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One critical following Mooi River head on collision

One critical following Mooi River head-on collision… At 02H51 Sunday morning, Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on the N3 South bound approximately five kilometres before the Mooi River Toll Plaza.

Mooi River Accident

Reports from the scene indicate that a light motor vehicle and a heavy motor vehicle were involved in a collision.

Mooi River Accident

The driver of the truck escaped injury however the driver of the car sustained critical injuries, the patient was treated on scene by an Advanced life support paramedic.

The Fire and Rescue Services had to use the Jaws of Life to free him from the wreckage. Due to the nature of the patient’s injuries, the Netcare 5 specialised helicopter ambulance was activated to airlift him to the hospital. All necessary authorities were on the scene.

Source: Shawn Herbst – Media Liaison Officer – Netcare Limited – Netcare 911

In Other News – Women in hip-hop are judged more than in any other genre: Nadia Nakai

Nadia Nakai has opened up about the battles young female hip-hop artists face in trying to get their music out there, claiming they are judged more than artists from other genres. Nadia has been doing the most to successfully break free from the “annoying” label of female hip-hop artist to become one of the most recognised MCs in the game.

Nadia Nakai

But she told TshisaLIVE recently that even though she has always seen herself as a hip-hop artist equal to all other musos in the country, often the music industry does not see it that way. She said that while genres like house and pop did not make a big deal about the difference between female and male artists, hip- hop was still chained by the limitations.

“In this industry obviously women have to work harder but for me the issue is the inequality of rappers in the industry holistically. read more