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...

MINISTER OF STATE FOR WORKS VISITS CHINA TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL COOPERATION ON INFRASTRUCTURE. (PHOTO).


 Minister of State for Works Visits China to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation on Infrastructure


The Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, has successfully concluded a one-week technical visit to the People’s Republic of China, where he led a joint delegation from the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).


The visit, conducted under the existing technical cooperation agreement between FERMA and the Global Cooperation Promotion Research Centre, focused on strengthening collaboration in infrastructure development, technology transfer, public-private partnerships, and youth capacity building—key pillars of the President's

Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.


He commended China Harbour Engineering Company for its pivotal role in Nigeria’s infrastructure landscape, particularly its execution of the Keffi–Akwanga–Makurdi highway, a landmark public-private partnership (PPP) project under the Highway Development and Management Initiative.


The minister also visited the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, where he was received by the Head of Chancery, Jimmy Ebi Patrick.


He highlighted the importance of synergy between the ministry and Nigerian missions abroad in fostering effective bilateral cooperation and promoting Nigeria’s infrastructure development agenda.

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