A cow was killed and a vehicle badly damaged when it hit the animal on the R67 in Bathurst late on Monday afternoon, October 20, 2025. South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said, “We can confirm that [Monday]…
A cement truck crashed into the Somerset Street, Makhanda, barracks of the South African Police Service around 9.45am Saturday March 9. SAPS spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said the driver, a 43-year-old man, was declared dead on the…
“If it had been five minutes later, I would have been in it.” Port Alfred resident Sherrie Bradfield was calm when she told Talk of the Town about missing by minutes what could have been a far more serious incident on the R72. But that…
Six people died and seven others were injured in two separate road crashes in the Eastern Cape late Friday October 6. Four people died and four were injured in head-on collision on the N2 between Peddie and Makhanda. A Toyota Avanza with…
Two teenagers died and one was critically injured in a car crash on Templeton Drive, Makhanda, shortly before midnight on Friday May 12. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said Lutho Mbanya (17) was alleged…
Two people died on the R72 near Port Alfred and one sustained severe injuries after two vehicles collided head-on. The incident occurred around 4.30pm on Saturday 29 April, 18km east of Port Alfred (towards East London). Department of…
Two drivers were charged after two separate crashes in Makhanda’s popular New Street CBD entertainment strip in the early hours of Sunday morning 5 March 2023. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said two…
Thailand’s Mana Srivate has performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his 26 years as a rescue worker, but never before on an elephant. Mana was called into action while off duty on a road trip late on Sunday, successfully reviving a…
