Sac spider

http://goafrica.about.com/od/africanwildlife/tp/Africas-Scariest-Spiders.htm

Sac spiders are thought to bite more humans than any other spider. Their venom contains a cytotoxin, which means it kills cells and will lead to tissue breakdown and blistering at the bite site. Sac spiders are quite pale, the most common house species are pale greenish, tan or straw colored. They have distinctive long front legs that face forward and wave about when on the hunt. Sac spiders actively hunt at night and weave together a protective tube of silk to rest in during the day. Sac spiders are very useful to farmers because they control pests. There are many species of Sac spider in Africa, at least 3 species have been identified in Egyptian cotton fields alone.

Massive accident on the N12

 Duck-watching motorist causes East Rand pile-up
A total of 17 people were injured in a multiple car pile-up on the N12 in Ekurhuleni on Friday, paramedics said.

ER24 spokesperson Andre Visser said nine cars were involved in the pile-up after a motorist pulled over to watch ducks.

He said four people had broken bones while the rest sustained minor cuts and bruises.

Ekurhuleni metro police earlier said 26 cars were involved in the pile-up but later said there were only six cars involved.

Meanwhile Superintendent Vusi Mabanga said 14 people were injured in the accident with four in a serious condition.

He said the first collision involved a taxi and a small vehicle.

The next few collisions were caused by drivers being distracted by the accident scene.

Mabanga said one car crashed into a metro police vehicle which was attending the scene.

Death at Stoneridge

Many of us allow our children to visit the malls over weekends.

A youngster took a dare and plunged to his death from Stoneridge last night.

Man dies after mall prank

January 7 2012 at 09:50am

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A man has died after slipping from the balcony of a parking structure at Stoneridge Shopping centre on the East Rand, paramedics said on Saturday.

Late on Friday night the man climbed over the railing of the balcony - apparently in jest - but lost his grip and fell 15 meters, said Netcare911 spokesman Jeffrey Wicks in a statement.
“Paramedics arrived at the scene to find him in a critical condition, having sustained multi-system traumatic injuries.”
Attempts to revive the man failed, and he later succumbed to his injuries. - Sapa

Missing dog

Pse contact me if this dog, with chain, is one you are missing.

Springbok's son dies: so sad

http://www.sportscentral.co.za/de-wet-barrys-son-dies/13679/

Linksfield last night ... many dead

The future of Clulee

This excellent road with its sharp downhill is already a death trap. Yesterday someone ignored the Ronald Road downhill Stop street and did a Judge Hlophe. This Formula 1 racetrack needs serious thought, as neighbours have been applying their minds. Send this pic far and wide.

PS: Workers were busy repairing the wall this morning.

Pics of the construction ... from the one and only Tina Kroll

Alex: it is serious

Among others, the ARP is behind the attempted evictions of people from RDP houses.

The rain stopped the potential violence yesterday, but it is soon to start again.

http://www.ewn.co.za/Story.aspx?Id=76027

Classic observation on our favourite nut

PRT @brucebusiness: SA's biggest proponent of nationalisation has been checked into a private hospital in Polokwane #doublestandards

Speed trap alert

 Curzon Road bridge, N1 north (just before William Nicol).

Life on the streets for Zimbabwe's blind

Blind beggars search for a better life in Jo'burg's darkest corners

The used water that seeps on to the streets of downtown Johannesburg from the wretched bowels of the Doornfontein Chambers building is a milky blue.

Similar in colour to the cataract clouds in the eyes of the blind Zimbabwean beggars who, guided by their assistants, also emerge from the hijacked building every morning to walk, or catch taxis and trains, to intersections in Johannesburg and much further afield.

Fifty-one-year-old Jethro Gonese's destination is Springs. On Tuesday, after a sprightly five-minute walk to Doornfontein station and an hour-long train ride, Gonese is at his regular intersection on a flyover on the R554 near Pollak Park.

At the traffic lights, elbows hooked into those of his 20-year-old son, Ishe, his assistant for the day, Gonese walks the white line.

The sun is scorching and the exhaust fumes irritate.


http://mg.co.za/article/2011-09-30-blind-beggars-search-for-a-better-life-in-joburgs-darkest-corners