A total of 36 out of 44 software technicians quit the electronic National Traffic Information System (eNatis), Rapport newspaper reported on Sunday. The technicians had left Tasima, which operates eNatis, at the end of February, company spokesperson Philip van der Merwe confirmed. The eNatis programme manages the country’s driver and vehicle permit systems, among others. [...]
A woman was seriously injured when the bakkie she was travelling overturned on the N2 north bound carriageway on Umbongintwini Hill outside Amanzimtoti on Friday morning. It is thought that the vehicle had been travelling towards Durban when the driver swerved to avoid colliding with a slow moving vehicle in the fast lane. The bakkie collided [...]
An articulated truck driver was seriously injured when his cab, which was not carrying a load, left the M13 Durban bound carriageway near Shongweni before overturning. The vehicle came to rest in the grassed centre median on its side. The driver sustained possible head and spinal injuries and was treated by Netcare911 Advanced Life Support [...]
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A man had sustained serious injuries when his car hurtled through a concrete Palisade fence along Clulee road in the Modderfontein area at around 12:30 am. It is believed that the driver of the car was trapped in the twisted remains of his car for some time as nobody witnessed the accident. A security officer [...]
OUTsurance was awarded the Short Term Insurance Ombudsman’s esteemed Isabel Jones Ukusizana Award at a presentation in Johannesburg on 18 February 2010. In 2007 the Ombudsman introduced this award to recognise the efforts of short-term insurance companies who – in the true spirit of “ukusizana” (“working hand in hand”) – show outstanding commitment to efficiency, [...]
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South African tyre manufacturer Firestone has announced the launch of its new Multihawk tyre which will become its core General Use (GU) product for the foreseeable future. The Multihawk replaces the F900, which is being phased out in all sizes except the 12-inch ‘trailer-size’ tyres. The Multihawk also supplants the venerable S211, which has been [...]
Visit the Arrive Alive website for the New Toll Fees to be implemented from 1 March 2010: New Toll Fees
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Ten people were injured, two critically, when two cars collided head-on on the Watson Highway near Tongaat yesterday. It is thought that one errant party crossed into the oncoming lane and the two light motor vehicles slammed into one another, coming to rest at the roadside wedged together. The engine compartment of one of the [...]
A man was killed in a truly bizarre accident on Kloof Falls Road, Kloof, in the early hours of this morning. It is thought that the man had been travelling west when he heard a knocking sound coming from beneath his bakkie. He pulled to the roadside and jacked up his car, crawling beneath to [...]
Fourteen people were injured, two seriously, when the minibus taxi they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus on the M35 near Philani Valley in Umbumbulu today. It is thought that the minibus had been attempting to overtake another slow moving vehicle and had pulled into the oncoming lane. The bus driver unable to [...]
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