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DA's Msimanga says he'll give his 'left kidney' if Lilian Ngoyi Street repairs completed by end of August
JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng said it doubted that repairs to Lilian Ngoyi Street in the Johannesburg CBD will be finished by the end of August. The street was severely damaged by an underground gas explosion exactly two years ago. Repair work is underway, with the city promising the road will be opened to the public on 31 August. The DA visited the site to assess the progress of the ongoing repairs. With just over a month remaining before the City of Johannesburg plans to reopen Lilian Ngoyi Street, doubts have emerged about the metro will meet its own deadline. When Eyewitness News visited the site earlier this year, the city was busy installing new underground pipes and laying concrete slabs to reinforce the road. Construction teams are currently working on the road's foundation, but there are no indications that asphalt will be applied anytime soon. DA Gauteng leader, Solly Msimanga, said he did not expect the road to be open to the public by the end of August. "By August, if anything is completed here, I will give you my left kidney. We have now been told that over R200 million has been spent to fix this but nothing has been fixed." The city said it would provide an official update on their progress later on Tuesday.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Science
- Yahoo
NASA's TRACERS mission to unlock mysteries of Earth's magnetic shield
A new NASA mission is set to launch that will study the effects of Earth's magnetic field on us. NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the TRACERS mission from California later this month to study Earth's magnetosphere. The mission will involve a Falcon 9 rocket carrying two satellites into Earth's polar orbit. These satellites will focus on measuring the effects of magnetic explosions that send solar wind particles into Earth's atmosphere, which can impact both life on Earth and astronaut safety. Project leaders have emphasized the importance of understanding how these magnetic explosions affect people on Earth. The data collected could help make life on Earth safer and improve conditions for astronauts working in space. Channel 9 will continue to monitor the mission and provide updates on Eyewitness News. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. Solve the daily Crossword
Metro
4 days ago
- Health
- Metro
Real life Final Destination after man is sucked inside MRI machine by gold chain
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man is in a critical condition after he was magnetically pulled into an MRI machine while wearing a metal neck chain. The 61-year-old walked into the MRI room at Nassau Open MRI on Long Island, New York, on Wednesday afternoon while someone else was undergoing an MRI, according police. His metal neck chain then pulled him into the machine, at which point he suffered a medical episode and was rushed to hospital. No more details about the episode or injuries have been given, only that he was in a critical condition. Nassau County Police say he was not a patient at the medical centre and had been visiting with someone else, but was unauthorised to enter the MRI room. They do not believe any criminality was involved. The incident is reminiscent of a gruesome scene in Final Destination: Bloodlines, which was released in May and is the sixth installment of the franchise. In the film, one of the characters and the wheelchair he's sitting in are dragged into a MRI machine, while his brother's numerous piercings get pulled out. Neither survive (unsurprisingly, given it's Final Destination). Nassau Open MRI, which has several other branches, offers both open and closed scans. More Trending Medical professionals at the nearby North Shore University Hospital, expressed their shocked and said that rigorous safety protocols should be in place to avoid attracting MRI machines attracting metal objects. Speaking about the accident, ER doctor Payal Sud told Eyewitness News: 'If this was a chain that was wrapped around the neck, I could imagine any kind of strangulation injuries that could happen, asphyxiation, cervical spine injuries if the patient was slams against the MRI, you know, any kind of blunt force trauma that we can think about could happen.' The investigation is ongoing. MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, machines use powerful magnetic fields, so patients and medical staff must always remove jewelry and other metal objects before entering the room the equipment is in. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Mystery illness sweeps through cruise ship and leaves 134 passengers throwing up MORE: Story about Kiss Cam Guy has taken a bizarre twist with a dash of denial MORE: Plane crashes at Olympic National Park killing one and injuring two
Eyewitness News
4 days ago
- Sport
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South African Padel invitational draws elite players to Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG - August will see the best padel players gracing the shores of South Africa to compete at the South African Padel Invitational. The 360 Padel | Gayle – South African Invitational tournament will happen 15 – 17 August 2025 at DP World Wanderers Stadium. 'We want to put South Africa on the map globally. We want South Africa to be taken seriously as an international paddle destination, having recently attended the world pedal summit in Barcelona, and looking at the growth of other countries, you know, the UK, the US, our market seems more enthusiastic than those markets, and they seem to have more of the limelight' said Mohammed Majan from 360 PaddleSA. Majan tells Eyewitness News he, along with the other organisers, wants South Africa to be taken seriously as a paddle playing nation. 'We know as a nation, we always punch above our weight, whether it's in cricket, whether it's rugby, in athletics, you know, in soccer, we're getting there as well. We always want to punch above our weight, and we want to do the same thing with paddle and that's why we've chosen the venue (at DP World Wanderers Stadium), and that's why we've gone so big with this event, to show that we really want to be taken seriously on the sporting front.' The 3-day tournament will feature South Africa's top 12 teams (24 players) who will compete in their own prize pool as the curtain-raiser to the main global event. 'We have over 1000 courts across the country, we have over 250,000 players registered on the Playtomic app in South Africa, of which around 80,000 are considered to be active players, meaning they play at least one to two games a week' said Majan. 'At 360 we try to bring all the best players together. We've launched what's called the diamond League, where we've taken some of the best, I would say, 90% of the best players in the country, and we've put them together in a in a league which runs for over two months, where we give them the best place to compete against each other, week in and week out.' The top players in the world from Spain and Argentina, like Agustin Tapia, Arturo Coello, Juan Lebron, Ale Galán, Fernando Belasteguín will compete against each other. One of the players heading to South Africa is world number one in WPT (World Padel Tour), Argentinian Fernando 'Bela' Belasteguín. At age 22 Bela was the youngest player in the world to reach No. 1. Padel pair Juan Martin Diaz and Fernando Belasteguín were the only pair in history to spend 1 year 9 months undefeated, winning 22 consecutive tournaments (September 2005 to May 2007). They were also the only pair to hold the No. 1 world ranking for 13 years and to win 170 tournaments. 'We have Richard Ashforth and Egmond Van Heerden, who just broke into the world 500 recently. So they in the late four hundreds currently in the world rankings. We have a handful of players who have official FIP (International Padel Federation) ratings. So we have a handful of players who played in international tournaments and have now got a ranking. Our best players are currently 400 odd, you know, in the world. So it shows you the gap. But our players are actually moving really quickly in the right direction.' The 360 Padel | Gayle – South African Invitational promises to bring family fun with meet and greets, giveaways and a screen to watch rugby to activations, food stalls, giveaways, entertainment and more.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Automotive
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Portion of Gaston County highway reopens after spill
U.S. Highway 74 West was closed at Cox Road in Gaston County due to a hydraulic fluid spill, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said early Thursday afternoon. >>LINK: Stay updated on live traffic conditions. It was expected to be reopened at 4 p.m. However, Chopper 9 Skyzoom was over the scene at 1:15 p.m. and the road had fully reponed. No additional details have been made available. This is a developing story. Check back with and watch Eyewitness News for updates. VIDEO: Pedestrian struck, killed leaving Gaston County library Solve the daily Crossword
