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Daily news update: Tourist killed by elephant | Portia Modise’s hijacking | Undocumented women, children hidden inside bus trailer
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News today includes a tourist was killed on Sunday afternoon in Pilanesberg National Park after an elephant attacked him. The individual, said to be a Spanish man, stepped out of his car to take a picture, sources said.
Meanwhile, former Banyana Banyana Captain Portia Modise was left perplexed after being hijacked outside her home over the weekend.
Furthermore, Paarl police have detained women and children who were hidden inside a bus trailer, a move welcomed by the Department of Home Affairs.
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Spanish tourist killed by elephant in Pilanesberg
A tourist was killed on Sunday afternoon in Pilanesberg National Park after an elephant attacked him. The individual, said to be a Spanish man, stepped out of his car to take a picture, sources said.
A park visitor said that their family was on a game drive and saw an ambulance rush past yesterday afternoon, presumably to collect the injured tourist. The seriously injured man was rushed to hospital but later succumbed from his injuries.
While no official statement has been issued yet, several sources at the Pilanesberg National Park confirmed the incident.
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‘No possibility under the sun R78 billion will be collected’, says Ramokgopa on municipal debt
The R78 billion municipal debt owed to Eskom needs to be urgently addressed, as projections suggest it could escalate into trillions of rands over the next 26 years.
This is according to Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
Speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria on Monday, Ramokgopa indicated that several factors, including revenue collection failures and illegal connections, had exacerbated municipalities’ challenges in settling their debts to Eskom.
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Former Banyana Captain Portia Modise’s plea following hijack
Former Banyana Banyana Captain Portia Modise was left perplexed after being hijacked outside her home over the weekend.
“I’m not alright guys. Yesterday when I got home, there were a few guys…I was pointed with firearms, I was hijacked, they took the car at the gate of our house,” said Modise.
Banyana Banyana’s leading all-time goal scorer shared the brief video on her X account appealing to her followers to help her find her car. She also shared the vehicle’s registration.
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‘No factual or legal basis’: MultiChoice responds to ‘Queen Modjadji’ court challenge
Multichoice says it is confident in its legal battle with the Balobedu Royal Council over the screening of Queen Modjadji.
The series is set to premier this Sunday on Mzansi Magic, but has been at the centre of a court challenge.
The Balobedu Royal Council in Limpopo said the broadcast of a drama series will undermine and marginalise the Khelobedu language and Balobedu people. Led by Chief Gabriel Rasebotsa, the Council approached the High Court in Pretoria to interdict the airing of the series.
CONTINUE READING: ‘No factual or legal basis’: MultiChoice responds to ‘Queen Modjadji’ court challenge
Western Cape police find undocumented women and children hidden inside bus trailer
Paarl police have detained women and children who were hidden inside a bus trailer, a move welcomed by the Department of Home Affairs.
According to Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, South African Police Service (Saps) officers were patrolling the N1 highway on Saturday morning when they noticed people disembarking from a passenger bus near the Sonstraal offramp.
Police officers approached the bus and discovered undocumented women and children inside the trailer attached to the bus.
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In other news today:
- Hawks bust illegal lion sale operation in Potchefstroom
- Get your blankets out: ‘Coldest night so far in 2024’ to hit Gauteng this week
- Inquest opened into deaths of four SANDF members
- Jacob Zuma’s daughter hits back at claims she’s ‘running amok’ in MK party
- SA faces new crisis: Ramokgopa warns Gauteng’s load reduction the ‘tip of the iceberg’
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