Tag Archive for: Midrand

News, Accidents, Robberies & Incidents

• Government Accelerates the Implementation of Land Reform & Restitution Programmes 14 October 2018
  [Pics3] President @CyrilRamaphosa hands over 4 586 hectares of land to the community of KwaMkwanazi in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal today. GCIS #LandReform #DignityThroughLand pic.twitter.com/VogdejKJ8j— SA Gov News (@SAgovnews) October 14, 2018 WATCH: President Cyril Ramaphosa say there must be jobs from the land that has been transferred to the #KwaMkhwanazi community.” The support packages will enable […]
• An Elderly Man Found Dead After Falling From Block Of Flats, Pietermaritzburg 14 October 2018
  An elderly man, believed to be 68 years old, was found with fatal injuries after he allegedly fell from the second floor at a block of flats in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg this afternoon.Shortly after 1 pm on Sunday afternoon paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found the scene cordoned off by local police. […]
• Four People Have Been Injured, 1 Seriously, In A Rollover Collision On N1, Kroonstad 14 October 2018
  Four people were injured when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned along the N1 near the Kroonvaal toll plaza this morning.At approximately 11.30am, paramedics from ER24 and Free State EMS arrived on the scene where they found the overturned vehicle. Two people were still trapped inside the vehicle. The driver, believed to be thirty […]
• Kraaifontein Crash: At Least 26 People Were Injured When Car & Truck Collided On Old Paarl Road 14 October 2018
  At least 26 people were injured this morning when a light motor vehicle and a light duty truck collided with each other on Old Paarl Road in Bloekombos.Shortly before 7 am paramedics arrived on the scene where they found five people that sustained minor to moderate injuries from the light motor vehicle. Three people were […]
• Murder: Elderly Couple Were Attacked While Camping, Man Murdered, Female Severely Traumatised 14 October 2018
  An elderly couple was attacked in their tent near a dam in Fochville last night.At approximately 11 pm on Saturday night, paramedics attended the scene where they found a man, believed to be 68 years old, with multiple fatal injuries. A woman, believed to be 60 years old, was found with various injuries and severely […]
• Child Believed To Be 2 Years Old Seriously Injured In Collision, Diepsloot 14 October 2018
  A child, believed to be two years old, sustained serious injuries during a collision in Diepsloot this afternoon.At approximately 1.30pm, ER24’s Oneplan Medical Helicopter was called to Diepsloot Fire Station to airlift the little girl. It is understood that she was involved in a collision while travelling with a family member. She was ejected from […]
• Roodepoort - Woman Was Injured As Vehicle Crashes Down Embankment, Christiaan De Wet 14 October 2018
  A woman sustained moderate injuries when her vehicle crashed down an embankment along Christiaan de Wet in Roodepoort this evening.Shortly after 8 pm, paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found the vehicle down the embankment. The woman, a single occupant of the vehicle, was found with moderate injuries inside her vehicle. ER24’s […]
• 7 Killed, 11 Injured In Collision On R74 Outside Bergville, Kzn 14 October 2018
  Seven people were killed and eleven others sustained various injuries following a collision on the R74 outside Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal this evening.At approximately 7.45pm, emergency services arrived on the scene where they found a light motor vehicle, a truck and a taxi involved in the collision. Six people were found with fatal injuries. Both occupants […]
• Four People Were Killed This Morning When Truck Overturned On N4, Nelspruit 13 October 2018
  Four people were killed this morning when a truck overturned on the N4 near Schagen in Nelspruit.At approximately 8:15, paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene where they found the truck completely ripped open. All four occupants, three men and a woman, was found with fatal injuries. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done […]
• SAPS NEWS: 7 Year Sentence given for 20 Year Old Rapist 12 October 2018
  Media Statement from Eastern Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service KING WILLIAMS TOWN: Police in the Uitenhage Cluster welcomed the sentencing that was handed down to a rape accused, yesterday, Thursday, 11 October 2018, by the Uitenhage Regional Court. The accused, Rafferty Rodwill (20-years-old) was sentenced to an effective seven years imprisonment […]
• SAPS NEWS: Two Suspects Arrested in Mowbray with Abalone Worth Millions 12 October 2018
  Media Statement from Western Cape Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Western Cape: The observations of two police members, while attending to a house robbery compliant, resulted in the arrest of two suspects, a male and a female both aged in their thirties, for being in possession of abalone worth at an estimated […]
• SAPS SHOOTOUT: One Suspect Killed and Two Arrested during Shootout with Police 12 October 2018
  Media Statement from KwaZulu Natal Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service Last night, Pietermaritzburg Flying Squad and K9 unit were alerted about three suspects who were allegedly involved in theft out of motor vehicles at Howick and Town Hill areas. While conducting their observations along the main routes, they spotted a suspected vehicle […]
• SAPS NEWS: 4 Suspects Arrested for Illegal Possession of Protected Species 12 October 2018
  Media Statement from Limpopo Media CentreCorporate Communication and LiaisonSouth African Police Service The South African Police Service in Limpopo continue to make significant achievement in the fight against crime affecting the protected endangered species which are still prevalent in some parts of the Province. This became evident when four (04) suspects aged between 24 and […]
• SAPS NEWS: More Cash-in-Transit Robbers Busted 12 October 2018
  Media Statement from the office of the National CommissionerSouth African Police Service Pretoria:  A South African Police Service Tactical Response Team (TRT) in Mahikeng, acting on a tip off from Crime Intelligence arrested a group of alleged CIT robbers, again in the midst of planning a cash-in-transit robbery. The Tactical Response Team arrested 9 suspects […]
• Man Critically Injured After Falling From A Tree Onto Palisade Fence 11 October 2018
  A 29-year-old man is in a critical condition after falling roughly 6 meters from a tree onto a palisade fence at a home in Valhalla in Pretoria this afternoon.When ER24 Paramedics arrived at the scene, they found the man lying in a garden. Upon further assessment, paramedics found that the man had sustained numerous injuries […]
• Ten Children Were Injured When Taxi And Bakkie Collided, Northdale Kzn 11 October 2018
  Ten children were injured this afternoon when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a bakkie on Regina Road in Northdale, KwaZulu Natal.ER24 Paramedics arrived on the scene at 15h03 to find the vehicles on the side of the road. The children had already climbed out of the taxi and were now seated on […]
• A Woman Was Killed When She Was Crushed By A Tree At Her Home, Pretoria 11 October 2018
  A woman, believed to be in her 70s, was killed this afternoon when she was crushed by a tree at her residence in Knoppieslaagte, on the outskirts of Pretoria.ER24 Paramedics arrived on the scene at 14h30 to find the body of a woman lying next to a fallen tree. Several people had begun to gather […]
• Two People Were Killed In A Crash On The N1 Involving A Bike, Car & Truck 11 October 2018
  Two men were killed when a truck, car and motorbike collided on the N1 north-bound highway under the Ontdekkers bridge in Florida.ER24 Paramedics were arrived on the scene shortly after 13h30, finding the truck against the barriers in oncoming traffic. The motorbike was found in the middle of the highway while the light motor vehicle […]
• One Person Was Killed, Another Injured During Shootout On Acacia Road, Northcliff 10 October 2018
  One man was killed and another injured this evening following a shootout on Acacia Road in Northcliff.ER24 Paramedics arrived on the scene at 19h55 to find the local authorities and security services already in attendance.On inspection, paramedics found an SUV on the side of the road against a tree. One man was found lying inside […]
• SA GOV NEWS: Big Agricultural Shake-Up for Small Towns Across South Africa 10 October 2018
  Small towns across South Africa will contribute massively to regional and rural development, as the country implements the Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF).  “The small town regeneration programme is an important contribution to the implementation of our National Development Plan (NDP), and specifically our Integrated Urban Development Framework,” said Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Deputy […]