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Home Affairs reject claims of problems for UK visitors with visa regulations

December 28, 2015 • Air, Traffic • Jonckie • Comments Off on Home Affairs reject claims of problems for UK visitors with visa regulations

The Department of Home Affairs has noted reports about UK-based travelers to South Africa experiencing serious problems as a result of our immigration regulations. We wish to categorically state that these reports are baseless and inaccurate, stemming largely from exaggeration and distortion of facts. The same goes for claims regarding families coming to...

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

November 18, 2015 • News, Traffic • Jonckie • Comments 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...

2015 ATNS Avi Afrique Aviation Innovation Summit

October 29, 2015 • Air, Traffic, Transport • Jonckie • Comments Off on 2015 ATNS Avi Afrique Aviation Innovation Summit

WELCOME ADDRESS BY ATNS CEO MR THABANI MTHIYANE: 2015 ATNS AVI AFRIQUE AVIATION INNOVATION SUMMIT Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen I had the great pleasure of opening the Avi Afrique Expo yesterday, and today it is equally my great pleasure to...

MEC Alan Winde on visa law changes

October 23, 2015 • Air, Traffic • Jonckie • Comments Off on MEC Alan Winde on visa law changes

I welcome the news that the National Government has revised its onerous visa regulations. The regulations were promulgated last year, severely impacting jobs and growth in our tourism sector. We have not yet won the battle against these regulations but we...

Pedestrian airlifted from Krugersdorp collision

October 20, 2015 • Accidents, News, Traffic • Jonckie • Comments Off on Pedestrian airlifted from Krugersdorp collision

A pedestrian involved in a collision had to be airlifted from Krugersdorp this afternoon. Shortly after 4.30pm paramedics from ER24 arrived on Robert Broom Drive in Munsieville, Krugersdorp, where they found a man believed to be in his fifties with critical...

Police keep an eye on protest action in Walmer, Port Elizabeth

August 13, 2015 • News, Traffic • Jonckie • Comments Off on Police keep an eye on protest action in Walmer, Port Elizabeth

SAPS members have been deployed since 05:45 today to monitor disruptive actions and protests in the Walmer Location, Port Elizabeth where they have arrested a 36-year-old man for public violence; the suspect will appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s...

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

August 5, 2015 • News, Traffic • Jonckie • Comments 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, Transport • Jonckie • Comments 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...

Update on truck fire on N2

August 4, 2015 • Accidents, News, Traffic, Truck • Jonckie • Comments Off on Update on truck fire on N2

The blaze was brought under control at about 06h00 this morning. Due to sterling work from the fire fighters involved. The highway is still closed in both directions due to safety reasons, as the integrity of the road and overhead bridge needs to be checked,...

Speeding motorists tell of desperation to get to a toilet

August 5, 2013 • News, Road, Traffic • Jonckie • Comments Off on Speeding motorists tell of desperation to get to a toilet

They were desperate to use a toilet – that’s what most of the 31 drivers caught speeding around Brakpan, Alberton and Kempton Park told Ekurhuleni metro police officers who stopped them. While nature’s call was one of the favourite excuses by motorists...