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CNN —Dozens of worshippers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference apparently “lost control” and “plunged” off a cliff in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported. An eight-year-old girl who survived has been airlifted to hospital, the public broadcaster reported. The crash happened in the Mamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken, where the bus caught fire once it fell, public broadcaster SABC reported. South African Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said the government will repatriate the bodies to Botswana, the broadcaster said. “I am sending my heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragic bus crash near Mamatlakala.
Persons: , , Sindisiwe Chikunga, ” Chikunga Organizations: CNN, South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC, African Transport Locations: South Africa’s Limpopo, Gaborone, Botswana, Mokopane, Mamatlakala
Johannesburg CNN —South Africa’s transport minister and her bodyguards were robbed at gunpoint on Monday, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS). Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga was travelling on the N3 highway between Vosloorus and Heidelberg, south of Johannesburg, on Monday when the incident took place, police said. She was inside the car while her bodyguards changed the tire. A manhunt has been launched following the incident and the victims are receiving support and counseling, SAPS said. South Africa has long grappled with gun violence, with several mass shootings reported this year.
Persons: Sindisiwe Chikunga, ” Chikunga, ” SAPS, SAPS Organizations: Johannesburg CNN, South African Police Service Locations: Johannesburg, Vosloorus, Heidelberg, South Africa, KwaZulu, Natal province
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