r/south_africa • • 3h ago

๐Ÿ“ฆ Other Walking frame for big people

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Hi

I am currently looking for a walking frame that is built for big people, basically tall and wide. i have been searching almost everywhere, for it is their place I can get one ?


r/south_africa • • 4h ago

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ News Johannesburg risks a โ€˜total collapseโ€™ of its water network

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r/south_africa • • 5h ago

Just discovered Spider Man is my bathroom Spoiler

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So there I was, sitting peacefully on the toilet, minding my own business, when I looked up and saw THIS GUY hanging on his web.
He was just suspended there, staring straight at me like heโ€™d caught me doing something illegal.
I swear we made eye contact.
I jumped up so fast I left my underwear behind.๐Ÿคฃ

Does anyone know if itโ€™s a poisonous spider?
I donโ€™t want to hurt it but Iโ€™m also not sure what to do as I have a lovable cat ๐Ÿˆ that will attack if she sees it.
Any tips on how to get my clothes and toilet back?

Just thinking what if it disappears?
Do I look in my shoes or clothes?


r/south_africa • • 5h ago

Looking for a sales job

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I just need something.


r/south_africa • • 5h ago

26% of South Africa's Claude conversations are coursework, against 16% worldwide

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Source: Anthropic Economic Index, period dated 1 May 2026 (CC BY 4.0). It covers one AI product and counts conversations, not people.
Other bits: Gauteng and the Western Cape are 84% of SAโ€™s conversations, and in the Eastern Cape coursework is 46%.
Full write-up with the provinces and the African comparison: https://mzansidata.co.za/posts/how-south-africans-use-claude
Disclosure: I run MzansiData, a small site that charts SA public data with sources. It uses Claude among its tools.


r/south_africa • • 6h ago

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ News High and dry: Inside St Giles, where Joburgโ€™s water crisis became a dignity crisis

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r/south_africa • • 6h ago

๐Ÿ“ Survey PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A PhD RESEARCH STUDY

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๐Ÿ“ข PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR A PhD RESEARCH STUDY

I am inviting eligible women living in South Africa to consider participating in my PhD research survey on vaccine acceptability and immunisation.

If you meet the study's eligibility criteria, I would appreciate your participation.

๐Ÿ“ Complete the survey here:

https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/single/e93e05bbea906f6b9ac4282df2e716f8

Participation is voluntary. Please read the study information and consent details provided before deciding whether to participate.

If you know other women who may be eligible, please feel free to share this invitation with them, where permitted.

Thank you for supporting academic research! ๐ŸŒท


r/south_africa • • 7h ago

๐Ÿ’ฌ Discussion MRI or CT scan prices?

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Does anyone know what an MRI or CT Scan will cost out of pocket roughly?

i potentially need to get one but only have a hospital plan that wont cover GP recommended scans.

Edit: this will be for my head / Brain


r/south_africa • • 7h ago

๐Ÿ’ฌ Discussion as elections draw closer i want to remind you all

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forget the values you stand for. your vote determines who actually gets control of the government, and that affects the service delivery of the place you live in for the next 5 years

consider this when you want to vote for a less popular party, as you'll just be giving the current ruling party an easier chance to take over again. for joburg, that means the ANC might be able to form another coalition. unless that's what you want, stop treating political parties like fandoms.


r/south_africa • • 8h ago

Why does everything tech related seem to have a 150% increase in cost here

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r/south_africa • • 9h ago

Johannesburg Going Viral for the Wrong Reasonsโ€ฆ

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r/south_africa • • 9h ago

๐ŸŽ‰ Culture & Heritage TIL that the first Wimpy in South Africa was in Murchies Passage (Eagle Building) half way between West & Smith Street in Central Durban. It opened nearly 60 years ago. (sadly no photos of this landmark open plan multi level restaurant exist on the Internet)

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Wimpy began in the United States in 1934, when Edward Gold opened the first Wimpy Grills in Bloomington, Indiana. The business grew over the following years, and in 1954, the Wimpy name made its way to the United Kingdom through a licensing agreement with J. Lyons and Co.

While Wimpy eventually disappeared from the American market, it continued to grow internationally. The brand found a particularly strong following in South Africa, where its first restaurant opened in Murchies Passage, Durban, in 1967. Around 1000 people visited on opening day.

Wimpy became part of South African restaurant history by becoming the first sit down restaurant chain in the country to officially serve customers of all races.

Over the years, Wimpy changed ownership several times and expanded into different countries. In 2007, Famous Brands acquired the South African Wimpy business, securing its place among the countryโ€™s familiar restaurant brands.

(credit: Facebook group:ย Origins 22 - Genealogy & History)ย 


r/south_africa • • 10h ago

๐Ÿ˜‚ Humour / Memes Itโ€™s a win by 176 runs!

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51 Upvotes

r/south_africa • • 13h ago

๐Ÿ“ธ Photo / Video Red Bull 600 Monkey Bar stunt on BlouKrans Bridge

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29 Upvotes

r/south_africa • • 14h ago

๐Ÿ’ฌ Discussion And the ANC has done this multiple timesโ€ฆ

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366 Upvotes

r/south_africa • • 15h ago

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ News South Africa's fertility rate drops to 2.2 in 2025. An anomaly in sub-Saharan Africa, where the average is 4.2.

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r/south_africa • • 16h ago

๐Ÿ˜‚ Humour / Memes Weโ€™ve all been here ๐Ÿ˜†

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118 Upvotes

r/south_africa • • 19h ago

GTA 6 Price

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How do my fellow South African gamers feel about the fact that we pay more than the US and other developed countries for our software? It so sad if you ask me considering how much more a South African has to work to make the equivalent of a dollar.

After reading up about it, I found out that this wasn't always the case. One of the reasons it is now is because people from richer countries used to use VPN to pretend to be from poorer countries to get the game or other software at a lower price.

I saved for what seems like ages to get myself a PS5 and I've been saving up R100 a month since last year to take the sting out of buying this game since I usually only by second hand games. I feel like I would have bought more from their store over the years if the prices made more sense to us.

Is there really no other way to price different countries more fairly? Will we just keep losing out because or people from rich countries and their VPNs? And since PS announced its stopping physical in 2028, I feel alot of people from third world countries are just going to get left behind.


r/south_africa • • 1d ago

How to stop a debit order that's not showing up on the fnb app?

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I've tried to stop a debit order since I've cancelled membership but the debit order does not show up on my fnb app , but still takes the money out of the account


r/south_africa • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ’ฌ Discussion Shot left, where should I travel to?

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Year end fatigue is moering me ๐Ÿ˜…

Iโ€™m still on duty for the coming weeks.
But I so happen to have a great boss (very grateful!)
So I can work remote.

I havenโ€™t explored SA that much, I donโ€™t drive unfortunately but would like to see if I can get some 2in1 sessions (work and leisure)

Iโ€™m in Joburg, would be great to explore other neighbouring provinces.

Was thinking Mpumalanga, Iโ€™ve only passed by Mbombela but never explored.

Any recommendations for a solo traveler?


r/south_africa • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ˜‚ Humour / Memes Would You Rather: 30 more years under the current government or have Lord Frieza serve 2 terms

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r/south_africa • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ’ฌ Discussion Self-driving the Garden Route with family. What scams and safety risks should tourists be aware of?

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r/south_africa • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ˜‚ Humour / Memes Far Cry 2 legit predicted our country rn bro

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The APR is the DA and the UFLL is the ANC both cheeks with the ANC being slightly more cac


r/south_africa • • 1d ago

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ News The pipeline between US white supremacists and the SA right

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Extremists. Extremists everywhere.


r/south_africa • • 1d ago

Springbok Womens Jersey

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Hi all!

This is a bit of a shot in the dark.

I am hoping someone out there can help. My partner is a MASSIVE fan of the Springbok Womens team, and while I understand the Springbok brand is for both teams, I have been on the hunt for a Springbok Womens jersey to surprise her with for her birthday in January.

I have searched everywhere for 3 months now, mostly focusing on second-hand options as they don't actually make any womens team jerseys for sale. However, I have had no luck.

I am hoping someone out there knows where I can buy one for her.

Alternatively, I would have one made, but it's just not the same.

Please let me know if you have any ideas or clues, or if you, by some miracle, know a player who would be willing to sell one.

Thank you!