The Mayor of the Maruleng Local Municipality in Limpopo has sent condolences to the families of the two girls who drowned on Friday in the Molomahlapi River in Butswana village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo.
Nine-year-old Bonolo Dibakoane and eight-year-old Nothando Mphogo were last seen playing near the river.
Mayor Tsheko Musolwa has encouraged the public to exercise caution as rivers are swollen after the heavy rains.