At least 17 school children were killed when the minibus they were travelling in crashed into a truck and exploded into a ball of fire in Mpumalanga province, north of the capital Pretoria, emergency services said on Friday.

"The number now is at least 17 fatalities," Russel Meiring, ER24 spokesman said.

About 20 children were in the minibus when it collided with the truck, he said.

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Online EditorsCoach Biff’s Ten Values for Being a Church That Shapes the World

Gilman High School is an independent, academically rigorous (and very expensive) school for boys in Baltimore, Maryland. As a part of an extensive and required athletics program, it also has a very successful football team.

Gilman’s football coach is an alumni of the school. His name is Biff. (Maybe the best name for a football coach ever)

Biff Poggi leads his team to on-the-field excellence. Lots of coaches do that. But he coaches much more than football. He has developed a culture that shapes young men to live a certain sort of life, with a very specific set of values.

In the church, we call that discipleship. I have no idea if Biff is a Christ-follower or not, but we