Johannesburg- Several people died and others were injured on Johannesburg roads last night and in the early hours of the morning.

In one incident last night ER24 paramedics and other services attended to a taxi and car collision about 25km from Potchefstroom on the R501. The taxi veered off the road and rolled into the veld.

Two people were killed as the taxi rolled and 12 other people were injured.

The patients sustained minor to critical injuries.  Patients were treated and tranaported to local hospitals.
While on scene motorists notified paramedics of a head on collision that had occurred about 4km away. Two  vehicles collided head on and three  other vehicles then crashed into that scene while trying to avoid the debris on the road.

One person was treated for minor injuries and transported to hospital.
In another incident that occured on the M1 north after the Booysens of ramp, one person died and another was treated by ER24 paramedics for moderate injuries.

“It is understood driver of the vehicle lost control and hit a barrier and street light pole.
When ER24 paramedics arrived on scene they found a patient lying on the side of the road” ER24 spokesperson Chitra Bodasing said.

Bodasing said he was assessed and it was found that his vitals were deteriorating. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him but he succumbed to his injuries.

The patient who sustained moderate injuries was treated and transported to hospital.

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Potchefstroom- Two people were injured after a vehicle overturned on the N12 from Potchefstroom towards Westonaria this afternoon.

Netcare 911 paramedics and other services arrived at the scene and found that a motor vehicle had overturned and came to a standstill back on its wheels on the roadway.

“A man was found lying next to the roadway after he was ejected from the vehicle during the rollover. Upon assessment of the man, paramedics found that he had sustained critical injuries during the accident. The man was treated at the scene and rushed to hospital for urgent medical care under the care of an advanced life support paramedic” Netcare 911 spokesperson Santi Steinmann said.

The female driver was found to have sustained moderate injuries and after receiving treatment at the scene, the injured woman was also transported to hospital for further medical care.

Exact detail surrounding the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain the subject of a police investigation.

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Cape Town- A more efficient mechanism to record attendance will come into operation in the National Assembly (NA) Chamber from the second quarter of the 2015 Parliamentary annual session.

The biometric member identification system which uses Members’ fingerprints – captured at the start of the establishment of the fifth democratic Parliament – will replace the current manual recording system of recording attendance.

The electronic attendance recording system will apply initially only to NA plenary sittings and will be rolled out to committee meetings at a later date.

Currently, Members’ attendance of House and Committee sittings is the responsibility of their political parties. A new policy on Members’ attendance and leave was adopted in March 2014 but rules still have to be finalised before the policy can be implemented. The policy provided that political parties were responsible for managing and controlling their Members’ absence from Parliament. However, it also recognised that Members had a dual responsibility – to their political party and to Parliament as an institution – and provided for permission for absence to be sought also from the relevant House.

The biometric fingerprint readers are part of the recent comprehensive information technology upgrade to the NA Chamber.

The upgrade included larger desktop screens, additional information system functions, simpler system navigation and interface, quicker start-up time, lower noise levels, reduced heat emissions and power consumption and separate voting and request-to-talk systems. Microphones for Members to talk from the floor also increased from 58 to 90.

Biometric readers were installed in the National Council of Provinces Chamber when that Chamber was upgraded in 2011.

In addition, to upgrades to the information technology in the two Chambers, improvements to Parliament’s broadcast quality and capability also became operational from February. The improved broadcast infrastructure enables Parliament to provide greater variety of audio visual feed. It is expected that, by September, 14 committee meeting venues will have live broadcast feed facilities.

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Mahikeng- Economic Freedom Fighters to embark on a march that will be led by EFF Ngaka Modiri Molema Region against the proposed name change of North West province to Moses Kotane province. The March will also delivery a memorandum that seek answers regarding the status of employment of EPWP and the manner in which people are hired in the programme.

The memorandum will also raise the issue of unemployment, we maintain that the money that is budgeted for the renaming of the province be used to create employment.

The details of the March are as follows:

Assembly point: Montshioa Cultural Village (Montshioa Stadium), Mahikeng
Date: Monday, 30 March 2015
Time: 8am

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Johannesburg- Bafana Bafana took time off their schedule to visit Ilanga Mall in Mbombela, Nelspruit to meet their fans on Friday.

The mall turned into a hive of activity as soon as the bus carrying the players drove in.

Standing in a guard of honour at one entrance to the mall, the fans chanted the players’ names as they got off the bus going into the mall.

Inside, they were mobbed with the fans taking photos with the players as they were also handing out complimentary tickets.

“It was hectic out there but we love it as players. These people deserve our love and as much as they appreciate us we must also appreciate them. They use their hard-earned money to come watch us play so we have to respond by getting good results to put smiles on their faces,” said goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.

“These visits are very important to us because this is the national team, it belongs to the people. Some people never get a chance to come to the stadium to come watch and so coming to such places brings us closer to them and for many it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet their heroes.

“This is one way of giving back to the community and saying thank you for the support they have given us in the past. We are also saying; we value your support so come in numbers and help us defeat Nigeria this Sunday. It’s going to be a very difficult match and with the fans by our side it will really help a lot,” said Khune.

The team returns to training on Friday afternoon at the Mbombela Stadium to continue preparations for the international friendly match against the Super Eagles who are expected in Nelspruit around 9am on Saturday (28 March).

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At least 35 people were injured in a collision on the R101 at the Sebediela off ramp in Limpopo earlier today.

It is understood a truck and bus collided. When ER24 paramedics and other services arrived on scene they found patients lying all over and trapped in the vehicles.

Patients were assessed. Injuries ranged from minor to critical. One critical patient had to be airlifted to hospital. Others were transported to local hospitals by ambulance.

The exact cause of the incident is unknown. Authorities were on scene.

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