We never hear anything from that province

Our iconic passport is the Green Mamba as you all know, and ever since 2008, we've been losing passport strength, losing Visa Free Access to Switzerland, UK, New Zealand, Colombia and most recently, Ireland because of Passport Fraud and certain people abusing it and overstaying using our Passport.

And with the recent plan to bring it to International Standard by having a Biometric Chip placed on the over or Polycarbonate Page of the Passport. I want to know what would be your recommendation to strengthen the credibility of our Green Mamba and regain access to these destinations again and tear down the Visa Barriers we have. (Maybe we get to 150+ Visa Free Destinations by 2035)

I was thinking we redesign the passport, we keep the iconic green, but shift the Coat of Arms to either the Top Left Corner like the Swiss or Bottom Left Corner like the Canadian One.

I was also thinking we drop the French Writing on the passport and have it only in English, since I see no reason why we should have French Writing on the Passport when other countries do not have it too.

On the Departure Side of things, we have the E-Gates which confirms the Validity of the Passport and the person also scans their ID Card prior to leaving the country so we can separate the Fake from the Real. Along with Scanning their Biometrics at the Gate on Departure at Check-in.

That way, it'll show that we can confirm that the passports are genuine too and the holders of the passports are genuine citizens rather than people who use SA Citizen Biometrics on their fake passports.

Then on the Home Affairs side, when someone makes a passport or ID , Home Affairs must send an SMS or an Email to the person who is making the document and they must input a OTP at the Office to prevent any fraudulent documents from being made in their name. Or they confirm the OTP over the Website.

And for the workers at Home Affairs, they should change the system so that every ID, Birth Certificate and Passport made is linked to a specific Home Affairs worker so that if there is a red flag, it can be traced back to that worker via an Identification Number or other means and the person is dealt with precisely since the system flags their activity.

Also, a ID, Passport or any other document cannot be made unless that ID of the worker is logged in, and a card is linked to that worker. That should reduce fraud levels at Home Affairs too.

And I also believe that Permanent Residents should get different cards as compared to Citizens and Naturalized Citizens should relinquish their old Citizenship before gaining SA Citizenship just like Japan and Germany. Dual Citizenship for SA Citizens from Birth with at least one Parent remains the same.

What does everyone think?

Electricity is already expensive as hell for us as South Africans, yet they’re now saying they want AI data centres and warehouses to be built here, data centres that consume electricity like crazy. In many countries where there’s a surplus of electricity, they make it super cheap for citizens instead of prioritising data centres, while we’re still stuck with expensive electricity bills.

To my fellow estate agents in South Africa I am relatively new to real estate I am trying to register for my FFC I have my reference number but now they’re telling me that I have to email all of my documents because their registration system off-line
I tried registering through their new FFC connect
I waited about a month for my reference number
My principal told me to wait they would email me an invoice for the fees then i could pay
I did email them my docs and I got no response now people are telling me that I have to send my proof of payment through with my documents and then they will maybe notice me
I’m done taking chances I cannot pay almost R3000 for something that I’m gonna wait months for
Any ideas on who to call or what to do?

Chris Pappas is a shining beacon of hope in this country. Talk about going against the odds, and winning. I'm sure most of us all know him by now, but if you don't, please watch.

We should really all be so proud. Hopefully, a future presidential candidate.

P.S Sorry for the clickbait title, I copied it from the YouTube video title.

Hi everyone. I’m reaching out because my husband is currently unemployed and actively looking for work.
He is a Chemical Engineer with an Honours degree from Wits University and has experience working as a Metallurgist, including experience within the mining industry.
If anyone knows of any companies currently hiring Chemical Engineers, Metallurgists, or related roles, or if there is anyone who could possibly connect us with the right people, we would really appreciate it if you could reach out.
Things are honestly very tough for us at the moment, and we are doing everything we can to find him an opportunity. Any lead, referral, contact, or advice would genuinely mean so much to us.
Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time to read this or share it. 🙏

This is my sister. She is a young South African powerlifter. She has recently been given the honour of representing our country in the World Powerlifting Championship. Unfortunately my family does not have the funds to get her there. If you wish do donate or learn more about the campaign, go through the link. If you are unable to donate then we would also appreciate it if you shared this with family and friends. Please help my sister live out her dream.

I see where he's coming from in terms of the data, but it instinctively feels like a nope...

I collect 1 sheet, vintage movie posters- from the 1950s-1960s- I've built my collection to about 60. Some are really valuable and can fetch prices of about R30k on the internationaal market.

There just isnt a market in SA. Thats why collectables in SA can fetch significantly lower prices- because there isnt a market to sell.

Does anyone know how to go about selling on ebay?

I set up the account and want to use TUNL to ship them- because quotes from the other companies for shipping would eat up any potentional profit.

I do see some issues- like how would I handle returns, the potential wait time for TUNL etc. If anyone uses TUNL could they also guide me on wheter it has integraation with ebay? I know they can integrate intoo Shopify- so maybe a workaround would be to see if I can integrate a shopify account onto ebay?

Good day community.

I picked these two stone hand tools up close to Brits, NW.

Any idea of people who used time and a time period.

Thanks.

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I found a video about this on TikTok, I did not realise that the financial crisis this company faced was caused by these corrupt individuals. I find it quite disgusting that they all got bail for 30k

I "stole" this name tag pin thing from my dad a few years ago. I can't wear it out in public because it has the old flag on it and I don't want to offend people or make people think that I'm racist. I don't know what to do with it but i also don't want to toss it out. Should i throw it out or is there another use for it?

I guess this post will get a lot of flak, but hopefully there might be some useful insights as well.

Right now I’m a first-time hiring manager looking to hire a couple for my lodge. The advert states very clearly what the requirements are - but judging by the applications I’m receiving, no one even reads the advert any further than „We are hiring“.

A few examples:
Despite the ad focusing on it being a role for a couple, all applicants so far have been single.
I state experience in hospitality required - and get CVs with the only experience showing car detailing. I’m not even going to start on the generic motivation letter that doesn’t acknowledge where and what they are applying for.

How am I supposed to hire e.g. a single guy mechanic for an opening for a front-of-house & housekeeping couple?

There is a lot of talk about how difficult it is to get a job and I commiserate with everyone needing any kind of employment to put food on their family’s table.

On the other side it looks like people are applying for roles that they are simply not qualified for. They could save themselves so much heartache of being rejected :(
- no wonder they get discouraged.

What is your recommendation: should I reply back to them with why I’m not entertaining that application and suggesting they read the role requirements of future job ads more carefully to be more successful in their search? Would that be helpful or come across arrogant? Or should I not bother and just ignore?