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...

TRUMP PLEDGES NATIONAL EMERGENCY IN WASHINGTON, DC, OVER ICE CONFLICT. (PHOTO).


 Trump pledges national emergency in Washington, DC, over ICE conflict

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would declare a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C., after Mayor Muriel Bowser stated that the city’s police would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The dispute centers on sharing information about individuals living in or entering the United States illegally, and Trump’s move has drawn criticism as an example of federal overreach, with more than 2,000 troops currently patrolling the city.

The announcement comes after thousands of protesters took to the streets earlier this month following Trump’s August deployment of National Guard troops to restore what he called “law, order, and public safety” in response to rising crime concerns. Trump posted on Truth Social that the city is “absolutely booming… for the first time in decades, virtually NO CRIME.” Bowser’s office did not immediately respond to the comments.

Trump previously placed the metropolitan police department under federal control and deployed federal law enforcement, including ICE agents, to patrol the streets. The timeline for their mission remains unclear. He accused “Radical Left Democrats” of pressuring Bowser to withhold cooperation with ICE, warning that crime would surge if local police stopped assisting federal authorities. “To the people and businesses of Washington, D.C., DON’T WORRY, I AM WITH YOU, AND WON’T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I’ll call a National Emergency, and Federalize, if necessary!!!” Trump wrote.

Bowser, who has acknowledged the crime reduction from the federal surge, previously signed an order directing city coordination with federal law enforcement. Unlike state National Guards, which report to their governors unless federalized, the D.C. National Guard answers directly to the president.

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