We’ve acquired the latest news tales and headlines in South Africa on Saturday, 24 September.
The man was airlifted to hospital in a vital situation after he suffered burns throughout his physique. He was electrocuted whereas working at a Kempton Park energy station.
Horrendous scenes have been witnessed in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga on Friday – after a runaway truck careered by means of the city centre and claimed ‘at least two lives’. The path of destruction is regarded as 4km lengthy, according to local media.
The ‘notorious’ Johnny Rocket is going through a myriad of court docket instances – and he now stands accused of a significant revenge porn offence.
If you thought load shedding will finish any time quickly, you had been unsuitable. Eskom says load shedding will proceed once more subsequent week.
Meanwhile, a ‘houdini’ was caught in his tracks when he escaped from Montecasino Bird Garden and was noticed in Fourways, Johannesburg.
Man vital after being electrocuted whereas working at energy station
A person was hospitalised on Thursday morning, 22 September, after he was electrocuted whereas working at an influence station in Kempton Park, Gauteng.
A spokesperson for emergency service ER24 mentioned paramedics arrived on the scene at roughly 8:30 and discovered the person – who’s in his thirties – being handled on-site by first aiders.
“On closer inspection, medics found that the man was in critical condition, having sustained burns over most of his body,” mentioned the spokesperson.
The man was handled on the scene and supplied with superior life assist interventions earlier than he was airlifted to a close-by hospital by helicopter. “Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.”
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WATCH: Two lifeless as runaway truck ploughs 4km by means of SA city
Horrendous scenes have been witnessed in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga on Friday – after a runaway truck careered by means of the city centre and claimed ‘at least two lives’. The path of destruction is regarded as 4km lengthy, according to local media.
The incident occurred at 12:45 on 23 September. CCTV footage has captured the second this out-of-control lorry ploughed by means of Voortrekker Street, smashing into vehicles and destroying site visitors indicators within the course of. Sadly, fatalities have been reported on the scene.
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‘Pretoria’s worst bully’ might be introduced down by revenge porn case
The most up-to-date case considerations a lady he used up to now. Lindrie Gouws says that Rockett shared her nude images with associates, distributing them solely with the intention to trigger emotional hurt. It’s a basic case of revenge porn – an offence which may end up in jail time.
- Gouws has thanked AfriForum for ‘enabling her’ to carry Johnny Rockett to account, and the foyer group is set to safe justice
“AfriForum’s private prosecution unit in Pretoria helped Lindrie Gouws to open a case after Schuurman apparently distributed intimate photos of Gouws to her friends with the aim of causing her emotional harm and harm. This so-called revenge pornography case is a first for the unit.”
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Nope! Load shedding just isn’t ending quickly – right here’s the forecast
Eskom says load shedding will proceed on the excessive Stage 5 stage till Saturday morning.
From then on, it’s going to drop to Stage 4 and then Stage 3 till Monday morning, spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha mentioned.
“Loadshedding continues to be implemented at Stage 5 until 05:00 on Saturday morning. Thereafter, it will be lowered to Stage 4 until 05:00 on Sunday.”
It will probably be lowered to Stage 3 till Monday morning at 05:00, he mentioned.
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LOOK: Houdini noticed in Fourways, Johannesburg
A houdini was caught in his tracks on Witkoppen after he snuck out of the Montecasino Bird backyard in Fourways on Friday.
It is suspected that the Fourways houdini had a run in with one of many mates at Montecasino Bird Garden, after he reportedly messed along with his chicks.
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