A member of the South African National Air Force is set to appear in court on Thursday in connection with the kidnapping of two women in Winterveld, northwest of Tshwane, in 2022.
Rescue efforts have continued in the Western Cape where heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding and destruction in the province’s first severe winter storm.
By Friday morning, hundreds of people had been evacuated, two people confirmed dead and two people reported missing after the storm struck on Wednesday.
The Overberg region, in particular Swellendam, Bredasdorp, Struisbaai, Riviersonderend and surrounding areas has been most affected. Large parts remain flooded.
According to Wayne Venter, a forecaster at the South African Weather Service, the storm is pushing rainfall across the south coast of the province and has moved into the southern Cape Winelands towards the Garden Route.