Category: News around the web

  • Parts of a stolen delivery truck recovered in the Tsakane area

    the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Tsakane Precinct officers recovered a white Isuzu Dmax delivery vehicle in Tsakane area. Officers received information from a reliable source that at Langaville Extension 6 Tsakane, there has been a bakkie brought in the morning hours and there were funny sounds. The officers proceeded to the said location, and…

  • Mathe Group expands capacity to produce more rubber crumb for roads

    The use of large amounts of recycled rubber crumb for the manufacture of road surfaces and related products is propelling South Africa towards a circular economy where waste products are used to address key infrastructure needs, Hammarsdale-based radial truck tyre recycler Mathe Group CEO Dr Mehran Zarrebini avers. Much of the production from Mathe Group’s…

  • Multiple people injured after a truck overturned onto a vehicle on the N1

    Truck overturned onto a vehicle on the N1/M5 Koeberg Interchange. One patient with moderate injuries reporte, while three patients with minor injuries were reported. Local authorities were on the scene for assistance and further investigations. Multiple injured after a truck overturned onto a vehicle on the N1 https://t.co/dOBlnWV9qI#ArriveAlive #Collision @LimaCharlie1 @TruckAndFreight pic.twitter.com/sXekDk7WsO – Arrive Alive…

  • Critical Patient Airlifted to Definitive Care

    Midlands EMS Advanced Life Support paramedics were dispatched to the Merrivale area for a medical emergency. Upon arrival, it was determined that the patient was in critical condition and required advanced life support treatment. A decision was made on scene to call in a Netcare911 helicopter to assist. The patient was placed on a manual…

  • Urgent water relief efforts in Meva, Qawukeni, and Zwide location

    The communities of Meva Township near Alice, Qawukeni on the N2 near King Williams Town, and Zwide Location in Fort Beaufort have been facing dire water shortages with no access to running water from municipal taps for an extended period. Upon receiving urgent requests for assistance, our team swiftly responded by sending water tankers filled…

  • PPP reforms could avert need for prescribed-assets policy to increase private infrastructure …

    National Treasury director-general Dr Duncan Pieterse says the reforms being proposed to facilitate greater private sector investment into infrastructure could obviate the need to introduce a policy of ‘prescribed assets’, whereby pension funds would be required to direct a specified level of resources towards government-selected assets. Pieterse made the statement in response to a question…

  • How fleet managers can mitigate costs in the face of fuel price hikes

    The Minister of Finance's recent announcement in his budget speech regarding the increase in the carbon fuel levy and the forthcoming proposal for the second phase of the carbon tax is poised to have profound implications for the fleet management industry. The hike in carbon fuel levies for petrol and diesel will inevitably escalate the…

  • Business welcomes appointment of new Transnet leadership

    Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the business community’s reaction to the appointment of permanent executive leadership at Transnet; signs that the turnaround and reforms at Transnet are starting to show some results; and when these developments are likely to start having a positive impact on volumes. Link to Engineeringnews.co.za

  • Over R2 Million worth of illicit cigarettes confiscated by police in the ZF Mgcawu District

    Members of Upington Border Police assisted by Kimberley Crime Intelligence, ZFM Highway Patrol, Upington POP and SARS Customs responded to information about alleged illicit cigarettes being stored and sold at one of the wholesalers in Upington on Thursday, 29 February 2024. The police conducted a search and seizure operation at the premises and illicit cigarettes…

  • Four Nacelles of wind turbines transported on roads in the Eastern Cape

    #TrafficAlert Today, the 01st of March 2024 at 07:00, 4 abnormal loads (4 x Nacelles ) will be escorted by a convoy of Traffic and routine road maintenance vehicles from the Coega harbour in Gqeberha, via Motherwell, though Kariega (Uitenhage) on the R75 towards Jansenville. Road Users can expect delays and we urge them to…

  • SA’s trucking industry commits to driver safety and wellness at upcoming symposium

    Source: flok85 via [[pixabay.com Pixabay]]</span> Minister of Transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga has announced the unveiling of The Department’s programme for the inaugural Truck Driver Safety and Wellness Symposium. Hosted under the theme Your wellness is our concern, the symposium marks a pivotal moment in the pursuit of enhancing the safety and wellness of truck drivers across…

  • Two Zimbabwean suspects apprehended for possession of illicit cigarettes worth millions of rands

    Two Zimbabwean national male suspects Charles Kahneman aged 27, and Leo Tafireyi aged 37, have been remanded in custody following their appearance in Phalala Magistrate’s Court in Witpoort outside Lephalale on Tuesday 27 February 2024, where they faced charges related to possession of illicit cigarettes worth millions of rands. Their case was postponed to 08…