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How much does it cost to fix a POTHOLE in SA?
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REVEALED: South Africa has more than 25 million POTHOLES

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WATCH | It can be a DARE or he is just PISSED OFF! [VIDEO]

Potholes
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SA’s new accident black-spot: ‘Killer potholes’ blamed for deaths

How much does it cost to fix a POTHOLE in SA?
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REVEALED: South Africa has more than 25 million POTHOLES

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WATCH | It can be a DARE or he is just PISSED OFF! [VIDEO]

Potholes
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SA’s new accident black-spot: ‘Killer potholes’ blamed for deaths

A Fourways resident opened a day spa in a sinkhole. Image: Fourways Sinkhole Teacher/Good Things Guy
Lifestyle

Only in SA: Fourways sinkhole teacher opens ‘day spa’ [photos]

By Erene Roux04-01-2022 14:35

South Africa’s very own ‘Sinkhole Teacher’ is back…this time relaxing in his new Fourways sinkhole day spa!

A Twitter user hit a pothole and posted a photo of the damaged tyre on Twitter in order to get Fikile Mbalula's attention.
Lifestyle

Getting the picture? Tweeps tackle Fikile Mbalula over SA potholes

By Erene Roux09-12-2021 13:18

Tag, you’re it! Tweeps are tagging ‘Mr Fix’ to show the transport minister the extent of damages caused by potholes to their cars.

The man known as SA's 'Sinkhole Teacher'. Image: Twitter/BrettLindeque
Lifestyle

#ThrowbackThursday: The ‘joys’ of ‘vacationing’ in a sinkhole

By Erene Roux09-12-2021 07:00

Last year during the festive season, a Fourways resident went viral for taking a vacation in a sinkhole…with a pink flamingo and a tub of HTH!

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Johannesburg motorists enjoy pothole patrol app and Whatsapp bot

By Siseko Gwegwe14-10-2021 09:22

The pothole patrol app and Whatsapp bot has repaired 50 000 potholes. Thanks to the partnership with Dialdirect and Discovery.

WATCH: Gauteng’s monster potho
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WATCH: Gauteng’s monster pothole, it’s not a dam!

By Siseko Gwegwe13-10-2021 09:25

Vanderbijlpark has a monster pothole that has been marked as one of the biggest in Gauteng. You’ll be forgiven for thinking it’s a dam!

Johannesburg potholes
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What can go wrong? Fikile Mbalula’s vow to fix potholes backfires epically

By Tom Head03-10-2021 09:50

After 27 years of ANC rule, Twitter users can now spot a suspicious election promise when they see it – and Fikile Mbalula is now copping some heat.

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Drakensberg residents ‘gatvol’ with pothole roads, warn of tax revolt

By Lyse Comins10-09-2021 10:19

Drakensberg residents have threatened to embark on a tax revolt until the Okhahlamba municipality fixes the severely potholed roads.

Which country has the worst po
Entertainment

Which country has the worst potholes? LADbible bets it’s South Africa

By Erene Roux22-07-2021 13:09

‘A hole lot of trouble’: Social media users are debating which country has the worst potholes, with many betting on South Africa. Do you agree?

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SA’s winter of discontent: A pregnant pause amid an improbable birth

By Natale Labia15-06-2021 08:34

Constant load shedding, an absent health minister and the “birth” of decuplets no one can confirm. Has SA reached its “sell-by” date?

Johannesburg potholes
Offbeat

Watch | ‘Potholes for 41km’ – is this the worst road in South Africa?

By Tom Head13-06-2021 12:29

It’s scarcely believable that nothing has been done to rectify this situation – as drivers on the supposed ‘worst road in SA’ battle non-stop with potholes.

Johannesburg potholes
Motoring

At least not a sinkhole in George…but Joburg’s potholes are here to stay

By Lorne Philpot15-03-2021 20:57

Frustrated Johannesburg drivers will have to contend with potholed roads since Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is unable to produce asphalt to repair the potholes.

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Pothole fishing competition was about poor service delivery – MPL

By Lyse Comins04-03-2021 18:47

The ANC had described the pothole fishing contest protest along the Curry’s Post Road near Howick as the DA’s “circus-like” activism.

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DA pothole fishing protest catches the rage of the ANC

By Lyse Comins03-03-2021 11:27

The ANC has lambasted the DA alleging that pothole protestors contravened Level 3 Lockdown regulations at the recent protest.

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