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...
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Missing Ayabonga Mjilo found murdered, work manager arrested

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Durban - Having gone missing for a couple of days, Ayabonga Mjilo, aged 23, was discovered murdered and buried in a shallow grave in eNanda, KwaZulu-Natal. 

According to police, the woman was last seen leaving a restaurant in Umhlanga with a male companion in the early hours of 25 December 2024 and a case of kidnapping was opened after she did not return home.

Thorough police investigations uncovered the identity of the man who was seen leaving the establishment with the missing woman. During the investigations it was discovered that the man, who was her manager at work, took her to his home at Amaotana area in Inanda. The two reportedly had an altercation and the man allegedly strangled her to death and buried her body in his yard.

The suspect (37) was arrested on Saturday morning, 4 January 2025 and appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday, 6 January 2025, facing charges of kidnapping, murder and defeating the ends of justice.

This is a developing story.

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