Gossip & Reader Submissions
Why Your Car Makes That Noise
Only When You’re Not at The MechanicAn investigation into the most consistent and least explainable …read more
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Talk of the Town
The R44 Between Somerset West and Strand
A speed limit inquiryThe Motoring Desk attempts to establish, once and for all, what the …read more
Talk of the Town
The Great Helderberg Number Plate Arms Race
Die Helderburger Motoring Desk (such as it is) There is a particular strain of South …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions
The Four-Way Stop
Somerset west’s most democratic institutionAn examination of how we navigate the intersection, what we communicate …read more
Talk of the Town
The Unwritten Rules of The Car Guard
The Motoring Desk examines Somerset West’s most functional informal institution: the man who was not …read more
Talk of the Town
The Village Parking Lot
A sociological studyThe Motoring Desk returns to the field to investigate what the white lines …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions
The Backseat Driver
A Character StudyAn investigation into the passenger who has not held a licence since 1987 …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions
The Somerset West School-Run
An Annual ReportThe Motoring Desk rises early to investigate what happens to the roads between …read more
Talk of the Town
The Electric Car Question
The Motoring Desk investigates how the electric vehicle is faring in Somerset West, where it …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions
The Petrol Price Announcement
A Monthly Grief Cycle The Motoring Desk documents South Africa’s most reliably disappointing monthly ritual …read more