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    Checkers is prioritising the training of Sixty60 riders

    Most drivers/motorbike riders/ cyclists/pedestrians have little regard for others on the road. The rules apply to anybody else except me syndrome. I endorse Checkers maintenance and proper clothing policy but one change that may easily reduce the carnage would be to change the timing of the...
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    Cost of importing an EV from China vs buying it local

    What about transport costs ???
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    Home Affairs minister says they will soon announce end of South Africa's green ID book

    So if you are a naturalised South African citizen one presumes that your ID will be your driving licence? but but ....does this in effect disenfranchise the naturalised as voters have to show their green book or smart id to vote.As a driving licence does not prove citizenship
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    DTIC proposes new standby energy efficiency rules for electronics and electrical appliances

    How odd??? As an importer any electrical or electronic equipment can be stopped by Customs to ensure that it has complied to SA standards.Trust me when I say it can be a long and very costly tedious process to get that approval so not sure what this is supposed to achieve!
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    Prepaid electricity disaster is nearing

    City Power prepaid Meter update was a simple process if you know the steps. . When you want to add electricity, you get a code.If it accepts and adds units ..your prepaid meter is still to be updated.If it accepts the code but does not update the units wait...you will get a second code to add...
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    Speed limits in South Africa compared to the US, UK, NZ, Aus, Singapore, and Thailand

    Why bother?JMPD do not do much with traffic Laws anyway
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    Load-shedding survival kit price comparison - June 2023

    I have seen so many people spend a lot of money on home solar power.system.. which is so expensive and maybe totally unnecessary. For the most part ,most are not even at home when the sun is shining ( weekends excepted) so this article makes sense. You can buy a gas stove installed for less...
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    The cost of going totally off-grid in 2023

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    The cost of going totally off-grid in 2023

    The idea of going Solar and the sums that were being quoted made me think that I could not afford it. What I did was to contact my local hire out solar system who told me the costs but it would never be mine and then I went to my bank and asked if I could get some extra money from my home loan...
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    DStv Premium's R994 per month vs 12 streaming services

    Our Family DSTV Compact plus R579 Amazon Prime R79 Netflix R159 Disney plus R119.00 CrunchyRoll R49 Total R985 All the sport I need all the entertainment I need and I could add showmax but not seen anything I want to watch ditto brit box
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    We worked out when it is worth installing a R200,000 solar power system

    1.load shedding ...all you need is to be able to run fridges and freezers Internet and light from dusk to +2 after sun up and that should not cost more than R100k Anything else is a luxury. 2.It will be a plus factor when selling your house but only if you don't over value I saw it in Olivewood...
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    3kW inverter with 2.75kWh battery for R49,968 backup power system tested

    I accept what you have done but would suggest at some time you must add solar panels. Since the beginning of 2023 we have had load shedding which turned into 19 hour and 24 hours of no power My 5kw inverter and battery would have died!!!! without added solar panels so yeah Happiness
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    The SABC wants TV licences for computer monitors

    Interesting ,... SABC cant even get us to pay our TV license now?
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    DStv business packages compared - including a hospitality bundle with all SuperSport channels for R390 per TV

    I have two adult kids paying rent does that qualify if I change rent to room per night.???
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    New driving licence card pilot expected in 2023

    I was surprised at how quick my renewal of driving license application took. In and out in less than 30 minutes.
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