There has been, and will still be much debate about the blowing of the Vuvuzela!! For many this will be an important ingredient to building atmosphere at World Cup Fooball Stadiums, whilst for others this might be the source of much agitation. Fifa President Sepp Blatter said they are as characteristic of South African football [...]
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A 33 year old man was left in a critical condition this morning after his motorbike and a bakkie collided on Bergbron and Andes Roads in Bergbron, Roodepoort. Shortly after 12:25 paramedics received a distress call from members of the public to report the serious incident. Paramedics that arrived on the scene found the man [...]
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One person died and eleven school children were transported to hospital after a collision between a bus and a Kombi on Koeberg Road, opposite Albow Gardens, in Brooklyn. The driver of the Kombi was dead on arrival of emergency services. Eleven children from the Kombi were treated for minor to serious injuries but were all [...]
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The Arrive Alive Website received the following request for assistance: “I hope you will be able to assist, a friend of mine failed her drivers test because she stopped over the broken line at a pedestrian crossing but before the actual pedestrian crossing..Can they do this, as far as i know you are allowed to [...]
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A woman was seriously injured when her vehicle slammed head-on into another on Durban’s Bluff Road late last night. It is alleged that two cars had been travelling towards one another when an errant party veered into oncoming traffic. After colliding both vehicles came to rest in the roadway. The female driver of a Toyota [...]
Will we be ready for the SWC? 87% give an emphatic YES! BRYANSTON – 87% – the highest percentage to date – of South Africans are confident that we are ready for the World Cup, now less than a month away, concludes African Response’s 2010 Barometer. Durbanites are the most optimistic where an outstanding 96% [...]
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Much has been written on Safety during the World Cup – and on the Arrive Alive website we have shared advice and suggestions on this topic. We have decided to share the suggestions and warnings from a rather unique perspective – an individual from abroad who has been travelling our roads for a while now! [...]
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A truck driver was injured after the truck he was travelling in overturned on the Wartburg road this morning. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the truck that was carrying sugar cane cuttings lying on its side. The driver was found outside the vehicle with a possible fractured ankle. Paramedics stabilised the patient [...]
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One of the first things we learn when we start training to become a paramedic, is to be fully aware of any hazards that may be presented around you when approaching a patient in need of medical attention. These hazards may include anything from a seemingly vicious dog at a residential home, to a possible [...]
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Gautrain today released ticket fare prices for those services that will be operational from 08 June 2010. These services include a train service linking stations at Sandton, Marlboro, Rhodesfield and the O.R. Tambo International Airport as well as bus routes from Sandton and Rhodesfield stations. Initial fare estimates were made in 2002 by the Gauteng [...]
