Is Eskom load shedding whites? Is it too shocking or scary to be true that over 1 000 white Eskom electrical engineers and over 2 000 other white Eskom employees need to start making future income plans? If it’s true that over 3 000 skilled white Eskom employees will lose their jobs between now and 2020, Eskom load shedding to help prevent a total blackout from happening is not the only thing South Africans need to be concerned about. If …
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Day Trip to Hogsback in 2009
Off on a day trip to Hogsback from East London! Terry, Tony, and the boys dragged themselves from their beds and into the car. Tyres, oil, water and petrol had been checked, and all that was necessary was to get to Hogsback. Onto the …
What My Son Packed for the Amatola Hiking Trail
When it comes to hikes in South Africa, they say that the Amatola Hiking Trail is one of the best, most scenic, and toughest hiking trails. What does one pack for a hike? What should be on that hiking pack list?
When I Tried to Cash Out My Liberty Life Investment
So, I needed to cash out my Liberty Life investment in March last year, in 2012. I had taken a 5 year investment plan with Liberty Life with a lump sum investment 3 years before. I’d seen a financial advisor upon recommendation by a friend. It wasn’t a particularly large lump sum investment, and had grown only 15% in 3 years, but I …
Youth Unemployment in South Africa
The youth unemployment rate in South Africa is frightening. Matriculant jobs are scarce. Matriculants looking for a job in South Africa are struggling to find one, or one that pays a decent income. There are too many unemployed youth in South Africa. Do ALL matriculants or those students soon to matriculate think that they are going to find a job and start working straight after they get their matric results?