PE mayor drives on after VIP pile-up
06 April 2009 | From Arrive Alive
6 April 2009
A mayoral motorcade in Port Elizabeth caused a pile-up yesterday after the lead vehicle skipped a red traffic light and smashed into an oncoming car.
A driver who witnessed the incident, Ken Bartle, said the accident took place at about 6.30am.
Mayor Nondumiso Maphazi was apparently rushing to the opening of the Ironman competition at the beachfront when the car leading her motorcade, a Toyota Fortune, went through the red lights at high speed and hit a Ford Bantam on the side.
Despite the pile-up, the mayor continued on to her engagement.
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
In a major breakthrough in the fight against vehicle smuggling, a joint intelligence-driven operation successfully intercepted a stolen luxury vehicle destined for illegal export.
On Tuesday, 01 April 2025, an anti-smuggling operation was conducted along the N1 North, near Peter Mokaba Stadium, following
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of a syndicate involved in Cash-In-Transit (CIT) robberies, hijackings, armed robberies, and other violent crimes across Gauteng. The operation was carried out by SAPS Counter Intelligence Investigation Head Office, DPCI Gauteng Multi-Disciplinary Tracking
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
On Tuesday morning, IPSS Medical Rescue responded to Mtunzini after an elderly man collapsed.
The patient was stabilised on scene by IPSS Medical Rescue Advanced Life Support Paramedics. Due to his critical condition and nature of his medical emergency, the decision was made to activate Netcare911
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Emergency services are on the scene on the R404 between Blanco and George Airport near the Four Brothers Aartappelstoor, where a vehicle landed on its roof next to the road.
It is unclear at this stage whether there are any reported injuries.
More information will follow as it becomes available.
Motorists
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A driver who fled the scene of an accident which resulted in the death of a pedestrian has been arrested.
A Plumber walking home after work was killed after he was run over on the M27 in the vicinity of Waterloo - KZN yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. The vehicle involved in the accident fled the scene.
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A 2.1-meter Black Mamba was captured in a home in Canelands - KZN today (Wednesday).
Area Manager from Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Nkosinathi Ndaba was dispatched to the residence at approximately 08:52. On arrival, the RUSA Member was informed that a blackish snake was spotted between two
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
On Wednesday 26 March 2025 at around 09:30, the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Social Crime Prevention Unit Officers, conducted a Human Rights awareness at Engen 1 Stop, on the R21 in the Kempton Park area.
The purpose of the awareness was to educate motorists about their basic human
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The police in Limpopo have made significant strides in combating serious and violent crimes. This follows the confiscation of illegal firearms, ammunition and drugs during a series of intelligence-driven operations in separate incidents where police teams successfully arrested multiple suspects in the
02 Apr 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A Plumber walking home after work was killed in a hit & run accident on the M27 near Waterloo - KZN this afternoon (Tuesday).
Controllers at the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Centre received multiple calls from the public requesting Emergency Medical Assistance for the critically