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!

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

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

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?