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March 23, 2017 •
Accidents •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Man left critically injured after freak accident, Worcester
A 24-year-old man was left critically injured this evening in a freak accident at a company on the R60 outside of Worcester in the Western Cape. ER24 paramedics, along with Metro Rescue, arrived on the scene and where lead to where they found the patient....
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March 20, 2017 •
News •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Port Shepstone shooting leaves man seriously injured
At 06h58 on Tuesday morning Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a shooting incident in Connor Street Port Shepstone. Exact detail to the cause of the shooting and preceding events is still speculative and will form part of the South African Police...
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March 18, 2017 •
Advice, News •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on KZN RTI holds a Public Regulatory Entity (PRE) Workshop.
Yesterday the MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mxolisi Kaunda joined senior management personnel and members of the RTI at a Public Regulatory Entity (PRE) Workshop. The Workshop is being held at the Department’s Head Office McDonald...
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March 15, 2017 •
News •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Possible fuel gains wiped out by tax increases – AA
Although fuel prices are predicted to drop in April, most of the benefit of the decreases will be wiped out by the increases to the general fuel, and Road Accident Fund (RAF) levies. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting...
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March 13, 2017 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Statement by the Transport Minister on developments at PRASA
13 March 2017 The Acting Director General of Transport, Ntate Mathabatha Mokonyama The Acting Group CEO of Prasa, Ntate Lindikaya Zide The Executive Management of Prasa present Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning, Let me start by reminding...
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March 12, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Umhlanga side impact crash leaves two injured
At 12h20 on Sunday afternoon Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a collision along Umhlanga Rocks Drive by Ilala Ridge, Umhlanga. Exact detail to the cause of the crash is still speculative and will form part of the South African Police investigation....
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March 7, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Road user shares photos of potholes causing damage to vehicles in the Free State
The following email was shared with road authorities in the Free State as well as the Arrive Alive website: “Last Friday at 22h00 I had the privilege to drive into one of your potholes (Free State side) at the Ascot bridge over the Vaal river. There...
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March 4, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on 5 Injured in crash in Northdene, Pinetown
Five people have been injured three seriously so after two vehicles collided on Hans Detman Highway and Wiltshire Road in Northdene Pinetown on Friday evening. Rescue Care responded to the call just after 11pm last night and found that two vehicles had...
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March 4, 2017 •
Accidents, Train •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Train derails in Namibia on washed-away tracks
A train on its way from Tsumeb to Walvis Bay derailed between Kranzberg and Omaruru after the railway had been washed away by flooding rivers overnight. Hans Karon, TransNamib’s Area Chief of Operations, confirmed the incident and said it occurred at about...
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March 1, 2017 •
Accidents, Car •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Durban CBD crash leaves eight injured – one dead
On Wednesday evening at around 20h00 Netcare 911 paramedics responded to a collision at the intersection of Commercial and Field Streets in Durban. Reports from the scene indicate that two cars collided with a side impact crash, one then veered off and...
