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Straits Times
3 days ago
- Climate
- Straits Times
Eight bodies recovered after South African school bus swept away by floods
FILE PHOTO: Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa on May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nic Bothma FILE PHOTO: A man stumbles as he tries to cross a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa on May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nic Bothma FILE PHOTO: Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa on May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nic Bothma FILE PHOTO: A vehicle drives along a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa on May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nic Bothma FILE PHOTO: Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa on May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nic Bothma Eight bodies recovered after South African school bus swept away by floods JOHANNESBURG - At least eight bodies have been recovered after a school bus was swept away by floods near Mthatha in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, officials said on Wednesday. South Africa has been lashed by heavy rain and snow since the weekend, in a severe winter cold front which disrupted transport and power networks. "It is indeed a sad thing and the search is still going on," Eastern Cape community safety official Xolile Nqatha told television station Newzroom Afrika. Three children were rescued from the bus, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said. "President Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences to the bereaved families, affected communities and Eastern Cape residents at large," a statement said. Flooding has become more common and severe in South Africa as the impacts of climate change are felt. A storm on the East Coast in April 2022 killed about 400 people and left thousands homeless. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
IOL News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Nasreddine Nabi discusses Glody Lilepo's promising start at Kaizer Chiefs
More to come from Glody Congolese forward Glody Lilepo has made an impressive start to his Kaizer Chiefs career since joining the club in January. Photo: Nic Bothma/BackpagePix Image: Nic Bothma/BackpagePix Congolese forward Glody Lilepo was on the scoresheet on Saturday as Kaizer Chiefs earned a point from their Betway Premiership game against Sekhukhune United in Polokwane. It was the 27-year-old's sixth league goal since joining Amakhosi from from French third division club Valenciennes FC back in January. Speaking after the game, Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi felt the player was yet to reach his full potential in a Chiefs jersey due to spending months on the sidelines at his former club. 'You can see that he's a player that sometimes doesn't finish games because his full potential is not reached yet,' the Tunisian tactician was quoted by iDiskiTimes when speaking about Lilepo after their clash. Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading 'But we feel that once he reaches his full physical potential he will be used to his teammates, having a good preseason he's a player than can do more than what he does right now.' In a warning to defenders, Nabi felt Lilepo had the potential to find the back of the net regularly for Chiefs once he' settled in at the Soweto club. 'He's a player that is a winger but those kind of wingers that can easily finish the league with 10 goals. He's a winger that likes to get inside, likes to score and he is looking all the time at opportunities to score or to make his teammate score. 'And we believe that he can even do more than that.' Chiefs are still outside of the top eight, but with one game left to play, they will be confident they can get the job done. Amakhosi Amahle will conclude their league campaign when they host Polokwane at the FNB Stadium this coming weekend. A win will see them leapfrog Chippa United – who have concluded their season – into eighth. Depending on how other results go, Nabi's men could finish as high as sixth. If they lose to Polokwane, they could slide down to 12th. IOL Sport Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel.
