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Author archives: Jonckie

  • MEC Mchunu to address crime summit in Northern KZN

    November 24, 2015 • NewsComments Off on MEC Mchunu to address crime summit in Northern KZN

    The KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, will address a two-day Crime Summit in uNdundulu, under the Mthonjaneni Local Municipality on the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal on the 24th and 25th of November 2015. The Summit is part...

  • Dti to kick off liquor abuse awareness campaign

    November 23, 2015 • Accidents, Car, PedestrainComments Off on Dti to kick off liquor abuse awareness campaign

    The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will kick off its annual national festive season compliance and liquor abuse awareness campaign on Tuesday. The campaign is aimed at educating liquor traders about the importance of compliance with the country’s...

  • Labour appoints Presiding Inspector of Grayston Drive bridge collapse inquiry

    November 19, 2015 • Accidents, Construction, NewsComments Off on Labour appoints Presiding Inspector of Grayston Drive bridge collapse inquiry

    Department of Labour appoints Lennie Samuel Presiding Inspector of Grayston Drive Pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse Inquiry The Department of Labour Chief Inspector, Tibor Szana today (18 November) officially announced the appointment of Mr...

  • Eight injured in collision between 3 vehicles on R603 Umbumbulu Road

    November 18, 2015 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Eight injured in collision between 3 vehicles on R603 Umbumbulu Road

    Eight people were injured in a collision between three vehicles on the R603 Umbumbulu Road near Midilovo, KwaZulu-Natal this afternoon. ER24 paramedics an other services arrived on scene and assessed the patients, which included a girl believed to be...

  • Roll-Out of Operation Hira to Attract Scarce and Critical Skills in Correctional Centres

    November 18, 2015 • News, TrafficComments Off on Roll-Out of Operation Hira to Attract Scarce and Critical Skills in Correctional Centres

    The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has made a call for persons with critical, and scarce, skills to converge at various sites nationally for an unprecedented on-the-spot recruitment drive scheduled to kick-off tomorrow (19 November 2015). The...

  • 5-Year-old critical after apparent hit-and-run

    November 17, 2015 • Accidents, PedestrainComments Off on 5-Year-old critical after apparent hit-and-run

    A 5-year-old boy is in a crititcal condition this afternoon after he was hit by a car on Havenside Road in Chatsworth, KwaZulu Natal. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the young patient lying on the sidewalk, surrounded by teachers and his...

  • Crash into horse near Stilfontein leaves three injured

    November 16, 2015 • AccidentsComments Off on Crash into horse near Stilfontein leaves three injured

    Last night at 22h27 Netcare 911 paramedics received a call for a crash on the N12 by the Orkney Bridge in Stilontein. Reports from the scene indicate that a light motor vehicle collided with a horse and then rolled several times. Netcare 911 paramedics...

  • Employees celebrate 30 000th Isuzu truck to roll off the line at Kempston Road plant

    November 14, 2015 • Accidents, NewsComments Off on Employees celebrate 30 000th Isuzu truck to roll off the line at Kempston Road plant

    Isuzu Trucks South Africa (ITSA) this week celebrated a major milestone when the 30 000th Isuzu truck rolled off the production line at General Motors South Africa’s (GMSA) Kempston Road plant. This milestone was achieved during an eight year period of...

  • Ford First Automaker to Test Autonomous Vehicle at Mcity, University of Michigan’s Simulated Urban Environment

    November 13, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on Ford First Automaker to Test Autonomous Vehicle at Mcity, University of Michigan’s Simulated Urban Environment

    Ford is the first automaker to test an autonomous vehicle at Mcity, part of the University of Michigan, and the world’s first full-scale simulated real-world urban environment designed to test connected and automated vehicles in an effort to accelerate...

  • Alberton shooting leaves one dead two injured

    November 11, 2015 • NewsComments Off on Alberton shooting leaves one dead two injured

    On Wednesday morning Netcare 911 paramedics received a call for a shooting incident at the Electron Butchery  in Klipriviersberg Road, Alberton. Exact detail to the cause of the  shooting and preceding events is still speculative and will remain a subject...