Street vendor stabbed during altercation with client on Louis Botha Avenue in Cheltondale, Johannesburg.
02 November 2018 | From Arrive Alive
Gauteng: At 12H13 Friday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to a stabbing at a petrol station on Louis Botha Avenue in Cheltondale, Johannesburg.
Reports from the scene indicate that a 23-year-old male street vendor was stabbed multiple times in the upper torso.
Due to the nature of his injuries he was treated on scene and transported by ambulance in the care of an Advanced life support paramedic to hospital for further treatment.
Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911
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24 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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23 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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23 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
INCIDENT REPORT
* Incident 1*
(N1 North – Petroport Bridge): On the night of 21 October 2026 at 22:41, a motorist travelling on the N1 North near Petroport Bridge drove over spikes deployed on the road surface. After stopping to investigate, the motorist was targeted by criminals who fired