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 thursday,it was reported by Premuim Times at least 105 soldiers of the 157 Battalion,including their commanding officer,are feared missing after they came under intense attack from Boko Haram insurgents at Gudunbali,Borno state,yesterday wednesday.According to one of Premuim Times sources,the terrorists also captured a T-72 tank as well as several artillery weapons from the unit.''Gudunbali was attacked this morning and some weapons were captured from the battalion.Two officers and 105 soldiers are still missing.They captured a T-72 tank from the unit and some artillery weapons were also captured.The commanding Officer {CO} of the battalion is yet to be seen but no one has been confirmed dead yet''.One more photo below. 
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