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    How much do you tip your waiter?

    Why should a pizza delivery guy, for example , get twice the tip for delivering a sealed box containing a crayfish / truffle pizza, rather than a basic margarita ? His input is the same, and he has no part in the sale. If the delivery charge is R40 let that cover it, unless he/she goes out of...
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    Cost of traffic light battery backup with anti-theft enclosure is R50,000 to R100,000

    Get Sabat to make 15 volt batteries for special UPS, useless for home/car use.
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    Load-shedding is here to stay

    I would be very interested in joining an initiative to make smaller communities less reliant on Eskom. Generating / storing less than the permitted 1MW could be possible with mixtures of wind and solar power. I have approached various government agencies that were reported to be helping us whose...
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    SA vs Aus vs UK - Lockdown rules comparison

    So motor accidents have significantly dropped due to lockdown ( on empty roads ?? ) and violent crime has dropped since the ban on alcohol ( except escalation of domestic abuse in the lockedown house ) And you have to wait for bread to cool down before you can buy it in the supermarket ? ( the...
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    What are your biggest concerns regarding the 21-day lockdown?

    I registered as a small business needing the relief that the President announced a week ago. After 5 days I have been informed that I have been registered and have a ref number, and I must complete the forms on the websites below www.dsbd.gov.za www.sefa.org.za www.seda.org.za www.mybindu.org.za...
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    The story behind Rain's partnership with Vodacom

    I had nearly 2 years of brilliant service on Vodacms LTE, but then 2 months ago, it disappeared ! I suddenly had a speed of under 4 Mb, sometimes under 1 Mb !! like the old dial up service. Daily calls, escalations and promises, resulted 3 weeks later in a technician calling, checking the...
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