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.
Five drownings across SA mar finish to festive season Five drownings across SA mar finish to festive season
Five people, including two children, drowned in separate incidents across SA at the weekend, the National Sea Rescue ...
Motorist killed in botched cash-in-transit heist 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 ...
Metrorail trains reach Simon’s Town a month ahead of schedule Metrorail trains reach Simon’s Town a month ahead of schedule
In what may be a first for railway timetabling, Metrorail commuter trains on Cape Town’s southern line will begin ...
'No end in sight' to Vaal River sewage problem‚ environmental ... 'No end in sight' to Vaal River sewage problem‚ environmental group says
Broken promises‚ a lack of political will and a desperate shortage of government money mean there is little hope the ...
More sluice gates opened at Vaal Dam to ease water pressure More sluice gates opened at Vaal Dam to ease water pressure
Two more Vaal Dam sluice gates were opened on Monday, bringing to four the number of open gates at the country's second ...
EFF call for parliament to be moved to Tshwane in wake of fire EFF call for parliament to be moved to Tshwane in wake of fire
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has said any funds allocated for repairs to what appeared to be "irreversible ...
49-year-old suspect is ordinary citizen who gained access ... 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 ...
Draft report finds no smoke detectors in roof of fire-gutted ... Draft report finds no smoke detectors in roof of fire-gutted National Assembly
A draft report found there were no smoke detectors installed in the roof of the National Assembly building at ...
Laundryman bust for possession of 1,000 Mandrax tablet Laundryman bust for possession of 1,000 Mandrax tablet
Cape Town police arrested a man on Friday morning after finding 1,000 Mandrax tablets in his bag.
Human Rights Commission promises action on stinking Wemmer Pan Human Rights Commission promises action on stinking Wemmer Pan
A child’s sewage-soaked teddy bear lies amid plastic bottles and rotting waste, while an onshore breeze carries the ...