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Author archives: Jonckie

  • Centurion pedestrian crash leaves man injured

    August 11, 2015 • Accidents, PedestrainComments Off on Centurion pedestrian crash leaves man injured

    Netcare 911 paramedics and other services responded to a pedestrian accident on the R55 in Olievenhoutbos, Centurion this morning. Upon their arrival at the scene they found a man, believed to be in his forties, sitting on the side of the road after he was...

  • N2 Twini Hill road crash leaves 6 injured

    August 8, 2015 • Accidents, CarComments Off on N2 Twini Hill road crash leaves 6 injured

    Six people were injured after two vehicles collided on the Umbogintwini Hill near Amanzimtoti  at around Mid-day. A report from the scene indicate that one vehicle slammed into the rear of the other vehicle, exact detail to the cause of the accident is still...

  • Truck hijacking suspect wounded in shootout with police

    August 7, 2015 • NewsComments Off on Truck hijacking suspect wounded in shootout with police

    Today at about 09:30, police received a description of two armed suspects following a truck hijacking at Atteridgeville hostel. Members patrolled the area and spotted the suspects driving a truck. As soon as they saw the police, they abandoned the truck and a...

  • Road crash on the R603 leaves three injured

    August 7, 2015 • Accidents, Car, Road, TransportComments Off on Road crash on the R603 leaves three injured

    Three people were injured after a truck and a light motor vehicle collided on the R603 near the Eston off ramp this morning. A report from the scene indicates that the truck was traveling south and was turning into a side road when the other vehicle collided...

  • Motor vehicle collision in Parktown injures four

    August 6, 2015 • Accidents, CarComments Off on Motor vehicle collision in Parktown injures four

    M01 and A11 responded to a Taxi MVA on Empire and Queens in Parktown. Four people sustained minor injuries and were transported to nearby facilities for further care. Emer-G-Med...

  • Suspected gold dealers arrested in possession of fake gold nugget

    August 6, 2015 • NewsComments Off on Suspected gold dealers arrested in possession of fake gold nugget

    Three suspected gold dealers were arrested for theft under false pretence. A 48-year-old man and his wife from Pretoria were cheated with a fake gold nugget and they handed cash that amount of R20 000-00 to the suspects. The incident was reported to Welkom...

  • Tip-off leads to drug arrest in Aintree Street, Beacon Valley

    August 5, 2015 • NewsComments Off on Tip-off leads to drug arrest in Aintree Street, Beacon Valley

    On Monday (2015-08-03) at about 14:35, Mitchells Plain SAPS members were busy executing patrols when they received information that drugs were being sold at a house in Aintree Street, Beacon Valley. The members followed up on the received information and they...

  • Suspect arrested at Golela Port of Entry for being in possession of an illegal substance

    August 5, 2015 • News, TrafficComments Off on Suspect arrested at Golela Port of Entry for being in possession of an illegal substance

    Yesterday at approximately 10:45, a suspect was arrested as he entered the Golela Port of Entry for being in possession of an illegal substance assumed to be heroin. The members posted at the Port of Entry were doing their normal patrols when they...

  • General slow-down in rate of growth of tourists to SA

    August 5, 2015 • Traffic, TransportComments Off on General slow-down in rate of growth of tourists to SA

    Statistician General Pali Lehohla says there has been a general slow-down in the rate of growth of tourists arriving in South Africa. Releasing the 2014 Tourism Annual Report in Pretoria on Tuesday, Lehohla said the volume of tourists increased by 0.1 percent...

  • Five door Corsa Sport Joins Opel’s line up of new Germans

    August 4, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on Five door Corsa Sport Joins Opel’s line up of new Germans

    A resurgent Opel continues with its new product offensive which began locally in January this year with the introduction of the Opel ADAM and the Opel Corsa in February and the Opel Mokka in March. The next addition to the new Germans is a derivative of the...