I registered my ID on the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) some time ago. Forgot about it till this week bc I wanted to open an account & the retailer called asking for my SAFPS ref number. They couldn’t activate the account without it. https://t.co/zF1pIE9Xut
It’s like a school with many classrooms. Just because you’re in the same school doesn’t mean you belong to every classroom. You only belong where you’re registered.
Hi guys, my older brother has launched a platform that connects customers planning any sort of traditional ceremony to vetted vendors. The platform is called UMCIMBI and officially launched today.
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In Kruger National Park, South Africa, veteran ranger Sipho Nkosi suffered a heart attack while on solo patrol. His vehicle was found empty, and search teams began looking for him.
What the park’s remote trail cameras revealed broke the hearts of everyone who saw the footage.
An old bull elephant — known to rangers as “Mnumzane” (Zulu for “Sir”) — had found Sipho’s body. For three full days and nights, the elephant refused to leave. He stood guard, gently touching the ranger with his trunk, chasing away hyenas and jackals that came too close, and even covering parts of the body with branches and leaves.
On the third night, the elephant was still there — visibly grieving, swaying slowly beside his fallen friend. Only when the full recovery team arrived with vehicles did Mnumzane finally step back, watching solemnly as they carried Sipho away.
Park officials later confirmed that Sipho had rescued this same elephant as a calf years earlier after poachers killed his mother. The elephant had never forgotten.
One colleague who viewed the footage whispered:
“He didn’t come to say goodbye. He came to make sure no one disrespected his brother.”
Mnumzane still visits the exact spot regularly. Rangers now leave fresh water and fruit there in honor of both.
A BIG FAVOUR: I am writing a very detailed article on the TFSA in South Africa. I don't want to miss any questions beginners might have. Please list your questions, comments, concerns below, no matter how basic or complicated.
* And I refuse to use AI. Human to human only❤️💚
My passport, will expire in July.
I've had to go to the SA embassy here in China to apply for a new one.
Generally, it is advised to apply for the renewal at least 8 MONTHS in advance.
Not knowing this has led me to pay quite a hefty amount to ensure that the process is expedited from back home.
When my passport returns, I'm supposed to go to the Chinese Migration office to have a new visa stamped on it.
Then I need to go to the police station to redeclare my residential address.
There are few other steps that I have to fulfill to ensure that my new passport reflects on every system I use here in China.
One thing I've noticed, even from other foreigners from other African countries who are here, they carry this panic feeling whenever they have to renew their visas...
It's a stressful and rigorous process.
I've met quite a number of them who are here on study Visas. If they miss a couple of classes, they are in trouble. Because what else are you doing besides being a student?
THIS is a result of an EFFECIENT immigration control system.
If you are found to have overstayed your welcome, you are deported with no discussions, no protests, no negotiations or greasing of the palms...
You HAVE to go!
Meanwhile in my home country...
[BREAKING NEWS] Constitutional Court dismisses SCA ruling that asylum seekers, who had been denied asylum, can reapply while remaining in SA. #Newzroom405
A real-life genius story coming out of South Africa. 🇿🇦🎓
Meet Hazel Ntuli, who just made history as one of the youngest graduates at the University of Pretoria, completing a degree in Actuarial Science at only 17 years old! 🎓
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Let me tell you what the press release didn’t say.
This is exactly the kind of product that looks like a blessing but can become a trap if you don’t understand the numbers.
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