Wet weather leads to unexpected car trouble
When his car got stuck in the shallow, muddy waters of Tholodi River on Monday morning, 38-year-old Tebego was annoyed but not too concerned.
Braving the driving rain, he left his Isuzu Bakkie behind and went to seek help from nearby residents of Tonota.
However, when he returned hours later, Tebego got the shock of his life to find the river had risen dramatically, so much so that he could not get to his vehicle.
With curious bystanders recording the whole thing, the fast-flowing waters continued to rise, eventually submerging the car and slowly sweeping it away.
TOP COP: Ngada
Tonota Police are investigating a case in which a 63-year-old woman was found dead in her home in Seroto ward on Sunday afternoon.
The lady lived alone and had only moved to the area recently.
Due to the badly decomposed state of her body, police believe she could have been dead for at least four days before she was found.
Although the family – the deceased’s two sons and brother – politely declined to comment, Tonota Station Commander, Oteng Ngada confirmed the woman was buried on Monday morning.
“The report reached our offices at around 1415 hours on Sunday. The old lady was discovered by a friend of the children, who had gone round to give her food.”
TONOTA STATION COMMANDER: Ngada
While Coronavirus has caused much misery around the world, for Tonota Station Commander, Oteng Ngada and his officers, the pandemic proved a valuable help in keeping crime down over the festive Holidays.
In an exclusive interview with The Voice this week, the top cop revealed the recent festive holidays had been a great success from a policing perspective.
“We had the best festive season ever!” he exclaimed, attributing the 7 pm Covid-19 curfew as playing a big part in the low crime rate.
However, Ngada admitted that over the just-ended Christmas holidays – 23 December to 4 January – his station recorded a slight rise in both rapes and burglaries compared to the corresponding 2019 season.
OFF TO PRISON: Lovemore Chivaka
A Zimbabwean man has been arrested and remanded in custody for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old Tonota JSS schoolgirl.
Lovemore Chivaka, 22, is said to have bedded the young teen at Semotswane village on an unknown date between
October to 4th December this year.
In a brief interview with The Voice, Tonota Police Station Commander, Oteng Ngada, revealed the child’s parents reported the matter last Friday after their daughter was late returning home from church.
“When the parents interviewed the girl they found out that she is in a relationship with the suspect and they reported the matter to the police. That is when the suspect was arrested,” explained Ngada, who pleaded with men ‘to respect the rights’ of children