Explosion reported at Nyala Substation in Pretoria East
17 August 2024 | From Arrive Alive
The Volunteer Emergency Medical Response Unit received a call for an explosion in Pretoria East. After a quick search and information from the public, we determined that the explosion happened at Nyala Substation on Delmas Road in Pretoria East.
Being first on scene, our trained crew could set up a safety area and do a primary investigation of the burning transformer. We immediately made contact with City of Tshwane
Firefighters, informing them what resources are required. Minutes later, the first firefighters arrived on the scene, and we assisted in setting up an inline foam system to extinguish the fire with foam.
City of Tshwane electrical technicians were on scene, and the scene was handed over to them for investigation of the damage. Tshwane Metro Police was also on scene.
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13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A 32-year-old man has been arrested following a shooting at a house party in Van Riebeek, Kempton Park, which left a man seriously injured.
EMPD officers, working with the SAPS Tembisa Tracing Unit, arrested the suspect at his residence in Endulwini, Thembisa, on Sunday, 8 November 2026.
The suspect
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Hartswater, Northern Cape, arrested five suspects, aged between 22 and 41, during a roadblock conducted on Friday, 13 November 2026, as part of the ongoing Operation Shanela II High-Density Safer Festive Season Operations.
The operation was conducted by members
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A motorcyclist sustained injuries following a collision involving a Big Boy motorcycle and a Renault Kwid on Old Inanda Road, near the R102 intersection in Verulam - KZN, this morning (Friday 13/11/2026).
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Officers and Paramedics were dispatched to the scene at approximately
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Members of the Nelspruit Flying Squad arrested a suspect and confiscated a substantial quantity of dagga following a high-speed chase along the N4 Highway on Thursday, 12 November 2026.
On the day in question, at approximately 18:30, members of the said Unit, were conducting patrols near the Kanyamazane
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Members of the media are invited to join the Minister of Transport, Ms Barbara Creecy at the official opening of the two-day Continental Trade and Transport Conference organised by the Cross-Border Roads Transport Agency (C-BRTA).
The conference is intended to deepen the dialogue on important issues
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
On Monday, 09 November 2026 at around 16:05pm, Gauteng Police Emergency Services members were following up on information from National Crime Intelligence about a vehicle that was robbed from the owner in Germiston. Members proceeded to an address at the corner of Jannie and Hanau Street in Jeppestown
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
October brought stronger sales across the used car market, with Toyota extending its lead and several popular models posting double-digit growth.
At a Glance – October Car Sales
Used Cars
• Sales: 36,046 (+6.6% MoM, +8.2% YoY)
• Average price: R404,898 (-6.5% MoM, -2.7%
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
Police in KwaZulu-Natal will leave no stone unturned in search of the suspects who shot and killed a Station Commander and injured another police officer during a shootout in Greytown on Thursday afternoon.
The Station Commander, who was a Lieutenant Colonel, led from the front when she, together
13 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
A 52-year-old grandmother and her two granddaughters, aged 17 and 5, were left traumatised following a house robbery on Tesco Drive in Tongaat - KZN this afternoon (Thursday 12/11/2026).
According to information received, the woman was at home with her granddaughters at approximately 15:30 when she