Cape town n2 highway
CT motorist fears using N2 highway section, wants better safety features
Several weeks back, two metro police officers and a motorist came under attack on the highway near the Borcherds Quarry turn-off.
A section of the N2 has been closed to traffic and motorists are being diverted.
The officers were called out during the early hours of Monday morning to assist a motorist whose car had a punctured tyre caused by rocks placed on the roadway.
The City of Cape Town is offering an R50,000 reward for information about a shooting on the N2 highway.
The two officials identified in the cellphone video footage have to explain why they should not be fired.
The matter forms part of an investigation into the conduct of two traffic officials who allegedly allowed the drivers to do as they please last weekend.
The N2 incoming just after Jan Smuts Drive has been closed and police are on the scene.
Two trucks have been set alight during a protest in George.
Taxi bosses have threatened to halt operations from Wednesday because of an outstanding dispute with the City of Cape Town.
A small group of demonstrators are gathered near the Shell Ultra garage, attempting to burn tyres.
About 200 protestors gathered in the area earlier on Wednesday attempting to disrupt traffic along Military Road.
The city’s Theo Layne says the cause of the fire is undetermined.
A Cape Town mother gave birth on the N2 earlier on Friday morning. They took a friend’s car to the hospital but were stuck in traffic on the way there.
On Monday protest action disrupted morning commuters on the N2 highway after the road was closed to traffic. Residents of the Chris Hani informal settlement in Site C say the city promised to provide them with electricity.
Emergency staff were on scene and a portion of the N2 remained closed to traffic as a result of the accident.
The 20-year-old woman’s body was found along the side of the N2 highway near Macassar on Sunday morning.
The suspects were nabbed during peak hour traffic on Wednesday afternoon.