Five ways to make your property work for you
You worked hard enough to finally own a property; now it’s time for your property to start working for you. In buying a home,...
Should you refinance your home or take out a secured personal loan instead?
Being wary of taking on debt is a wise default position. Borrowing cash to fund unnecessary extravagances will probably only buy you more worries...
WhatsApp-Approved car licence renewal in SA – What you need to know
ChatBack, which allows motorists to renew their car licence through WhatsApp, has seen a massive uptake from South Africans.
Speaking to MyBroadband, ChatBack CEO Jan...
Standard Bank Last Minute Inter-Account Transfers
Recent articles in the media outlined the court case in the South Gauteng High Court which was initiated by the National Credit Regulator (NCR)...
What your South African ID number means
Decoding the ID number - A South African ID number is a 13-digit number which is defined by the following format: YYMMDDSSSSCAZ. Here...
This is how South African criminals target you for a ‘follow home’ hijacking
While hijacking is often described as a ‘crime of opportunity‘ in South Africa, motorists have also been warned that they risk being followed home...
Harvesting drinking water – Lessons Learnt
Now that all is said and done and the water bio-sand filter is filtering away successfully, I thought it would be a good thing...
Harvesting drinking water – Making the bio-sand filter drum
I used a 44 gallon drum, dark blue, which originally housed glucose syrup for a sweet factory. The darker the container the better, it...
Harvesting drinking water – Sorting and Cleaning Sand
This part of making the bio-sand filter is a labourious task, but must be done correctly to ensure good quality water at the end...
Harvesting drinking water – Preparation
With the current water shortage situation in South Africa it is critically important to harvest as much water from the roof and use it...
Everything you need to know about South Africa’s incoming traffic demerit system
A meeting of the national Aarto task team will take place in Bloemfontein before the end of February in preparation for the planned country-wide roll-out...
How to politely ask people to get the f*ck off their phones
Chances are, you’ve experienced the following situation: You’re with a small group of friends at a nice restaurant. Everyone is enjoying the food and...