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/ 31 May 2006

Labour probe launched after VWSA deaths

The Department of Labour ordered on Wednesday that all work stop on a construction site at Volkswagen SA’s (VWSA) Uitenhage plant while it investigates the deaths of three workers in a crane accident. Three construction workers died on Tuesday when a crane they were dismantling collapsed and they were trapped in the debris.

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/ 28 October 2005

Fire rages outside Port Elizabeth

Firefighters were on Friday working to contain a fire in the Rocklands and Elandsriver areas outside Port Elizabeth, a fire official said. Meanwhile, technicians were battling to restore power in parts of the Klein Karoo left without electricity after a fire, Eskom said on Friday.