
On Wednesday Discovery Pothole Patrol, a partnership between Discovery and Avis, repaired a large pothole at the corner of Oxford and Baker Streets in the Rosebank precinct, and Kaya 959’s Tsikwe Molobye was at the location reporting on this positive traffic story.
Discovery Pothole Patrol was launched in 2021 to support the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the City of Johannesburg (COJ) in dealing head-on with the city’s serious pothole issue.

Kgodiso Mokonyane, a Discovery Insure spokesperson, cited rising frustration over potholes and the possibility of fatal accidents as reasons for starting the campaign as a joint effort with Avis. Since its inception, they have managed to fill just over 248,000 potholes.
According to the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), the country’s roads had about 25 million potholes in 2022.
This is all due to aging road infrastructure, poor town planning that did not foresee the increased number of road users, and the impact of COVID-19 in restricting work done by repairers.
The public can download the Pothole Patrol app from the Apple App Store or Google Play to report potholes across Johannesburg.
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