Updated Eskom Load Shedding Schedule & Stages Explained
Load Shedding is back on schedule for South Africa, we all know that frustrating heart dropping sound of the electricity going off when you least expect it so we are here to keep you informed. Load Shedding Status: rolling rotational cuts currently at stage 4….
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…
The Truth Behind Speeding Fines in South Africa
Law enforcement has started to take speeding a lot more seriously and it definitely has reflected in millions that the department is raking in on fine payments alone.
The Instability of South Africa’s Petrol Price is Giving Me Heartburn
I feel like I’m on a yo-yo diet here, up, down, up, down. South Africa’s petrol price is more unstable than my aunt Karen! So the latest update on the petrol price is that it’s going to decrease and then it’s going to increase again….
How Technology is Driving Down the Price of Insurance & Improving the Service
Insurance has been known as the dinosaur in the tech space but things are changing at a rapid pace. A large amount of tradition and to be honest archaic companies in the industry have held it back but finally, insurance has broken free from its…
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…
Here’s The New Up-and-Coming Drunk Diving Laws For 2019
In an effort to reduce drunk driving in South Africa, the police are clamping down on this offense and in this case taking prisoners, pun intended. In November 2018, RTMC suggested to the Department of Justice that driving under the influence (DUI), excessive speed and…
The Sick Joke That is Another Petrol Price Increase in May
I know I know it seems unreal but I promise you this isn’t a joke. The Department of Energy has announced that there will be ANOTHER petrol price increase enforced on 1 May 2019. Feeling like you need to save some money because everything in South…
Updated Car License Fees: Another Price Increase For South Africans
2019 is looking to be a challenging year for all car owners as new taxes such as the new fuel tax (additional R277 every time you fill up) and new vehicle license fees come into effect. As for licensing fees, the minister announced a 14%…
How To Reduce Your Loan Repayments Today
If you have ever bought anything on credit or taken a loan at some point in your life the chances are that you have paid or have been paying for something you don’t even know about, Credit Life Insurance. In South Africa, there has been widespread…