UPDATED REPORT: Demerit Systems New Excessive Charges
It’s safe to say that the South African government is pulling out all the tricks to collect more money from South African citizens. The problem will come in when we are being charged such excessive taxes, i.e. the new NHI taxes being implemented in 2020,…
South Africa’s Prices Soar: See How We Did The #10YearChallenge
Everyone’s feeling the pinch already in 2019 and the 2019 Budget Speech didn’t help ease our weary minds. Are your expenses increasing, are you getting less for your money and your salaries are staying the same? South Africa’s #10YearChallenge The Dreaded Yearly Budget Speech In…
Load Shedding in SA to Return Due to Economic Growth
We haven’t spoken about load sheddding lately. Maybe we thought that if we just kept our mouths shut and touched wood that it would go away and not bother us again. Unfortunately, just like your mother-inlaw, ignoring load shedding doesn’t mean you won’t have to…
Applications Are OPEN: Would You Apply For Eskom’s New CEO Job?
The infamous Eskom Holdings has just put up advertising for a new CEO. This is 2 MONTHS after Phakamani Hadebe made the official announcement that he will be vacating his post as Chief Executive Officer (Eskom just showing us once again how long it takes…
Provinces with the Most Expensive & Cheapest Rent
If you are living a renters life like most of us, it’s important to know how your average rent compares to those in other areas of South Africa. You may be surprised by which area has the most expensive rental market, I know I was. …
How Eskom Has Royally Screwed South Africa
SARB will not bail out Eskom I’m sorry to put it so bluntly but in all honesty, there is no other way to say it. The effects of “our” Eskom issue would drown South African’s if the SARB decided to help out. The SARB (South…
Election Results of 2019 to be Trusted or Not?
Every voting period there is some type of controversy around the credibility and outcome of the “votes”. For years people have been talking about ballot boxes being stuffed with pre-ticked ballots, boxes of certain area’s votes going missing etc. but nothing as serious as this…