Driver jailed for drunk driving in KZN
12 March 2025 | From Arrive Alive
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The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) welcomes the conviction of a motorists arrested on New Year’s Eve for drunk driving by National Traffic Police Unit during their deployment in KwaZulu Natal.
A Volkswagen driver was arrested in the Pietermaritzburg central business district after he recorded a breath alcohol reading that was more that three times the legal limit. Mr Mthunzi Dladla recorded a reading of 0.85mg per 1000ml of breath which is above the legal limit set at 0.24mg per 1000ml of breath.
He was found guilty on two charges relating to driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor under Section 65 of the National Road Traffic Act 93/1996, and reckless or negligent driving.
Dladla who was arrested on Loop Street in Pietermaritzburg on December 30, 2023, was this week sentenced to three years direct imprisonment by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate court or a R15000 fine, with the court issuing an order declaring him unfit to possess a firearm.
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A motorcyclist was injured after he collided head-on into a Renault Triber on Old Main Road in Ottawa - KZN.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called out to the scene.
On arrival, Reaction Officers found a 27-year-old Congolese national lying on the road.
He sustained multiple
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
ALS Paramedics responded to a school on Road 749 Risecliff in Chatsworth for a child who had fallen from a height.
Paramedics arrived on the scene and were shown to a 13-year-old male found in pain.
It is alleged that the child fell two stories sustaining moderate injuries.
The teenager was
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Two foreign nationals, Justice Thejana (30) and Rethabile Pheku (40), were arrested by combat and proactive members deployed for Operation Vala Umgodi on Wednesday, 12 March 2025, along the R532 Road between Graskop and Ohrigstad.
During an intelligence-driven disruptive operation in the Matibidi
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
On Thursday evening, a woman travelling home in the Pinetown area, was washed away in her car into the Umbilo River. Residents of Nelson Road, made frantic calls to Mobi-Claw911, after seeing the vehicle wash past their homes.
Teams from IPSS Search & Rescue, responded to Pinetown to assist teams
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Suspects, using a white VW GTI, were stealing the front lights of vehicles on Monday, 10/03, in Northcliff.
It appears to be the same suspects who stole the front lights from vehicles in Crosby on Tuesday.
Authorities are investigating the matter.
Watch video below:
Suspects wanted for
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
No injuries were reported when a taxi with one passenger on board veered off the road while attempting to race another taxi into a single-lane steel bridge in Canelands - KZN.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Officers reported a taxi collision with no injuries to the driver or passenger.
No traffic
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The police in Gauteng arrested two Taiwan nationals who are suspected to be the owners of an illicit alcohol manufacturing plant in Westonaria on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. At the manufacturing plant, police discovered illicit alcohol to the estimated value of R1 million already packaged for distribution
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Gordon Road in Sarnia is currently closed for the recovery of a vehicle that was washed away into the river last night due to heavy rainfall.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes.
14 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The washed away vehicle on Gordon/Stapleton Road incident.
ALS Paramedics
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13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Chief of Police, Chief Patrick Jaca has commended the successful intervention by the Tactical Response Unit (TRU) in preventing a planned ATM bombing and apprehension of multiple suspects involved in the crime.
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the
13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Ltd would like to notify stakeholders, including passengers, that George Airport is experiencing severe inclement weather conditions due to hazardous winds.
The region is facing a low cloud base of less than 500 feet.
These strong, hazardous winds
13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Several minor children being transported from a local primary in Lotusville - KZN suffered injuries after the minibus taxi they were being transported in, verred off the road and into a bush.
Paramedics from Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) & KZN VIP responded to the call for medical assistance
13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A high-speed chase with the SAPS Provincial Organized Crime Investigations Unit resulted in one male suspect arrested and the confiscation an illegal firearm and ammunition in Galeshewe in Kimberley.
On Wednesday, 12 March 2025 at approximately 13:00 the SAPS members spotted the suspicious NW registered
13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Shayamoya Sports Ground, Shakaskraal: After consultation with the leadership of the Twelve ApostLES Church in Trinity we wish to correct the total number of church members who died in a bus accident between Mandeni and Stanger.
After verification and identification processes by the department, family
13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
Arrival at the memorial service for 9 members of Twelve Apostles Church in Trinity who died in a bus accident on the N2.
Shayamoya Sports Ground, Shakaskraal: In a statement issued yesterday, the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma expressed his deepest gratitude to the leadership
13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
One armed suspect was fatally wounded and others sustained injuries during the shootout with the police in Lenasia.
This follows a Crime Intelligence led operation, together with other multi-disciplinary forces.
The alleged suspects were wanted for several ATM bombings and other serious crimes
13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
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13 Mar 2025 | From Arrive Alive
IPSS Medical Rescue paramedics, travelling to an event, came across a serious collision on the R66, just before Eshowe.
It is reported that a truck turned in front of the biker, resulting in him crashing into the back of the truck, leaving him in a serious condition with multiple fractures.
Fortunately,