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...

NEW ZEALAND HELICOPTER PILOT KILLED IN PAPUA- POLICE. (PHOTO).

 


Papuan Separatist Cruelty, Repeated Again


A New Zealand helicopter pilot reportedly killed in Central Papua yesterday has been named as an experienced airman well-known in South Island aviation circles.


Glen Malcolm Conning, a 50-year-old from Motueka, was killed by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua after landing in an isolated area. 

ACCORDING TO ANOTHER SOURCE:

The killing of a New Zealand helicopter pilot in West Papua is an utter tragedy for his family and friends and our organisation is very concerned that any civilians are being killed anywhere in West Papua says Catherine Delahunty spokesperson …


“The killing of a New Zealand helicopter pilot in West Papua is an utter  tragedy for his family and friends and our organisation is very concerned that any civilians are being killed anywhere in West Papua “says Catherine Delahunty spokesperson for West Papua Action Aotearoa.


“We also acknowledge that the place where this happened is a conflict zone and normally the Indonesian military must consent to anyone flying in there, so they have some responsibility for allowing entry into this remote place. It is also the responsibility of the companies that hire foreign pilots to constantly assess risk and protect pilots in this potentially dangerous area,”


The New Zealand Government needs to respond to this situation affecting our pilots by calling on Indonesia to allow the UN Human Rights Commissioner and foreign media into West Papua. The violent occupation of West Papua is an ongoing disaster for West Papuan people who rely on neighbouring countries to stand up for their human rights and rights to self-determination.


The only good that can come from incidents such as the kidnapping of Philiip Mehrtens and the killing of Glenn Conning, is that our Government stops sitting on their hands and starts negotiating with Indonesia for peace, human rights and self-determination in West Papua.

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