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07 Nov 2022 - by Staff reporter
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News of the horror crash that involved two trucks and six cars on the N3 eastbound to Durban, which claimed the lives of three people, was last week’s most-read story: https://tinyurl.com/3d88ba45

Second on the list was the recent diesel price hike: https://tinyurl.com/2p85cbz6

Also attracting significant reader interest was our report about an American ship captain who had surrendered his licence over sexual abuse allegations: https://tinyurl.com/2waxc3ze

Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly’s warning that transporters faced a bleak festive season due to the rise of diesel was fourth on the list: https://tinyurl.com/mva5y8dh

Another article that piqued reader interest covered the partnership between Durban Container Terminals and transport logistics associations to confront the backlogs in the port following the strike by dockworkers last month: https://tinyurl.com/bdkvyxpe

Capping the list of top stories was news that the US Federal authorities had arrested an alleged mastermind in a drug smuggling ring linked to one of the largest cocaine busts in US history: https://tinyurl.com/34mmpa69

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