source Finally some commonsense is being used in how to deal with all the illegal immigrants within South Africa's borders as the country needs to sort itself out. Not what the locals are doing, but more

Last week I had a company come check out the gate motor because it had started to make some strange noises. The sound was a little concerning as it can only be the bearings grinding against metal. Every

Last night for some unknown reason out television streaming service disappeared and after a quick search on Google there was no announcements. What I did find was a story with the same service provider

This month has actually been a steady month having used less electricity from the grid yet we all know there is still going to be a large bill coming. The less you use the more we seem to pay as the power

source This afternoon I was discussing the EU free tariffs with my German friend Holger who has a factory in Johannesburg. Holger I have known for many years has one of these Movement Certificate EUR.1

source The first 50 kwh supposedly is charged at R14.28 which makes us solar users in South Africa more than double that of Bermuda. I have my doubts over the 50kwh as my bill says otherwise. Given it

In which my daily errand trip to town really reminds me how alarmingly expensive it is to live!

source This is just an example as the fuel hikes will end up being far higher and closer to 50% by the end of June. With the cost of fuel having risen so sharply recently plus more fuel hikes being announced

source I was scrolling through the ticket prices earlier this evening for the FIFA World Cup hosted by the USA between June 1 and July 19th. I have no interest in attending but it is fascinating to see

Today I went and visited one of the large second hand car dealerships that specializes in commercial vehicles. This branch is their commercial vehicle venue so I was not expecting to see normal cars when

source The trend across Europe is football clubs are heading towards a break even point which still may be 5 or 10 years away. The revenue is up, but then so are the operating costs forcing clubs to cut

This last week I finally received the solar geyser quote which came in at the price I expected of around R40K or $2.5K. The price does not include labor and will discuss that with my solar installer this

source Cape Town harbor used to be a vital cog in the shipping trade routes until the Suez Canal was built and now it is firmly back in the spotlight due to the latest conflict. Definitely not ideal and

source Lesotho signed a 10 year Starlink licensing deal back in April 2025 and South Africa nearly a year later is still not budging on their BEE requirements. Any foreign company investing in South Africa

source Two residential estates in Johannesburg which is another word for a security controlled estate last week lost a supreme court battle with regard to their electricity tariffs. The two residential

source The stable coin use case as a payment currency has grown and grown over the last few years. The future is already being shown by what is taking place and the ones who will slowly lose out are the

source Over the next few days I will be finalizing my dates for the upcoming UK trip and this trip is being governed by shipping delivery dates. This morning I was looking at our shipping schedule for

Roughly a month ago one of the residents in our secure neighborhood had a company come and drill a bore hole on their property. You would presume the cost of the bore hole which is not cheap would also

This morning we checked out of the hotel and took the 50 minute taxi ride to the airport. What we know now is to use the government controlled taxis and these are distinguishable by the colored roofs being