At the time of posting if you look in the direction of the sun over Joburg you can see small flying objects high up in the sky, slightly reflective. They have been there since 1 pm or earlier. Some of them are flying at a lower altitude and they seem to be flapping. The closest ones I have seen...
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Forget the "world-class African city" hype, Jozi may be too close to Hell for comfort.
Times are so hard financially, I've abandoned my ambitions to relocate somewhere exotic like London, Barcelona, San Francisco...
I recently recieved my latest bill from the City of Joburg where I am now charged a "Service Fee' of around R146. On enquring about it, I was told that this relates to the cost of having the privilege of having someone come and read my meter on a monthly basis.
This is a new charge which by...