Potholes Surge in SA: Over R15 million paid to motorists due to pothole damages

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Potholes Surge in SA: Over R15 million paid to motorists due to pothole damages
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Over R15 million has been paid to motorists across the country by Sanral, after their vehicles were damaged by the pothole-riddled national roads over the past two years, highlighting the dire state of roads in the country.

The South Africa n National Roads Agency Limited has disbursed over R15 million to motorists for vehicle damage caused by pothole-riddled national roads. File Picture: Boxer Ngwenya / Independent NewspapersThe South Africa n National Roads Agency Limited has paid more than R15 million to motorists after their vehicles were damaged by the pothole-riddled national roads over the past two years, highlighting the dire state of roads in the country.

In response to the question, Creecy said over R15 million was paid by Sanral for a total of 116 claims for pothole damage on the country’s national roads. In the 2024 and 2025 financial year, Creecy, said they received a total of 27 claims and paid more than R13 million to claimants. “For example, in 2022/23 there were 53 claims paid out to the value of about R1.2 million, while in 2024/25, thus far, with just over half the number of claims, almost 14 million has been paid out.

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