pitbull'',has sought to portray Oscar as an arrogant hot head who is reckless withfire arms.''You will blame anybody but yourself''.During cros examination,a different incident was mentioned,in which Oscar was asked about why he fired a gun in a restaurant.Oscar explained that the gun was given to him by a friend under the restaurant table and went off by itself but police Captain Christian Mangena gave evidence earlier in the trial,saying the weapon culd only fire if the trigger was pulled.Oscar quickly said he blamed his lawyer Mr Rous for not cross examining the captain on his evidence.The Prosecutor said,''now you are blaming your own lawyer'',that made Oscar lawyer to shake his head at a colleague.Oscar broke down and sobbed as the prosecutor pushed him repeatedly to take responsibility for killing his girlfriend.

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