PE mayor drives on after VIP pile-up
06 April 2009 | From Arrive Alive
6 April 2009
A mayoral motorcade in Port Elizabeth caused a pile-up yesterday after the lead vehicle skipped a red traffic light and smashed into an oncoming car.
A driver who witnessed the incident, Ken Bartle, said the accident took place at about 6.30am.
Mayor Nondumiso Maphazi was apparently rushing to the opening of the Ironman competition at the beachfront when the car leading her motorcade, a Toyota Fortune, went through the red lights at high speed and hit a Ford Bantam on the side.
Despite the pile-up, the mayor continued on to her engagement.
25 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
One person was killed and three others injured following a shooting in WaferPalm, Palmview, Phoenix, during the early hours of Friday morning.
According to preliminary information, several men were sleeping outside a block of flats when an unknown number of suspects allegedly approached from a nearby
25 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
South Africa’s Right to Repair movement was represented on the global stage this month when representatives of Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA) and Right to Repair South Africa (R2RSA) joined automotive aftermarket organisations from across the world at the Right to Repair Global meeting
25 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Recovery operations are still underway between Hectorspruit Intersection and Marloth Park Intersection (N4/8X km 47.8E) after a crash earlier this morning.
Please note that the Komatipoort-bound (Eastbound) carriageway remains closed, and STOP/GO traffic control is currently in place.
Motorists
25 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The #Hawks’ Welkom-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) detectives are seeking Mothoezane Xaba, from Daza Hostel, whose photograph is attached, as a person of interest who may assist with the investigation into an armed cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on Tuesday, 22 September
25 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Vision Tactical members responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on the N3 South, after Marlboro.
On arrival, members found a badly damaged vehicle in the middle lane, with medical personnel attending to the injured occupants.
Vision Tactical assisted with traffic control and scene safety,
25 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On Thursday afternoon, at approximately 12:43, our Centurion crew responded to a serious motor vehicle collision at the intersection of the R101 and Wierda Road in Centurion, involving a bus and a light motor vehicle.
Upon arrival, it was found that a man in his 20s had sustained moderate to serious
25 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
At least four people sustained injuries following a two vehicle collision on Trent Hill in Newlands West on Thursday evening.
Preliminary information indicates that the driver of one vehicle may have suffered a medical emergency before colliding with a second vehicle on the narrow residential road.
Occupants
24 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On 24 September 2026, the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD), K9 Unit members working jointly with other stakeholders in an intelligence-driven operation, arrested one suspect and recovered two stolen vehicles, an unlicensed firearm with ammunition, and car-breaking equipment.
At approximately
24 Sep 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A female pedestrian sustained injuries to both legs after she was struck by a taxi near the corner of Gopalall Hurbans Road and the R102 in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, this morning (Thursday, 24/09/2026).
A member of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) responded to the scene at approximately 06:10 and found