Crater City: Episode 6: Insurance claims are through the roof

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Potholes aren’t just damaging cars, they’re driving up insurance claims, and pushing up costs for already overstretched Gauteng motorists.

Insurers say Joburg and Pretoria now account for more than a third of the country’s pothole-related claims, and the numbers keep rising.

HOT 1027’s Natasha Thorp takes a look...
4 Apr 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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