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.
'There was brightness then violence, blackness and water': Navy's worst tragedy 40 years ...
NewsThe SAS President Kruger was rammed by the navy replenishment vessel SAS Tafelberg 145km southwest of Cape Point on ...
Five drownings across SA mar finish to the festive season
NewsFive 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
NewsA prison warder was killed and his wife and two children injured during a botched cash-in-transit heist on the East ...
49-year-old suspect is ordinary citizen who gained access through back window, say Hawks
NewsThe person taken into custody in connection with the fire that broke out in parliament's National Assembly building is ...
Gautengers warned to batten down the hatches as thunderstorms approach
NewsSevere thunderstorms bringing hail, heavy rain and “excessive lightning” are expected to hit the southern part of ...
‘He’s blind and deaf’: Boxing Day miracle for family’s pets saved from house fire
NewsParamedic Caitlinn Kruger was on her way home with a friend after getting a haircut on Sunday when she saw a column of ...
Flood fears loom as rain lashes SA
NewsSA’s north-eastern areas can expect “disruptive rain” as wet conditions continued over much of the country on Monday.
Richard Branson recalls 'greatest pleasure' of teaching Tutu to swim
NewsOne of Richard Branson's great pleasures was teaching Archbishop Desmond Tutu to swim.
'We have lost a great man': Dalai Lama writes condolence letter to Tutu's daughter
NewsThe Dalai Lama has written a letter of condolence to Archbishop’ Desmond Tutu's daughter, Rev Mpho Tutu, praising the ...
R40 a litre petrol price fears not based on reality: economists
NewsAbout 90% of cargo in SA travels by road, said Walters. “The economy is dependent on road transportation.”