December 2019

mobeni fire factory

Two injured in fire at Mobeni factory

Two people have been hurt in a factory fire on Shetland Road this morning Paramedics say they arrived to find the complex engulfed in flames. KZN EMS spokesperson, Robert Mckenzie, says two people are being treated for burn injuries. Mckenzie says, “As I speak, parts of the structure are collapsing. The factory is fully alight.”

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WATCH | Burning passenger bus causes havoc on N1 near William Nicol off-ramp

Traffic was severely interrupted on the N1 near the William Nicol off-ramp in Johannesburg when a passenger bus travelling from Cape Town to Zimbabwe caught fire. JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said the bus was still on fire at around 08:20 and that firefighters were on the scene battling the blaze. While no serious injuries were

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PICS: Flood chaos across City of Tshwane

Pretoria – Relentless flood water brought Mamelodi to its knees on Monday, with more than 700 shacks swept away at Eerste Fabrieke informal settlement. Rain-triggered disasters, including flash floods and landslides, crushed the informal settlement located on the riverbed. Rescue divers had to be brought in to bring some relief. Some residents stood on top

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Breaking: Eskom announces stage 6 loadshedding from 6pm

Durban – Eskom announced on Monday that the power utility will move to stage 6 loadshedding from 6pm. “We regret and sincerely apologise that stage 4 loadshedding will move to Stage 6 loadshedding as from 18:00 today, as a result of a shortage of capacity. This follows a technical problem at Medupi Power Station impacting

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Durban husband who allegedly killed wife with lethal ‘cocktail’ denied bail

Durban – IN JULY, murder accused Megan Doorasamy abandoned his bail application following his arrest. But the 29-year-old, who is accused of giving his wife Devashnee Naidoo a lethal cocktail of anti-freeze and cranberry juice, recently had a change of heart in the Durban Magistrate’s Court. The former truck driver said he and his wife

BREAKING: Eskom to implement stage 4 load shedding from 2pm

A spokesperson for Eskom has said the power utility will implement stage 4 load shedding from 14:00 on Friday. Stage 4 allows for up to 4 000 MW – just under 10% of Eskom’s nominal capacity – to be cut from the national grid. “For now, the prognosis is that we will implement stage 4

Three retired teachers die in Durban crash

Durban – Three men who had recently retired were killed after a truck T-boned the vehicle they were passengers in on Thursday afternoon. According to Rescue Care, five men were in a bakkie in Durban Central when they were hit by a truck on the corner of NMR Avenue and Battery Beach Road. The truck

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