News24 | ‘She fought bravely’: Constantia cyclist dies weeks after crash (opens on the publisher’s site)
For over three weeks, Laura Blake’s family held on to hope as she fought for her life in the intensive care unit.
Motoring & Traffic
Petrol price changes, e-tolls and SANRAL, road closures, traffic alerts, licence renewals, taxi industry news and new car launches.
Traffic alert: M13 Paradise Valley on-ramp to close for barrier shift (opens on the publisher’s site)
Public transport operators have also been urged to ensure drivers are aware of the closures and alternative routes.
Rubio signals shift to working with allies to fight drug trade as latest boat strike kills three (opens on the publisher’s site)
Rubio visits Ecuador and welcomes cooperation after campaign of unilateral strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, gave new clarity on the approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters, saying the Trump administration was focused on…
Misery at Heathrow: ‘Never Seen Chaos Like That’ (opens on the publisher’s site)
Over 2,000 flights have been disrupted in the past two days, as an air-traffic control problem has stymied British airports.
WATCH: Tesla crashes into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan, killing passenger (opens on the publisher’s site)
A Tesla crashed into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, killing the vehicle's passenger and sending the driver to the hospital, according to police.
Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary (opens on the publisher’s site)
Heidi Alexander orders an investigation into the glitch that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.
Video Shows Grocery Store Manager Saving Toddler From Oncoming Traffic (opens on the publisher’s site)
Luis Cruz dashed into a busy street in Puebla, Mexico, to pull a girl out of the path of an approaching S.U.V. Footage of the rescue has made him a local sensation.
How the deadly Amazon cargo plane crash unfolded | Deconstructed (opens on the publisher’s site)
An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami international airport in Florida after overshooting the runway, striking vehicles and resulting in at least five deaths and five injuries.Officials said evidence suggested the pilots considered aborting the landing before the crash.Miami airport is not…
Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations (opens on the publisher’s site)
Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidableHow have you been affected by UK air traffic disruption?The head of the air traffic control provider Nats has been given a week to report back on the reasons for a technical failure…
More flight cancellations as fallout from air traffic control glitch continues (opens on the publisher’s site)
Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
The billion-euro trade driving Europe's eels to extinction (opens on the publisher’s site)
Traffickers are making big bucks smuggling millions of critically endangered eels across continents, using suitcases on planes and legal loopholes to deliver them to dinnerplates. Where are the smuggling hotspots?
Authorities investigate deadly Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami (opens on the publisher’s site)
At one of the busiest airports in the United States, investigators are now trying to determine what caused an Amazon cargo plane to crash at Miami International Airport on Sunday, Sept. 6, an accident that killed five people and injured others on the ground.
Three Dead, 10 Injured in Fatal Ishaka–Kagamba Road Crash (opens on the publisher’s site)
Three people have been killed and 10 others seriously injured in a road crash along the Ishaka–Kagamba Road in Bushenyi District, with police attributing the accident to excessive speed.
U.S. sinks second "floating refueling station" used by alleged drug traffickers (opens on the publisher’s site)
The U.S. military intercepted and sank a vessel that was allegedly being used to support at-sea drug trafficking by the Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Choneros, officials said.
The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash (opens on the publisher’s site)
The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.