Posts tagged with 'motorist'

 

Snake Drive in Benoni near N12 will be closed for a long time due to sinkhole

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Sinkhole swallowed a portion of Snake Drive near the N12 in Benoni, according to William Ntladi, spokesman for the Ekurhuleni emergency services, working with several engineers to determine the cause of the sinkhole and to make plans for that hole on one of the southbound lanes collapsed.

Ntladi said both lanes were closed indefinitely for the safety of motorists.

Maroela Media earlier reported that the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport had warned motorists at the beginning of November against the sinking four meters deep.

Footage of the sinkhole has been circulated on social media this week in which it appears that this hole is much larger in the face of heavy rain this week. However, Ntladi said Thursday morning that the hole is no bigger than mid-November.

Earlier this year, the road was predicted to be ready for use by the middle of next year.

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N1 horror: Paarl teacher killed by large rock thrown at her car

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Police in Paarl are on the hunt for the senseless crooks who threw a large rock at an N1 motorist in Paarl. Michele Pietersen died instantly on-impact.

An utterly devastating development has reached us from the Western Cape on Thursday. Michele Pietersen, a teacher from Paarl, was killed when thugs threw a large rock at her car while she was travelling on the N1 outbound.

The retired educator was travelling in the vehicle with her husband. They were approaching Simonsvlei at around 2:00 this morning. Their journey was brought to a tragic halt when the rock smashed through the windscreen and hit the driver. Michele’s injuries were severe, and it’s understood she died instantly.

She used to work for the New Orleans Secondary School in Paarl. Her former employers described Michele as a “beloved friend and teacher”. The school released a statement on Thursday, sharing their deepest condolences:

“This is such a sad day for us as a New Orleans family to
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Watch | This traffic officer went the extra mile as he tried to stop a motorist from dodging a fine

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In a 17-second video that went viral on social media on Tuesday, a Gauteng traffic police officer can be seen hanging on to the bonnet of a moving vehicle.

To the officer’s relief, law enforcement managed to block the vehicle and bring it to a stop.

According to a statement from the Gauteng Department of Community Safety, the officer was in the process of issuing the driver with a traffic fine for using a cellphone while driving.

The belligerent driver chose to drive away with the officer desperately clinging to the car’s bonnet

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“The conduct displayed by the driver is not only reckless but also smacks of arrogance,” said department spokesperson Ofentse Morwane.

The driver was arrested for failing to comply with the traffic officer, reckless driving and resisting arre
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80% of Gauteng motorists refuse to pay tolls – This ANC-initiative has been a disaster since onset

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The Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, has come to the fore with his negotiations on the existence of the controversial e-toll in the Central Transvaal.

He held discussions with Outa, the AA agency, and several union leaders to get views and views on the matter.

Mbalula later told the media that the government is currently strongly considering the possibility of waiving the e-toll due to the long-standing resistance that causes it to operate at a total loss as 80% of motorists refuse tolls to pay.

To date, the government has been reluctant to comply with the demands and has even offered to reduce the toll tariff by 70%, but this has been rejected by numerous agencies.

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ANC regime’s promise to stop transit robberies yields no visible results – SA roads plunged into chaos with ongoing transit robberies, numerous busy routes closed for hours

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The N2 at Cape Town was the scene of a transit robbery during the late-night hours of Monday and caused the N2 to close as a crime scene.

Motorists had to use alternative routes to reach workplaces as the route was closed for hours.

In Bloemfontein, a G4S transit wagon was blown up in an explosion when more than 12 attackers led the wagon into a trap. An unknown amount was robbed while two guards were wounded. Some of the attackers fired on a police helicopter that arrived at the scene.

The government’s promise that the robberies will be halted has not produced any visible results to date.

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Petrol increases by 11 cents and diesel by 25 cents per liter

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Motorists will have to pay more from today to fill their car’s tank. The main reason for the increase is due to the weakening of the Rand and informed observers believe the trend could also be expected in October.

Petrol’s price rises by 11 cents per liter, and diesel by 25 cents per liter.

The announcement was made by the Minister of Energy, Gwede Mantashe, saying the price of domestic paraffin is increasing by 24 cents a liter.

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