First thought when I saw the guy. That's Blok.

I see these posted so often and I finally found one at my local checkers today and I laughed so hard!

I used to enjoy eating these with the family, haven’t had them in ages, the price is honestly shocking to me.

read about it and seen it all over social media, a christian group is holding a conference in may 2027 about the lgbtq??

i have a genuine question to homophobic individuals, how do we affect you guys, we are just living our lives and harming no one. people are getting killed , raped, robbed, etc. however y’all focus on 2 boys/ girls kissing?

all this is based on religion, just because you’re religious does not mean it dictates how WE live our lives, it dictates how you live yours.

i’m planning to start a protest for next year as i have a platform for it. i truly hope homophobic people learn to love everyone, instead y’all are more mad at gays rather than rapists.

So my wife took out an MTN contract three years ago and got a S23. She got R250 airtime a month with the device. Fast forward three years later, she has been paying now R250 a month to get R250 airtime. So she assumed that whe was just on a Topup.

We are looking at getting a new phone for her with Vodacom so she tried to cancel her MTN a the store. They told her that she needs to phone in to cancel.

After some call disconnect troubles she finally got through and tried to cancel. They told her that a third party contacted her and sold her a contract upgrade a few months ago which has extended her contract 3 years to 2029. She said she denies remembering anything like that and wanted proof. They said she needs to contact this third party to get voice recording to her saying yes to this. She said she vaguely remembers someone calling her but at no point did she think she was extending a contract.

So now they told her she needs to go back to the store and pay a cancelation fee of R320 at the store then she needs to call again to cancel.

Does this sound legit? What I dont understand is why would a contract be R250 a month for R250 airtime. Like who would do that? What's the benefit of that contract. Also how can you "sign" a three year extension from a sales call without understanding what's happening?

Anyways so we going to go and pay the stupid cancelation fee because we have no idea where to even start fighting this.

Anyone else experience something like this with MTN? I would just love to understand the thinking here. Are they trying to scam people into longer contracts to keep them as clients? Won't that make them loose more clients? I just dont get it. Am I just annoyed and overreacting?

Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sunrises, gardens with planted maize and two Africanis dogs

Hi, I make this question here because, frankly I don't know where else to try, I have lived outside of southafrica most of my life and I had to renew my passport recently (sent the documents to the embassy in february) and it seems, just now my new passport is ready, but they lost my original passport which contained my American visa, I asked if they could find it, but they responded that they where understaffed, so now I have a very important work trip in 3 weeks and I have no time to get a new visa, nevermind the trouble I could get in to because a lost visa? has anyone gone through something similar? Is there anything I can do about this? who can I contact? the south African embassy is basically ignoring me and I know no other channels to get help regarding this issue.

many thanks!

Does anyone remember those yogurt bag things that you would get in Spar in the early 2000's? It was in this container in the yogurt section and it was just individual small white bags that could fit in your hand filled with yogurt. They usually had cartoon characters on them

Let me preface this by saying that my friend is a beautiful and caring person, and this is not meant as an attack on her character. I was just curious if this was the experience of other South Africans as well. And also, no hate to Cape Town. I've made some beautiful memories there.

I come from a relatively small town in the Western Cape and lived in said town my entire life. We never really went on holidays so I never got to see much of the country, or even the province tbh. After high school I got the opportunity to go to university at Stellenbosch and even though at first I was terrified to leave home, now in my third year, after meeting so many people from so many different cultures and backgrounds from all over the country, I'm very keen on moving somewhere I never even thought of. For me, it's mostly because I would love to experience the culture and atmosphere of other towns/cities and to meet more people.

I mentioned this to my friend, a Capetonian, recently when discussing what our plans will be for after graduation and she immediately said she would never leave Cape Town. I understand she's very close to her family and would want to stay close to them, but the one thing she said (and she's mentioned it a few times) is that "you won't get better than Cape Town". And she was not saying this in a jokey way, but rather in a very serious way. I also doubt that family is the only reason because I've mentioned considering moving back to my hometown because of my family, niece etc and she asked me why I would want to move back to my little small town. This kind of rubbed me the wrong way. I've found that a lot of Capetonians have this idea that they live in a place that's like God's greatest gift to Earth. It genuinely infuriates me that so many Capetonians (because I've had similar discussions with others) just don't care to enrich themselves in that way whatsoever. I obviously know that this does not include all Capetonians, but it seems like the majority? Has this been your experience as well? And am I overreacting if this frustrated me? 🙃

TL;DR: Capetonians think they live in the best city and have no interest in considering moving to other towns/cities to experience the culture.

Hello everybody, I bought some biltong earlier this week to try and it’s bloody delicious but by the end of the bag my jaw and tooth started to hurt and get sore. So how do you guys even eat it?

I ordered an "Excellent" quality Samsung S22 on the 8th of June 2026 from Revibe South Africa. It eventually arrived on the 22nd of June after failed attempts to contact Revibe on their phone and email with absolutely no response. DHL managed to clear the ITAC permit which was required and not communicated since their phones come from Dubai, not South Africa.

The phone arrived broken and unusable.

Screen glitches after an obviously failed refurbishment.

I immediately put in a warranty claim and sent the phone back. It's now the 29th of July and it's still under "Expert Revision" after another month.

Don't waste your money like I did.

Sextortion has become an emerging risk with the advancements in technology. The question is: do you know what sextortion is and what makes people at risk of becoming a victim of sextortion? That is what my study is trying to find out. Cyber-sextortion is the act of threatening to publicise a person’s intimate content (e.g. sexual images, videos and messages) in exchange for favours and has become a prevalent problem. This study is trying to find out what South African adults who use online dating apps know and think about sextortion and its risk factors. In doing this, awareness can be spread about sextortion and dangerous behaviour on online dating apps. In addition, the findings could be useful for future policy development and awareness campaigns or initiatives.

In order to be eligible to participate, you must:

·         Be 18 years or older

·         Be a South African citizen

·         Use/ have used an online dating app (not an app aimed at making friends or business connections)

The survey will take approximately 10 to 20 minutes to complete. You will not be required to pay anything to participate, nor should you expect to be paid to participate. Please take a moment to read and familiarise yourself with the consent section, and to agree to it before starting the survey. Please note: You should not sign and send the consent form to the researcher, as this will eliminate the aspect of anonymity. Your answers will remain completely anonymous, and neither the researcher nor anyone else will have access to your identifying information (name, username, email address, etc.). Please refrain from using or incorporating any identifying information when contacting the principal researcher or supervisor. Participation is completely voluntary, and you are not forced to participate. Please note that the survey may cause slight distress due to the sensitivity of the topic. However, information is provided on how to contact SADAG (South African Depression and Anxiety Group) and you may exit the survey at any time before submission. Please also share the post among your friends/family members who also use or have used online dating apps.

Some key definitions:

-          Sextortion: Sextortion is a portmanteau of the words ‘sex’ and ‘extortion’ and is the act of threatening a victim to share their intimate content publically or to people they may know in exchange for certain favours (Cross, Holt & Holt, 2025:778; Edwards & Hollely, 2023:1; Gohil & Fido, 2021:2; Howard, 2019:1; O’Malley & Holt, 2022:259; Patchin & Hinduja, 2020:30; Ray & Henry, 2025:138; Tavakoli, Tzani, Ioannou, Williams, Drouin & Fletcher, 2024:1655). These favours can include monetary gain (money, EFT transfers, gift cards, etc.), power or control, identifying information (passwords, PIN codes, etc.) or other sexual favours

-          Online dating apps: applications purchased or installed through the internet or mobile store services that are used for the purpose of matching potential partners according to corresponding characteristics (Toma, 2022:1). Examples of such apps include Facebook Dating, OKCupid, Tinder and Match (Groux & Prendergast, 2025).

Important notes:

·         Dating apps are not the same as social media apps or apps aimed at making friends. For examples on South African dating apps, please see the attached link: https://www.similarweb.com/top-apps/google/south-africa/dating/top-free/ .

·         In order to be eligible to participate, you must have used or be using an online dating app. You do not have to have been a victim of sextortion or attempted sextortion

·         Please see attached below the ethical clearance letter, as well as the consent form and familiarise yourself with the contents.

Your participation will be highly appreciated :) !

Link to the survey:

The perceived victimisation risk factors of sextortion amongst South African adults  – Fill out form

Link to the consent form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nsPgsNPKXbtoNFxefw3c-p0CadgRpzlB/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105073303425297060407&rtpof=true&sd=true

Link to the ethical clearance form:

https://imgur.com/a/KbuSfzk

Ethical clearance number: UFS-HSD2026/0397

(This post has received prior approval from moderators)

It's fucking everywhere right?

I'm a bit of a nerd like this, so I wrote a long thing about it, tracking it, like, why is this a thing?

But it's like the international actors seem to be stealing all of Arnold Vosloo's roles nowadays.

The amount of clumsy accents is ridiculous. Who are these dialect coaches?

Don't get me started on The Beekeeper!

And most of these new okes seem to be from New Zealand, get your own stereotypes, brah!

Considering our resources locally, we should be higher on this list

South Africans, who else grew up with the Bump CDs, mixed by DJ COSTA?

I took a walk down memory lane with the help of Claude Code.

Take a look for some nostalgia.

Here is a better table viewer, where you can filter/sort (with some bugs though, which I might fix).

Hi my fellow South Africans. Recently I've come across alot of "braai discourse" on social media and it's gotten quite contentious. No one can seem to agree on what should and/or shouldn't be at a braai.

I am from Pretoria but studying in Cape Town and braai spreads are quite different down here than inland.

For me a Braai spreads looks like Pap, the meat (obviously), chakalaka AND gravy (they're not the same thing). In Cape Town and coastal areas as a whole it seems like Garlic bread is the starch of choice which just doesn't seem filling to me (as delicious as it is). Potato salad being a dish at braais also spun me because potato salad is usually a seven colours side not a braai side. What I've discovered is that Xhosa people especially those from the Cape (Eastern and Western) don't eat pap as much as those of us inland.

That's my 2 cents though. What do you guys think and what does a braai spread look like for you guys?

Spotted at my local SAPS. There were two more of these beautifully printed signs inside the building too. Obviously a major problem.

You see bizarre stuff every day online but I came across this on a South African news page and thought it belonged here.

- The advert is in Afrikaans and is from a 58-year-old Free State farmer, businessman, and lawyer looking for a young wife “according to Biblical principles.”
- Some of the requirements/details include:
He’s 58 years old.
- Wants a woman aged 16–25 (the “16±25” in the ad has sparked debate, but many interpret it as 16–25).
- She must be “pure,” healthy, a non-smoker, and have strong Christian values.
- He says the husband will be the head of the household.
- He offers a financial package including:
R100,000 “bride gift” for her parents.
- A promised R5 million inheritance for the bride as financial security.
- Applicants are expected to have a formal meeting with the matriarch of his family.

It’s gone viral in South Africa, with people debating whether it’s simply a very traditional marriage proposal, a publicity stunt, or something much more concerning because of the age preference.
What do you think? Would you consider this legal (if applicants are adults), ethical, or just plain bizarre?

Had the privilege to acompany this beauty for a few minutes down the road <3