JUST IN: Truck crash and diesel spillage cause total road closure of N1

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JOHANNESURG - Following the earlier motor vehicle accident involving two trucks on the N1 South before Maraisburg Road, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has confirmedt that all lanes of the N1 South are closed to traffic. According to JMPD, this closure is necessary to allow emergency personnel to safely manage the scene and clear the diesel spillage and overturned vehicle. "Three slight injuries have been reported, and one of the trucks has overturned, spilling diesel. Emergency personnel and Law Enforcement are on scene, and initially, three lanes were affected and closed off, causing heavy delays. "All lanes of the N1 South are currently closed before Maraisburg Road. Vehicles are being diverted at Gordon Road. Significant and heavy traffic congestion is being experienced on the N1 South and surrounding areas," said JMPD. The estimated time for the scene to be cleared and the N1 South to be reopened is approximately 4 hours. Motorists...

Bail denied for two accused in AKA and Tibz murder case


DURBAN - Mziwethemba Harvey Gwabeni and Lindokuhle Lindo Ndimande, two of the five men charged with the murder of Kiernan Jarred Forbes (AKA) and Tebello Motsoane (Tibz), amongst other charges, appeared in the Durban Magistrates’ Court today, Wednesday, 15 January for judgment on their bail application. 

Last week the pair made an application based on new facts.

Today, the court denied them bail, with Magistrate Vincent Hlatshwayo, saying that the facts presented before him are not new.

The case against Gwabeni, Ndimande and their co-accused returns, to court on 07 February 2025. 

ABOUT AKA AND TIBZ TRAGEDY

On 10 February 2023, AKA, then 35 years old, was scheduled to perform at a club in Durban as part of his birthday celebration. That night, as he was standing outside a restaurant with friends, a gunman ran up to AKA and fatally shot him in the head while his accomplice shot and killed his friend Tibz, after which both men fled the scene on foot. 
AKA and Tibz were both pronounced dead at the scene.

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