You’re never too old to fix a pothole
Austrian-born engineer has volunteered himself as road-repairer-in-chief for the street where he lives in Joburg
12 March 2023 - 00:00
After growing increasingly fed up with the proliferation of potholes in his street, pensioner Rainer Dixel decided to stop moaning and fix them himself...
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