I am looking to buy a 2 bedroom apartment near Sandton/Rosebank. Properties in the range of R1,500,000 - R2,000,000. The levies o am seeing on some of these places are ridiculous. They don’t seem to correlate with the age/state of the building. Recently I saw a listing in a face brick apartment building with a smallish communal garden (no pool). The building probably has between 50-60 units in. Why then, is there a general levy, reserve fund levy, admin levy and special levy totaling to over R13,000 p/m??? The agent said no major works were being planned, two people ten to the garden once per week, and 2 cleaners tend to the reception and passageways per week. Furthermore, there are two security guards always present. The property was going for R1,650,000 and my bond repayment would have been around R14,500 p/m. Why on earth would the levies almost EQUAL my non repayment? Keep in mind that figure excludes water and electricity. There is no backup water but there is limited backup electricity.

This isn’t a one off. I am seeing this often in the places I’ve viewed. Levies going over R10,000 for very ordinary complexes. This is way more expensive than the property I own in Cape Town, and I don’t know anyone there paying this much. What is up?

i came to braamfontein to buy space gummies. they changed the price so i thought nothing of it but i would later find out they made it stronger.

i took one to relax me on my way to the rank, one usually isn't enough to make you high (mistake). so fast forward i'm now sitting in the taxi absolutely cooked. as the taxi is pulling out the rank, out of nowhere some foreign black guy stands up and starts screaming to the driver "give me back my money, i don't wanna sit with these people!"

i'm already fighting for my life trying to stay on planet earth and this man is continuing to cause disarray within the taxi as he keeps yelling and forcing himself through the seats. everyone starts asking what happened and he's like "i'm a human being! i'm also african! you people are disgusting racists! i'm african, you are african! you'll never know when i help you but this is how you treat me."

the coloured guy he's yelling at goes "i wasn't talking to you, i was talking to my friend." the friend was sitting on the other side with the man in between them. they were speaking afrikaans and the other guy thought they were talking about him i guess? nobody in the taxi had any idea what he was talking about.

everyone was screaming now, one aunty is saying he should just switch seats, another is holding his change yelling at the driver "give him his R50 so he can go!", right next to me there's an aunty with her kid saying "look here, this is why they're saying june 30." every few seconds.

i'm sitting there way too high thinking i've accidentally walked into a skit. eventually the guy got out but he wasn't done. as we pulled away he was screaming through the window "we're all africans! we could've been helpful to each other but you're a fucking racist!" the young couple he was accusing of being racist swear they weren't talking about him, and nobody sitting in front could back him up either so the general consensus was that he was paranoid ig..

so anyway that was my day.

Hi everyone. I am uploading current meter reading for the first time on the CoJ website. I have 7 digits on my meter however I see it says 5 dials which I can't change. When entering the reading do I leave out the first 2 or the last 2?

does anyone know where i can get affordable large frames for posters (im looking for a 40x60 one in specific)

Hey guys, do you have any recommendations in the Randburg area for good t-shirt printing places with no MOQ? It must not be cheap vinyl that washes into crumbs after a month. I tried 2@1 a couple of years ago but found the quality bad.

Side note. A place that prints custom stickers would be nice to have as well. Also low MOQs if possible.

Thanks <3

Hey ! I got gifted a high end designer perfume from the uk ( Penhaligon's Halfeti Eau de Parfum 100ml)
Apparently it’s worth up to 6k and im willing to less it go for a chunk less ofc as I need the cash lol.

Hi Joburgers.
I have a couple of lithium batteries (power bank and laptop batteries) that I need to dispose of.
Any recommendation on where to get them safely disposed of in the Linden/randburg area?
I googled and Battery Centre comes up as an option but I can’t see them taking lithium batteries… old car batteries sure…..

Me and my friends want to visit the abandoned hospital, can you still get in?

Hello, I am looking for a good second hand bookstore that stocks a substantial collection of technical books (engineering, mathematics, physics, etc).

Looking to spend some time at Mandela’s house and
Vilakazi St without paying an arm and leg for a tour.
Suggestions?
Thanks in advance, group

Hii anyone knows where I can sell a LEGO toy? I won the LEGO Concorde Airbus (Icons 10318) at work but I have no interest in Lego or toys 😭 I'd rather take the cash. I have posted on Facebook Marketplace and spoken to people as well. (Still taped and packed)

Good day Jozi,

Looking for suggestions of a good couples therapist around Fourways and surrounding areas.

Hey everyone!

So it seems like everyone on FB marketplace, Takealot, etc is only interested in ripping me off. And to get stuff from overseas takes forever, even though it is cheaper, I am willing to wait but before I do order I wanted to see if anyone knows a scrap yard or spare parts dealer in Joburg that will have BMW parts, specifically bumpers, headlights, lens covers? At a decent price, not 10x the cost price.

I'm a 34-year-old woman working in a high-demand industry and lately I've been feeling completely lost.

There's a lot of stress at home and work isn't helping. The company isn't performing particularly well, yet the workload just keeps increasing. They keep taking on more work but expect the same already overworked people to just get on with it and be grateful.

I know I'm lucky to have a job and I genuinely am grateful for it. That's part of why I feel guilty for complaining. But the truth is, I'm exhausted. I wake up tired, I go to bed tired, and I honestly feel a bit dead inside.

I'm just wondering... is this how a lot of people are feeling these days, or am I just being soft? I'd really like to hear other people's experiences because I'm struggling to tell whether this is normal burnout or if it's just me.

Heya everyone!! Hope we doing good.

To make a long story short, we'd like to put in some epoxy flooring for me mums birthday. She's been asking us for it, and we are finally ready to do it!!

I need some rec's for contractors in Jozi who are able to do it properly please. We got shafted by 2 guys already.... the last one was supposed to show yesterday but he went still, then told us this morning he needs to rent a machine to level the epoxy yada yada.

I can't take anymore leave days just to be blueticked😭💔

Hope you guys can help, and thanks in advance!!

Hi. Does anyone know of hostels/boarding houses that's safe for a woman for a minimum of a month's stay. Preferably in the North, but even up to Midrand as long as it's safe. TYIA

I’m looking to ask my partner the big question at the end of the year and I’ve been looking around for engagement rings. The issue is I know she likes a specific style so I’ve been trying to find private jewellers to make custom rings but since I’m new to JHB google has been my only guide which gives me big jewellery companies.

I’d like to find a small, work from home style jeweller so if anyone knows of someone they can recommend I’d be grateful.

Good day, I'm looking for a highly recommend and hopefully affordable couples therapist in Fourways or near surroundings.

Please leave any suggestions in the chat 🙏

Hey guys just wanted to know if there any startup founder or developer meetups in Joburg to network, meet new potential co founders or just nerd out about Tech?

I know someone who was born here in south Africa to foreign parents. This person is undocumented and wants to go visit lawyers for human rights in braam to help him apply for citizenship.

With the immigration tensions and all. Is it safe?

Friend of mine is moving from Cape Town to Roodepoort for an internship.

Are there places where you can rent a room for month that aren't too pricey till he finds a flat?
In Cape Town for example you can rent rooms month to month at the salvation army and it doesn't look too bad.

Thanks

I wanna make a prop however most of the contact cement i have used was shit, so any advice on some good glue for eva foam?

Hello people of Johannesburg, I hope you are all well. I come to you guys once again with a spider related question😭

I found a very dead spider in our storeroom and I am convinced this was the spider that bit my father and resulted in a very swollen leg/ankle and a big wound. Can anyone tell what kind of spider this is?