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...

IMO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SUSPENDED OVER IMPEACHMENT PLOT AGAINST SPEAKER. (PHOTO).


  Imo HOA members suspended over impeachment plot against speaker


Four members of the Imo state House of Assembly have been suspended for plotting to impeach the Speaker, Chike Olemgbe.


They include members for Ahiazu-Mbaise, Samuel Otuibe, Ezinihitte-Mbaise, Henry Agbasonu, Okigwe state Constituency, Chidiebere Ogbunikpa and Oru-West, Dominic Ezerioha.


Announcing the suspension during plenary, the Speaker, Olemgbe said the decision was taken at the Executive Section.


The Speaker also announced that all standing Committees belonging to the suspended members had been retrieved from them.


The Speaker, however, made minor reshuffling of the standing Committees.

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