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#TrafficUpdate: N11 and main road to Pullenshope closed

Reports were received that the N11 and main road to Pullenshope and Optimum have been blocked by Optimum Coal Mine contract employees.

August 2, 2018

Tobie van den Bergh 1 minute read

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A truck has been forced to stop and dump the coal it was carrying in the middle of the N11.

It was reported that a truck was set on fire at the T-junction going to Pullenshope and the power station.

Motorists are advised to use alternative routes.

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August 2, 2018

Tobie van den Bergh 1 minute read

Tobie van den Bergh

Tobie started as a journalist in September 1975. He was appointed editor of the Middelburg Observer in 1982 where he worked until he retired in 2024. He received numerous awards, is a founding member of the Forum for Community Newspapers and has published two books about his work. Although retired, Tobie is still very much involved in community journalism.