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

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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

Rising healthcare costs are hitting Americans hard, especially in underserved communities where access to care is already a struggle. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, released in August

Quite interesting to see how the start of spring has changed things with earlier sun rises and later sun sets. Nothing has been changed or tweaked yet which was only going to happen next month. Priorities

source In the US last year there were over 28 million vehicles recalled across 445 models with 423 judged as high risk. This is the problems we know about so that does not mean there are no other existing

source As you can see some of the prices have been reduced , but this is still crazy what is being charged. This week there has been a public outcry into the ticket prices for the Springboks vs Wallabies

source Xenophobia has already had a chequered history in South Africa and if nothing changes and is left to bubble away this will happen again and again. I can see this happening in Europe as what is happening

Back in January I did a post talking about the quality of a back pack Lap Top bag I had bought granny for Christmas and had the item replaced due to a tearing of the inner lining after just a few days