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Paul Ash is a senior reporter at the Sunday Times, covering transport, environment and wildlife, farming, tourism and defence. He was a 14-year veteran of the paper's travel section before moving to the newsroom in 2020 to focus on writing, reporting and telling stories in sound.

The latest monthly price adjustments are based on shifts in international fuel prices and the rand appreciating against the US dollar from 17.73 to 17.49.

R40 a litre petrol price fears not based on reality: economists

About 90% of cargo in SA travels by road, said Walters. “The economy is dependent on road transportation.”

The battered bow of the fleet replenishment vessel SAS Tafelberg on the morning after the collision with the frigate SAS President Kruger.

'There was brightness then violence, blackness and water': Navy's worst tragedy 40 years on

The SAS President Kruger was rammed by the navy replenishment vessel SAS Tafelberg 145km southwest of Cape Point on February 18 1982.

The SA Weather Service has issued a warning for strong winds and high waves in the Eastern Cape.

Five drownings across SA mar finish to the festive season

Five people, including two children, drowned in separate incidents across SA at the weekend, the National Sea Rescue Institute reported.

A file picture from a previous cash-in-transit heist in Sandton, Gauteng, in which robbers used the same method as in Saturday's heist on the East Rand, ramming a stolen Mercedes-Benz saloon into a cash van to force it off the road. Photo for illustration purposes only.

Motorist killed in botched cash-in-transit heist

A prison warder was killed and his wife and two children injured during a botched cash-in-transit heist on the East Rand on Friday.

Firemen at work in parliament where a fire broke out in Cape Town on Sunday. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

49-year-old suspect is ordinary citizen who gained access through back window, say Hawks

The person taken into custody in connection with the fire that broke out in parliament's National Assembly building is now confirmed as a suspect in the blaze.

Severe thunderstorms with "excessive lightning" are expected in southern Gauteng on Thursday afternoon.

Gautengers warned to batten down the hatches as thunderstorms approach

Severe thunderstorms bringing hail, heavy rain and “excessive lightning” are expected to hit the southern part of Gauteng on Thursday afternoon.

The blazing house from which a blind and deaf dog and two cats were rescued on Sunday.

‘He’s blind and deaf’: Boxing Day miracle for family’s pets saved from house fire

Paramedic Caitlinn Kruger was on her way home with a friend after getting a haircut on Sunday when she saw a column of black smoke rolling above the northern Johannesburg suburb of Fourways.

RAIN ON THE WAY: The SA Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape and other provinces this weekend
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Flood fears loom as rain lashes SA

SA’s north-eastern areas can expect “disruptive rain” as wet conditions continued over much of the country on Monday.

The world has lost a giant, a profound thinker, a brave leader and a dear friend, says Virgin Group founder Richard Branson.

Richard Branson recalls 'greatest pleasure' of teaching Tutu to swim

One of Richard Branson's great pleasures was teaching Archbishop Desmond Tutu to swim.

The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu enjoyed a close friendship and in 2016 co-authored The Book of Joy which examined the quest for joy in a world full of suffering.
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'We have lost a great man': Dalai Lama writes condolence letter to Tutu's daughter

The Dalai Lama has written a letter of condolence to Archbishop’ Desmond Tutu's daughter, Rev Mpho Tutu, praising the archbishop for being a "true humanitarian" and a committed advocate for human rights.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi is undergoing medical tests in hospital. File photo.

'We didn't always see eye to eye ... but may the Lord welcome him home': Buthelezi on Tutu's passing

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the right man at the right time as SA made its difficult transition from an apartheid state to a multiparty democracy.

Global weather system La Niña (Little Girl) is expected to disappear in a welter of flash floods, infections, and accidents in autumn and winter. File picture.

Brace for a damp Christmas as 'above normal' rainfall predicted for SA

A wet Christmas is on the cards for many parts of SA, with above average rainfall expected well into the new year.

This file photo shows a long-distance passenger train in the Karoo in the Western Cape. Prasa has not given dates on when service between Cape Town and Johannesburg will resume.

No easy ride for passengers as Eastern Cape trains hit the buffers

Bad weather, 'sabotage' and cable theft have been blamed for Shosholoza Meyl trains failing to reach their destinations

An aerial photo showing where the downed plane came to a stop.

Miraculous escape for pilot and passenger after their plane comes down in Plett suburb

A pilot and his passenger had a lucky escape when their plane came back to earth in a Plettenberg Bay suburb on Sunday.

Matric pupils are gearing up for their final exams. File photo.

No delay to Limpopo matric exam results as markers sent home after failing Covid-19 test

Limpopo's matric exam results remain on track despite nearly two dozen markers being sent home after catching Covid-19.