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Ray Leathern

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South Africa
As seen in: MSN, MSN South Africa, Flipboard, The South African, CAR, SAPeople, Popular Mechanics SA, 4RFV International Broadcast News, PressNewsAgency
Covers:  Motoring news and reviews, road tests, tech and motorsport.
Freelance editor and journalist. Autodidact. Wed to @auto_princess_za. Views are my own.

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Ray Leathern’s Biography

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Ray Leathern is an award-winning editor, journalist and author, who is obsessed with the 'automotive condition'.
With 16 years' experience, he's been passionate about cars and motoring since he interned at CAR Magazine; a title he would eventually return to as editor in 2020. As motoring evolves, Ray will drive (sorry, we just had to) our motoring offering along with it. When Ray is not writing, you'll find him catching waves at his local break, or letting off steam in his track day race car. I…

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General Tire Grabber Cross review: All terrain everywhere

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By Ray Leathern Verified
| The South African Verified
We attended the media launch of the new General Tire Grabber Cross A/S in Cape Town this week. A versatile and capable new all-season tyre that trades under the motto, ‘Fast roads, tough trails.’ The General Tire brand, owned and manufactured by Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA), is the ideal replacement tyre for price-conscious buyers who still want performance and safety.
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Dave Rennie reveals All Blacks plans for Springbok Test series

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By Ray Leathern Verified, Siseko Gwegwe, James Freemantle
| The South African Verified
The All Blacks are well advanced in their planning for the looming series against South Africa but coach Dave Rennie has confirmed he won’t be selecting playmaker Richie Mo’unga. Rennie revealed he already has a team pencilled in for next month’s first of four Tests against the world champion Springboks, dubbed the “Greatest Rivalry” series. Won’t feature But classy flyhalf Mo’unga won’t feature when the coach names a 44-man squad for the high-profile tour, he told journalists Thursday.
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WHY government should hand out FREE lottery tickets in SA

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By Ray Leathern Verified
| The South African Verified
As unlikely as it sounds, by handing out free lottery tickets in SA, government would start to close its R800-billion annual tax gap. The frankly ingenious idea comes from Taiwan, which suffered from a similar tax-gap problem we battle with today in South Africa. The missing R800 billion is equivalent to the National Treasury’s entire budget deficit … As a result, R800 billion in business is being done informally each year in South Africa. And SARS cannot touch any of it.
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MacBook Pro