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When it comes to Android development https://mlsdev.com/blog/top-custom-software-development-companies, you can hire one individual to develop your app. Of course, it's best to hire a team of developers to help you scale your app. But the more people you hire, the more efficient and profitable your project will be. This will ensure that your app will keep working smoothly and will keep its customers happy. However, it's important to understand that you'll need more developers as your app grows.
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A South African charity wants you to pay to say f*ck in the office on 30 November
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/g...g-in-the-office-from-rare-diseases-sa-2021-11
19 Nov. 2021
The combined proceeds from those swear jars will go towards "a procurement fund for high cost medicine for patients impacted by rare disease", the organisation says, with the hope to eventually hit R100 million. At that ambitious level, it intends to set up a risk equalisation fund, providing much better access to healthcare for people with rare conditions who are sometimes told potentially life-saving medicines are simply too expensive.
The fundraising is being handled via GivenGain, the Swiss-registered non-profit, linked to GivingTuesday, an initiative that largely targets Americans every year while they are in a generous mood around their Thanksgiving holiday.
The premise is simple: swear, pay up, and donate the combined cash, while optionally spreading the word under the banner #SwearToCare. If you happen to be offended by the swearing, Rare Diseases SA will use that as a lobbying opportunity.
"Are you offended? Well, so are we!" says the organisation, in anticipation of complaints about foul language. "We are offended that in South Africa, we have no formalised Rare Diseases policy. We are offended that our government and medical aids are turning a blind eye to the thousands of patients impacted by a rare disease."
Simply "giving a f**k can make the world of difference to rare disease patients in South Africa," it argues.
Rare Diseases SA estimates that millions of South Africans live with untreated or undiagnosed conditions, for which treatment costs are effectively impossible to pay. "
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/g...g-in-the-office-from-rare-diseases-sa-2021-11
19 Nov. 2021
- On 30 November, you should pay to swear in the office, even if that office is remote, says a South African charity.
- Rare Diseases SA wants to use the money for a procurement fund for high-cost medicine, in areas not covered by the state or medical aid.
- If you are offended by its "Give a f*ck" campaign, you're focussing on the wrong outrage, it says.
- A range of non-profits will be hitting up donors on Giving Tuesday.
The combined proceeds from those swear jars will go towards "a procurement fund for high cost medicine for patients impacted by rare disease", the organisation says, with the hope to eventually hit R100 million. At that ambitious level, it intends to set up a risk equalisation fund, providing much better access to healthcare for people with rare conditions who are sometimes told potentially life-saving medicines are simply too expensive.
The fundraising is being handled via GivenGain, the Swiss-registered non-profit, linked to GivingTuesday, an initiative that largely targets Americans every year while they are in a generous mood around their Thanksgiving holiday.
The premise is simple: swear, pay up, and donate the combined cash, while optionally spreading the word under the banner #SwearToCare. If you happen to be offended by the swearing, Rare Diseases SA will use that as a lobbying opportunity.
"Are you offended? Well, so are we!" says the organisation, in anticipation of complaints about foul language. "We are offended that in South Africa, we have no formalised Rare Diseases policy. We are offended that our government and medical aids are turning a blind eye to the thousands of patients impacted by a rare disease."
Simply "giving a f**k can make the world of difference to rare disease patients in South Africa," it argues.
Rare Diseases SA estimates that millions of South Africans live with untreated or undiagnosed conditions, for which treatment costs are effectively impossible to pay. "
If I place a swear jar in my office, it'll fill up in half a day 
Bogan should not take part, he'll be broke in 15 minutes...
You can visit SA’s national parks for free next week – and this new digital tour can help
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/south-africa-national-parks-week-free-access-2021-11
19 Nov. 2021
The site provides practical information, like directions, accommodation, and costs, outside of SA National Parks Week, to potential visitors. Each profile also features a video segment which shows the park’s natural environment, biodiversity, history, activities, and interviews with SANParks staff...
While SA National Parks Week officially ends on 28 November, free access to Addo, Kgalagadi, Kruger and the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park is only valid until Friday 26 November.
Table Mountain National Park also has an exception, with entry to Boulders Penguin Colony not included in SANParks week."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/south-africa-national-parks-week-free-access-2021-11
19 Nov. 2021
- SA National Parks Week starts on 22 November and offers visitors free entry to the country’s 19 national parks.
- This year’s campaign coincides with the launch of a website which profiles all South Africa’s national parks.
- The National Parks Explorer site features videos and photos of each park, while also providing practical information on how to get there and where to stay.
The site provides practical information, like directions, accommodation, and costs, outside of SA National Parks Week, to potential visitors. Each profile also features a video segment which shows the park’s natural environment, biodiversity, history, activities, and interviews with SANParks staff...
While SA National Parks Week officially ends on 28 November, free access to Addo, Kgalagadi, Kruger and the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park is only valid until Friday 26 November.
Table Mountain National Park also has an exception, with entry to Boulders Penguin Colony not included in SANParks week."
This new website tells you if a Takealot deal is good
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/it-s...ealot-deal-is-good.html?utm_source=newsletter
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/it-s...ealot-deal-is-good.html?utm_source=newsletter
The validity period for a driver’s licence – how long it can be used before it must be renewed – in these countries is detailed below.
- South Africa – 5 Years
- New York State (USA) – 8 Years
- United Kingdom – 10 Years
- Australia – 10 Years
- New Zealand – 10 Years
- Germany – 15 Years
- France – 15 Years
https://topauto.co.za/features/3069...for-in-other-countries/?utm_source=newsletter
A South African licence card however expires every five years, and while it may still be in perfect functional condition, the South African public have been led to believe that they must be renewed, under the misguided belief that without them, we have no valid driving licence
https://www.news24.com/wheels/opini...er-expires-what-else-you-should-know-20210820
Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa may fall soon to rebels, but there will be no Afghan-style airlift
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/e...ift-us-citizens-state-department-says-2021-11
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/e...ift-us-citizens-state-department-says-2021-11
Yip, its only a R150 (oddish, the last time I checked) for "Failure to Display" If you don't have a license card with you...
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/first-flight-from-cape-town-to-antarctica-in-airbus-a340-2021-11
Airbus A340 flew from Cape Town to Antarctica in a world first
Airbus A340 flew from Cape Town to Antarctica in a world first
https://www.sars.gov.za/latest-news/media-release-sars-extends-filing-season-deadline/
Media Release – SARS extends filing season deadline
23 November 2021 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is pleased with the overwhelming response it has received from taxpayers who have submitted their personal income tax returns since 1 July this year.
SARS would like to thank these taxpayers for responding to our strategic intent of promoting a culture of voluntary compliance.
However, to afford other taxpayers the opportunity to comply with their legal requirements, SARS will extend the filing season deadline for non-provisional individual taxpayers from 23 November 2021 to 2 December 2021.
Pentagon to form new group to investigate UFOs
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/pentagon-form-new-group-investigate-ufos-2021-11-24/
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/pentagon-form-new-group-investigate-ufos-2021-11-24/
Pentagon to form new group to investigate UFOs
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/pentagon-form-new-group-investigate-ufos-2021-11-24/
So instead of the new AOIMS Group, why don't they just get Mulder and Scully to do it, they had more sense in any case than the combined defense department... and their names have a better ring to it than AOIMS Group
From trash to treasure: This South African is turning unwanted e-waste into magnificent pieces of jewellery
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/f...-into-magnificent-pieces-of-jewellery-2021-11
27 Nov 2021
"... E-waste turns out to be a jeweller's dream, because it contains both gold and silver and it's also the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the world," she says.
From motherboards to old cell phones, Heather wants all this junk (called e-waste) to make delicately designed feature pieces. She and her award winning business, AuTerra, have become known for turning trash into timeless pieces to be treasured in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner...
While Heather insists it's incredibly difficult to say exactly how much gold they can extract from each piece of e-waste, to give you an idea of the sheer volume it can take anything from up to 16 recycled cell phones to a whopping 20kg of e-waste to make some of their finely crafted rings...
Once found, the e-waste gets sent to a refinery where it is separated into components that are not useful, whatever isn't used gets recycled. They then smash the e-waste down into chips and thereafter, run it through a shredder, before feeding it into a furnace or in the case of smaller batches, a crucible.
"The results of this are two products, a slag which is the by-product, it gets a second life in the construction of roads used as road fill, and then a mixed metal mass. The mass is a combination of copper gold and silver and, depending on the type of e-waste, a few other metals."
Heather says the most technically challenging aspect of the recycling process is separating out the metal mass via a process called Electrowinning, also called electroextraction. If you can remember your matric science, this is when you pass an electrical current through an anode in a solution containing the dissolved metal ions. The chemical reaction causes the metals to deposit onto a cathode, which can then be collected.
"Those metals are then melted again and purified to ensure a really pure high quality jewellery grade metal," says Heather. "All the components from the plastics to the solid metal components, like the aluminium bits, are all sent their separate ways for recycling as well." ...
If you want to make sure your broken electronics are spared becoming a useless pile of waste on landfills, you can donate them at the their studio or at a number of participating Makro stores around the country."
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/f...-into-magnificent-pieces-of-jewellery-2021-11
27 Nov 2021
- For most people an old cell phone or computer is simply a piece of trash destined for landfill, but for jewellery maker Ashley Heather it's treasure.
- She has built her business from tirelessly extracting the gold and silver in e-waste to make beautiful rings, necklaces, and more.
- Up to 16 recycled cell phones can be used to make a delicate 9k ring while some rings can take a whopping 20kg of e-waste to make.
"... E-waste turns out to be a jeweller's dream, because it contains both gold and silver and it's also the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the world," she says.
From motherboards to old cell phones, Heather wants all this junk (called e-waste) to make delicately designed feature pieces. She and her award winning business, AuTerra, have become known for turning trash into timeless pieces to be treasured in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner...
While Heather insists it's incredibly difficult to say exactly how much gold they can extract from each piece of e-waste, to give you an idea of the sheer volume it can take anything from up to 16 recycled cell phones to a whopping 20kg of e-waste to make some of their finely crafted rings...
Once found, the e-waste gets sent to a refinery where it is separated into components that are not useful, whatever isn't used gets recycled. They then smash the e-waste down into chips and thereafter, run it through a shredder, before feeding it into a furnace or in the case of smaller batches, a crucible.
"The results of this are two products, a slag which is the by-product, it gets a second life in the construction of roads used as road fill, and then a mixed metal mass. The mass is a combination of copper gold and silver and, depending on the type of e-waste, a few other metals."
Heather says the most technically challenging aspect of the recycling process is separating out the metal mass via a process called Electrowinning, also called electroextraction. If you can remember your matric science, this is when you pass an electrical current through an anode in a solution containing the dissolved metal ions. The chemical reaction causes the metals to deposit onto a cathode, which can then be collected.
"Those metals are then melted again and purified to ensure a really pure high quality jewellery grade metal," says Heather. "All the components from the plastics to the solid metal components, like the aluminium bits, are all sent their separate ways for recycling as well." ...
If you want to make sure your broken electronics are spared becoming a useless pile of waste on landfills, you can donate them at the their studio or at a number of participating Makro stores around the country."
[Hey old geysers, you'd better run for your life!]
This electrical engineering graduate turns old geysers into braai stands
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/turning-old-geysers-into-braai-stands-2021-11
This electrical engineering graduate turns old geysers into braai stands
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/turning-old-geysers-into-braai-stands-2021-11
- Matome Maphala, who completed his studies in electrical engineering, turns old geysers into new braai stands.
- The 30-year-old struggled to find a job after completing his studies and decided to experiment with an old geyser in his parent's backyard.
- His work has gained popularity and he plans to courier outside of Limpopo.
READ AND WEEP...
Many South African motorists will be paying more than R20 per litre of petrol from December.
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe published the latest adjustments to South Africa’s fuel prices on Monday, confirming a steep increase in petrol and diesel prices from Wednesday, 1 December 2021.
A litre of 93 or 95 unleaded petrol will cost 81 cents more. That takes the inland price of 93 unleaded petrol from R19.32 to R20.13, and 95 unleaded petrol from R19.54 to R20.35.
The price per litre of 500ppm diesel will also increase by more than 72 cents, while 50ppm will also go up by over 74 cents.
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Many South African motorists will be paying more than R20 per litre of petrol from December.
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe published the latest adjustments to South Africa’s fuel prices on Monday, confirming a steep increase in petrol and diesel prices from Wednesday, 1 December 2021.
A litre of 93 or 95 unleaded petrol will cost 81 cents more. That takes the inland price of 93 unleaded petrol from R19.32 to R20.13, and 95 unleaded petrol from R19.54 to R20.35.
The price per litre of 500ppm diesel will also increase by more than 72 cents, while 50ppm will also go up by over 74 cents.
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Eish!
https://businesstech.co.za/news/int...s-in-south-africa-could-now-land-you-in-jail/
Warning: Sending these WhatsApp messages in South Africa could now land you in jail
Warning: Sending these WhatsApp messages in South Africa could now land you in jail
Here's how much popular South African road trips will cost you in petrol and tolls this December
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/c...a-per-km-on-popular-routes-road-trips-2021-12
4 Dec. 2021
Johannesburg to Kruger National Park (Komatipoort)
Return distance: 900 km
Return toll fees: R424
SARS Maintenance estimate: R450
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R1,558.06
Volkswagen Polo: R1,105.13
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,068.9
Toyota Hiace: R1,956.63
Isuzu D-Max: R1,467.47
SARS Rate: R3,438
[...]
Johannesburg to Durban
Return distance: 1,136 km
Return toll fees: R409
SARS Maintenance estimate: R568
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R1,941.22
Volkswagen Polo: R1,376.9
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,331.76
Toyota Hiace: R2,437.8
Isuzu D-Max: R1,828.35
SARS Rate: R4,339.52
Johannesburg to Cape Town
Return distance: 2,795 km
Return toll fees: R296
SARS Maintenance estimate: R1,398
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R4,776.13
Volkswagen Polo: R3,387.74
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R3,276.65
Toyota Hiace: R5 997.93
Isuzu D-Max: R4,498.45
SARS Rate: R10,676.9
Johannesburg to Gqeberha
Return distance: 2,092 km
Return toll fees: R232
SARS Maintenance estimate: R1,046
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R3,574.84
Volkswagen Polo: R2,535.64
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R2,452.52
Toyota Hiace: R4,489.33
Isuzu D-Max: R3,367
SARS Rate: R7,991.44
Cape Town to Knysna
Return distance: 976 km
Return toll fees: N/A
SARS Maintenance cost: R438
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R1,645.98
Volkswagen Polo: R1,167.5
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,129.22
Toyota Hiace: R2,067.04
Isuzu D-Max: R1,550.28
SARS Rate: R3,728.32
Cape Town to Gqeberha
Return distance: 1,500 km
Return toll fees: R86
SARS Maintenance cost: R750
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R2,529
Volkswagen Polo: R1,794.31
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,735.48
Toyota Hiace: R3,176.81
Isuzu D-Max: R2,382.6
SARS Rate: R5,730
https://www.businessinsider.co.za/c...a-per-km-on-popular-routes-road-trips-2021-12
4 Dec. 2021
- Fuel costs alone mean your December road trip will cost about 40% more than it did last year.
Johannesburg to Kruger National Park (Komatipoort)
Return distance: 900 km
Return toll fees: R424
SARS Maintenance estimate: R450
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R1,558.06
Volkswagen Polo: R1,105.13
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,068.9
Toyota Hiace: R1,956.63
Isuzu D-Max: R1,467.47
SARS Rate: R3,438
[...]
Johannesburg to Durban
Return distance: 1,136 km
Return toll fees: R409
SARS Maintenance estimate: R568
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R1,941.22
Volkswagen Polo: R1,376.9
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,331.76
Toyota Hiace: R2,437.8
Isuzu D-Max: R1,828.35
SARS Rate: R4,339.52
Johannesburg to Cape Town
Return distance: 2,795 km
Return toll fees: R296
SARS Maintenance estimate: R1,398
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R4,776.13
Volkswagen Polo: R3,387.74
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R3,276.65
Toyota Hiace: R5 997.93
Isuzu D-Max: R4,498.45
SARS Rate: R10,676.9
Johannesburg to Gqeberha
Return distance: 2,092 km
Return toll fees: R232
SARS Maintenance estimate: R1,046
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R3,574.84
Volkswagen Polo: R2,535.64
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R2,452.52
Toyota Hiace: R4,489.33
Isuzu D-Max: R3,367
SARS Rate: R7,991.44
Cape Town to Knysna
Return distance: 976 km
Return toll fees: N/A
SARS Maintenance cost: R438
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R1,645.98
Volkswagen Polo: R1,167.5
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,129.22
Toyota Hiace: R2,067.04
Isuzu D-Max: R1,550.28
SARS Rate: R3,728.32
Cape Town to Gqeberha
Return distance: 1,500 km
Return toll fees: R86
SARS Maintenance cost: R750
Return fuel Cost:
Toyota Hilux: R2,529
Volkswagen Polo: R1,794.31
Volkswagen Polo Vivo: R1,735.48
Toyota Hiace: R3,176.81
Isuzu D-Max: R2,382.6
SARS Rate: R5,730
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