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...

KINDIKI: KENYA'S LAW PROFESSOR-TURNED-DEPUTY PRESIDENT. (PHOTO).

 

Kindiki: Kenya's law professor-turned-deputy president


Kenya's Kithure Kindiki has been sworn in as the country's new deputy president to replace Rigathi Gachagua, who was impeached by parliament in October, TRT Afrika reported.


Professor Kindiki's swearing-in — marked by a public holiday — was held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Friday, November 1.


The ceremony came hours after the High Court lifted orders that had barred Kindiki's oath-taking following a petition filed by former Deputy President Gachagua.


It is that oath that ostensibly marks the end of Gachagua's two years in office as Kenya's second-most powerful person.

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