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Here’s how many South Africans have moved to the UK
The UK’s office for national statistics has published its latest data showing how many foreign nationals are currently living in the country.

The data – which is based on the country’s annual population survey – shows the number of overseas-born people (by country) which live permanently in the UK as of the end of June 2020.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/tre...have-moved-to-the-uk-2/?utm_source=newsletter
 
Should you start mining cryptocurrency?
With the caveat that this article is not financial advice, buying expensive graphics cards to mine cryptocurrency in South Africa is not recommended.

More often than not, you are better off simply buying cryptocurrencies from an exchange with the money you would have spent on a mining rig.

On top of that, mining rigs are hot, noisy, and must be monitored and maintained constantly.
Full article at :
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cryp...much-we-are-making.html?utm_source=newsletter
 
Illegally-converted panel vans (most commonly Toyota vehicles) that are sold as taxis and ambulances have been described as “deathtraps” and “coffins on wheels” due to their relatively flimsy construction.

The scale of these illegal conversions was first revealed in a Public Protector’s Report published in 2019, with a great deal of the evidence being supplied by former banker and whistleblower Hennie De Beer.
http://www.pprotect.org/sites/default/files/legislation_report/Panel Van Correct Report.pdf
 
Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund points to a big hike in fuel prices in April, following sizeable increases in the first three months of 2021.

The CEF data shows an under-recovery across the board, with prices expected to rise around 90 cents per litre for petrol, and 66 cents per litre for diesel.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/ene...trol-price-for-april-2/?utm_source=newsletter

  • Petrol 95: increase of 90 cents per litre;
  • Petrol 93: increase of 87 cents per litre;
  • Diesel 0.05%: increase of 66 cents per litre;
  • Diesel 0.005%: increase of 65 cents per litre;
  • Illuminating Paraffin: increase of 62 cents per litre.
 
Read and weep...
Load-shedding is here to stay, and it is every man for himself
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/ener...ry-man-for-himself.html?utm_source=newsletter

''Yelland’s most important message to South African households and businesses is to become self-sufficient.
If possible, people should generate their own electricity to relief Eskom off its burden and limit their reliance on grid electricity.
This is a good option for households and smaller businesses, but for large customers there is a regulatory obstacle.''
''The direct costs of the efforts to improve the performance of Medupi and Kusile, the indirect costs of their poor performance on lost production and lost sales, and the cost to the economy due to load shedding, is truly enormous and still to be calculated.''
 
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Read and weep...
Load-shedding is here to stay, and it is every man for himself
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/ener...ry-man-for-himself.html?utm_source=newsletter

''Yelland’s most important message to South African households and businesses is to become self-sufficient.
If possible, people should generate their own electricity to relief Eskom off its burden and limit their reliance on grid electricity.
This is a good option for households and smaller businesses, but for large customers there is a regulatory obstacle.''
''The direct costs of the efforts to improve the performance of Medupi and Kusile, the indirect costs of their poor performance on lost production and lost sales, and the cost to the economy due to load shedding, is truly enormous and still to be calculated.''
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''Eskom has announced it will completely suspend load-shedding for four hours on Thursday in order for South Africans to bear witness to the memorial service of King Goodwill Zwelithini.

“In order to allow the nation to participate in the memorial service of His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzule, Eskom has decided to suspend the implementation of load-shedding between 10:00 and 14:00 tomorrow,” the utility stated on Wednesday night.''
 
The weirdest reason to go on a shooting spree ...

(CNN)A man suspected of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was headed to Florida "perhaps to carry out additional shootings" when he was arrested Tuesday night, Atlanta's mayor said Wednesday, citing investigators.

''Long was arrested Tuesday night about 150 miles south of Atlanta, in a traffic stop on Interstate 75, authorities said.
After his arrest, Long indicated to investigators he believed he had a sex addiction and "an issue with porn," and claimed to see the spas as "a temptation ... that he wanted to eliminate," Cherokee County sheriff's Capt. Jay Baker said at Wednesday's news conference''
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/17/us/metro-atlanta-shootings-wednesday/index.html
 
S.A need to follow suite with Apple and Samsung trying to ''CUT COST TO CONSUMERS'' by removing essential items from the box
this is B/S ,I had to buy a charging brick from MTN just to be able to charge the S21 -NOT IMPRESSED and the money I ''saved'' went towards an essential item -the provided cable is a c to c cable that needs a different brick to charge.

Apple fined R29.8 million for selling iPhones without chargers
Hanno Labuschagne23 March 2021

Apple has been fined $2 million (R29.8 million) for selling its iPhone smartphones without chargers in Brazil.
The penalty was issued by Sao Paulo-based consumer protection agency Procon-SP Foundation, who said the company had used “misleading advertising” when selling its iPhone 12 smartphone.
“Apple committed an abusive practice by selling a smartphone model without the power charger adapter, a necessary and essential accessory for its operation,” Procon said.
With the launch of the iPhone 12 in October 2020, Apple announced the box would not include the charging brick or wired earphones that were previously shipped with its flagship smartphones.
Procon said it had asked Apple for explanations on several points regarding this decision after receiving complaints from consumers.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/smar...ion-for-selling-iphones-without-chargers.html
 
Some 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods across New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, with more heavy rainfall predicted.

The state's entire coast is now under a severe weather warning.

Days of torrential downpours have caused rivers and dams to overflow around Sydney - the state capital - and in south-east Queensland.

The military is being deployed to help with search and rescue, in what has been called a "one-in-50-years event".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56476998
 
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Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground after losing control, causing a traffic jam of cargo vessels in the region.

Tug boats were deployed to help shift the 400m-long (1312ft) and 59m-wide ship - the Ever Given - but there are fears it could remain trapped for days.

The incident occurred just north of the port of Suez early on Tuesday.

The waterway connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, providing the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe.

The Ever Given, registered in Panama, was bound for the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands from China and was passing northwards through the canal on its way to the Mediterranean.

It became trapped at about 07:40 local time (05:40 GMT) on Tuesday.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56505413
 
Ramaphosa slams South African banks.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa criticized the nation’s biggest banks for failing to speedily disburse government-backed loans to businesses struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic, and for not doing enough to promote investment and create jobs.

The government agreed to guarantee R200 billion ($13.3 billion) of loans last year as part of its response to Covid-19, less than R18 billion has been dispensed so far.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/bank...anks-for-disappointing-covid-19-response.html
 
Driving a Ferrari – but earning less than R34,000 per month
Many South Africans are living lavish lifestyles but only declare meager incomes to the South African Revenue Service (SARS).

This was revealed by Judge Dennis Davis, chair of the Davis tax committee, during a webinar about the future of financial wealth in South Africa.

Davis said they recently did a study on a group of people “with very fancy Ferraris parked outside a hotel”.


The person he was working with at SARS took down the registration numbers of the 26 Ferraris and looked at how much tax they pay.

What it revealed was that not one of the owners returned a taxable income of more than R400,000 per year, or R34,000 per month.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/busi...n-r34000-per-month.html?utm_source=newsletter

 
FYI
Criminals have found savvier ways to work around electric fencing.
A social media post has been doing the rounds where a plastic rake is used to hold up electric fencing.
The wires can be seen lifted and a space made available to gain entry.
The Parow Community Policing Forum (CPF) shared this post on their social media page to warn community members.
Vice-chairperson of the CPF, Roger Cannon, said their message was for people to rather take their old stuff and throw it at the dump rather than leave them at their bin like the rakes.
“These things are being used by criminals to gain entry.
“It started when people use to have those spikes on their fences.
“They would throw out old carpets and the criminals would use this to lay over the spikes to get in.
“Now they are using anti-shock materials for the electric fences,” said Cannon.
Verena Hulme, Cape Town North District manager at Fidelity ADT said: “We are aware of social media reports in Cape Town about this new trend involving a rake.

“There have also been similar reports in parts of Pretoria.''
 
ARYANTO said:
Egypt's Suez Canal has been blocked by a large container ship that ran aground after losing control, causing a traffic jam of cargo vessels in the region.

Tug boats were deployed to help shift the 400m-long (1312ft) and 59m-wide ship - the Ever Given - but there are fears it could remain trapped for days.

The incident occurred just north of the port of Suez early on Tuesday.

The waterway connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, providing the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe.

The Ever Given, registered in Panama, was bound for the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands from China and was passing northwards through the canal on its way to the Mediterranean.

It became trapped at about 07:40 local time (05:40 GMT) on Tuesday.
_117683459_evergiven.jpg

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56505413
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UPDATE
Massive ship blocking the Suez Canal has been freed
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/t...ocking-the-suez-canal-ever-given-freed-2021-3
 
Tshwane family shocked at strangers buried on top of father's grave
Pretoria - An Eersterust family have been struggling for three years to reunite their parents in death after discovering that another couple had been buried on top of their father’s grave without their knowledge.

The family said they were shocked and angry to find out that they would not be able to fulfil their mother’s dying wish to be buried with her husband at the Eersterust Cemetery.
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https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news...rs-grave-8557cd78-2dcf-41f4-80a9-a45904605a69
 
WATCH: SAPS launch investigation into White River police station assault
Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a violent attack inside the White River police station yesterday.

Video footage, which has since gone viral on social media, shows a man being assaulted by a group of men inside the police station.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi said police were aware of the altercation, which happened yesterday morning.

It is alleged that the men are security guards who had earlier tried to force the man and his fiancé off the road.

He said the conduct of the people who were involved in the physical fight were unacceptable and the man who appears to be assaulted on the video is urged to register a criminal case for investigation purposes.

“This incident is unfortunate and shows lawlessness on the part of the individuals involved, as a police station is not a battle ground.
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-af...-assault-562fb12b-9bb0-44ca-98f2-eb48fe06d148
 
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