Accidents

Man shot outside bank

KwaZulu-Natal: At 09H14 Thursday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting on Shepstone Road in New Germany Durban West region

On arrival, the patient was found to have sustained critical injuries and was being stabilised by a Rescue Care Emergency Care Practitioner.

The 51-year-old male had sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen in what was alleged to be a robbery.

Due to the nature of the man’s injuries, a Netcare 911 Helicopter ambulance was activated to airlift him to hospital for further treatment.

All necessary authorities were on the scene.

Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
Netcare 911

In Other News – 11 tonnes of waste removed from Hennops River

70 volunteers removed a total of 55 bags of polystyrene, 69 bags of plastic bottles, and 327 bags of general rubbish from the river in Centurion.

Volunteers get their hands dirty over this weekend under the Hendrik Verwoerd bridge

Over the past weekend, the ‘water warriors” from Hennops Revival made a shocking discovery when they removed a total of 11 tonnes of waste from the Hennops River. On 20 June, founder of the Hennops revival organization Tarryn Johnston, and a group of somewhat 70 volunteers removed a total of 55 bags of polystyrene, 69 bags of plastic bottles, and 327 bags of general rubbish from the Hennops River in Centurion. continue reading 

Source – Shawn Herbst