One dead, one still missing, more than 50 homes destroyed, scores left displaced, cars overturned on their roofs, and hundreds of animals left for dead. This is the bleak image of Jagersfontein after a mining dam wall collapsed and left a trail of destruction.
On Monday morning, several roads leading to Jagersfontein in the Free State were closed, with flood warning signs, after a dam from a nearby mine collapsed, and a mudslide flooded the area.
Monkey rescued from cage after being advertised for R5,000 on Facebook 23 December 2020 - 11:50 The Bloemfontein SPCA said the monkey was kept in a small rusted cage without any food, water or shelter in Tweespruit. Image: Bloemfontein Spca
A monkey held captive in a cage was rescued after it was offered for sale for R5,000 on Facebook.
Bloemfontein SPCA inspector Duan Matthee said the monkey was kept in a small rusted cage in Tweespruit without any evident signs of food and water.
After being alerted to the online post, SPCA officials went to the farming town where, with the help of community members and the SA Police Service, they managed to track down the home where the animal was kept, Matthee said.