Mahikeng-  – Two men were stabbed and killed in Mahikeng, North West police said on Friday.

At Lomanyaneng, near Mahikeng, a fight broke out between two men in Lotlhakane village and a 26-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old in the chest on New Year’s Day, Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

“The victim was taken to Mahikeng hospital where he was certified dead on arrival,” said Mokgwabone.

In the second killing, a 29-year-old man stabbed a 27-year-old to death with a knife during a fight. He died on the scene.

The two men were charged with murder and were expected to appear in the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court soon.

Johannesburg – Police arrested 21 drunk drivers on the N2 near Butterworth on New Year’s Day, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.

“Butterworth police and Mnquma Traffic Officers arrested 21 drunk drivers on Thursday, 1 January at about 20:00,” said Captain Jackson Manatha.

All the suspects were on their way home from Eastern Beach in East London when they were arrested.

Each suspect would be granted R2 000 bail.

They would appear before the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court soon, he said.

Johannesburg – A man who tried to rescue a friend who nearly drowned after diving off Shark Rock Pier, Port Elizabeth, is presumed drowned, the NSRI said on Friday.

On Thursday, the first man began struggling in the water after he jumped from the pier, National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon said in a statement.

His 25-year-old friend dived in after him to try and help him.

Bystanders rescued the first man, but his friend got into difficulty.

“[He] was last seen by eye-witnesses lying face down in the water and being swept out to sea by rip currents.”

Despite extensive searches, there has been no further sighting of the man, who is presumed to have drowned.

Police divers were searching for him.

Cape Town – Newly appointed Zimbabwean Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has reportedly praised President Robert Mugabe, describing him as a “fountain of wisdom”.

According to the News Day, Mphoko, who was recently appointed as one of the two vice presidents of Zimbabwe after the sacking of Joice Mujuru, said Mugabe was full of wisdom, adding that wisdom was the “prerogative of age”.

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