r/askSouthAfrica

I bought some Huggies extra cares at Dischem for my little one. Whenever I remove the nappy, the one flap always come off. It seems it’s weak and after wear it just slides right off. I could tolerate it until this morning until he woke up this morning and was playing around the bed and I just felt this warm stream of moisture down my side and leg. The nappy was completely off!

Can I return them? I have used about 10-15 or so of them. And would they need proof? The strap only comes off after he has worn it. It’s just such a weird thing to explain/prove. And the fact I have used some might look even more weird?

Any thoughts?

Thank you

Hi guys I need advice I started working this year January I'm earning R8.200 I'm saving R5000 every month and I'm renting R900 in township,so I was thinking of buying a second hand car this December or next year January in December I would have 60k do you think that it will be a good idea? The reason I need a car it's because I won't stay to this job for so long I need to continue with my construction business & think car would help me to move and networking with different people and my life would be more easier.

Dropped out of school at grade 11.Zero skills in life. I am doing adult amended senior certificate matric currently. If I manage to pass it will because of the 30% requirements. I can't afford any tertiary education myself. but I have an uncle who is willing to pay for me to get a COMPTIA+ exam vouchers if I get my matric certificate this years. This is my only plan at the moment. Will that be enough for me to land my first job? I dont want to go job to job, waitress to cashier building nothing with my life. I want to work in IT and make a career of sorts. The only thing I have to my name is a desktop computer.

Hi, guys I'm a 18 year old female and I matriculated last year, I decided to take a gap year this year, and currently I'm not sure if I made the right decision, I toke a gap year coz I didn't know what to study and also wanted to upgrade my marks coz last years mark wasn't too good, recently i have been doing my research about uni and I actually want to study BCom in management sciences at Stellenbosch is it a good path to go into??

Currently I'm at home doing nothing and waiting to rewrite in Nov, so I would like to know if anyone has any job I can do so long coz I'm tired of staying at home and my parents are looking down on me for being a failure and I just want to work my life away instead of facing them, so please anyone? Whether it's online or in person? I'm based in Cape Town grassy park. And I'm a foreigner please help me out please

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice from people who have real experience with this.

I didn’t finish high school due to personal circumstances, and I’m now considering doing the GED as an alternative pathway. My goal is to study Cybersecurity / IT, ideally starting at a college and then progressing to university later.

My parents are currently unsure about this route and are asking for proof that it actually works, especially in South Africa and internationally.

I wanted to ask:

• Has anyone here done the GED and successfully gotten into college or university?
• Is it accepted for IT / Cybersecurity pathways?
• Did you need additional steps like foundation programmes or evaluations?
• Would you recommend this route compared to going back to high school?

Any real experiences or advice would really help me understand if this is a solid pathway or not.

Thank you 🙏

I started sending cards to friends in the mail, and recently found the subreddit where you can send and request cards to be sent to you. Unfortunately, I don't have a PO Box, so I'm a bit hesitant to give out my postal address. I heard you can have people send mail to the post office and collect it there, but I don't know anyone who does that (since hardly anyone I know even sends/receives mail). Has anyone received mail this way? If so, do you have to pay a fee every time something arrives?

Thanks, and happy Friday!

Basically I’m writing a short story and I had it in my head to have a character with the name “Desire” and I figured Tsonga would be a good language to go with as a friend of mine inspired the character (male btw), I’d rather not bring it up to people ik irl just yet so which is why i came for advice. Is “Navela” actually desire? As in longing for or thirst for and would it be suitable for a name in that regard? If not what would be closer to Desire. Thanks!

Hello,

In September we will arrive and later on leave via CPT Airport. Our First destination is the Waterfront. Before we leave we will stay in Stellenbosch.

So our Routing is CPT - Waterfront & Stellenbosch - CPT.

We booked a rental car. Is it Safe to Drive to/from CPT Airport? And do you have any safety Tipps?

Thank you for your help!

Hi, I'm not sure why it is an impossible task to find this information online. I would like to hear from students who've experienced the online part-time options and those who've experienced the on campus part-time option. What does an average week look like? How much structure is there? Do you have opportunities to attend online classes and discussion groups? For the part-time on campus folks, how often do you have to be on campus? Do you attend classes on campus, or is it more like a tutorial group session? Does it happen in the evenings or during the day? Thanks for your time! I've contacted them twice, and I haven't heard back. I know they're busy right now, but I need the information to plan ahead. Thank you! I know it's a lot of money, but I'm struggling without structure at UNISA.

Hi everyone!
I’m a third year BSc student, majoring in Genetics and Microbiology. I’m graduating at the end of this year and I’m uncertain of my path forward.

My options for next year are:

1. Continue with an honours in Genetics / Microbio
2. Apply for a PGCE & get a teaching position overseas
3. Apply for an internship as a lab tech

Are there any recent graduates that may give me some advice? I don’t want to continue with an honours if it won’t increase my prospects of finding a job.

I’ve heard a few people mention that I could pivot into Data Science / Analytical Science, by doing short coding courses. Any advice regarding this path would also be appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I qualified as a draughtsperson just before the pandemic ended in 2022. I really struggled to find work in draughting and eventually went into a different career. I would really like to get back into draughting and I’m currently trying to get my first opportunity in the industry. Most positions I find require atleast 2 years experience, which makes it difficult to get started.

I’m based in Johannesburg and I’m looking for some advice on:

How to gain practical draughting experience

Companies that may take on trainees or juniors

Ways to build a portfolio without work experience

Skills or software I should focus on improving

Any internship, or shadowing opportunities

I’m willing to learn, start at junior level, and work hard to build experience. I have training in CAD/draughting but need exposure to real projects and industry work.

Any advice or guidance would really help. Thanks in advance

Hello all,

Going from Europe > SA > Nam on a connecting flight. The two european flights will allow a child to travel with a trunki suitcase free of charge in the cabin. Can the same be said of Airlink? Anyone had any recent experience flying with them and a trunki suitcase? (They're small kids cases with wheels that are outside standard dimensions but a lot of airlines make exceptions for them and don't charge).

I joined a tech company on 26 June 2025. Been happy with them so far. Before the financial year-end, they asked everyone to complete a salary motivation form based on what we think we should get (because they're "different like that"). I put together a solid list of the work I've done and sent it to my manager mid-February 2026.

It's now May 2026. I assumed I'd at least get some feedback, even if the increase was pro-rata based on the months I've been here. When I asked my manager why I haven't heard anything, he said they usually only consider increases after a year or more.

So that means I'd have to wait until around mid-2027 for my first salary increase.

I haven't job-hopped much, but this is the first time I've heard of this policy. My previous company gave me a full increase plus a pro-rata bonus even though I joined around August. Also why ask me to complete a motivation form if it wasn't even applicable to me? Thats got me fuming!

Anyway, I think this is kak. Just wanted some opinions on whether this "normal practice"? And how should I approach this? I was told I could raise it with the CTO but haven't spoken to him yet.

I am tired of living day to day.

Stressing at a job I hate.

Not being able to go on holiday or buy my wife nice things.

I also want to grow myself and career so my daughter grows up not wanting.

I know there are people out there achieving this. I want to know how...

I have a BCom Degree, bunch of IT certifications. Only jobs that want to hire me are sales roles where I am almost the most qualified guy there. I outrank my boss at this moment in Education. Just tired and gatvol. I just want a life where my family is taken care of where I don't have to stress constantly about of something happens my whole budget is blown

We have been texting a lot for sometime now. She said she moved to South Africa a few years ago for family reasons. She was always online a lot and said the only way she’d ever randomly leave is if she died (she said that after I asked if she could please let me know if she would ever leave).
Two days ago we were supposed to text at a set time. She left my messages a few hours prior on read (she never does that). The messages after were never read. Text messages weren’t delivered any longer and other apps (movies, streams on music platforms) completely stopped updating too. Conclusion: her phone is AND iPad are broken or disconnected from the internet and/or turned off completely.
She never was offline for more than a few hours and she said she would never leave randomly, so disappearing all of a sudden seems really strange to me. My biggest fears are an accident at home/the road, kidnapping or homicide.
I have used her first name, age and city to try and find news articles of such a thing happening, but I couldn’t find it. Her name isn’t on the list of missing persons either, but I don’t think all cases would show up there or become a news article, especially if it was an accident at home.
I’m completely lost and have no idea if there is still anything I can do.

I know my options are probably limited, but do you have any tips I can do? Is there a place where I can see if any fatal traffic accidents, kidnappings or homicide happened in a city for example?

I currently work at an entry level job , I wont go further into depth but I get just under R10K a month and have plans on taking out motgage to buy a house of R390k, no transfer duty and with goverment help of the First Home Finance Subsidy

I have decided to join the dischem boycott, but I use their Natures Nourishment face cleanser as my daily face wash 🥲 can anyone suggest an alternative that is gentle. My first thought was Cetaphil but it's a bit expensive

Hey! I've just moved into my first solo apartment (after living in shared house). As housemates we used to keep each other in the loop about where we were going each day for safety but now I live alone I feel like if something happened to me no one would know.

Does anyone have any safety tips for this? Do you keep a little diary of your outings? Text a parent just filling them in on your plans? I don't ever do anything dangerous as such but in this country you never know!!

I just filled up and it was over R2k for the first time ever.

I haven't tracked it explicitly but I definitely feel like groceries went up a lot.

Our domestic worker also asked for an increase cause taxis went up. We can't afford it so we are considering getting her only once every second week (already down to once a week). Which means she is losing income and cost of living is going up. I feel so bad for her and others in her situation.

A plumber friend told me they are saying no to work that is far away cause the travel cost is just too high. Again a loss of income.

How are you holding up?

I have recently been seeing this dream drive competition with Itumeleng Khune and I am wondering if it is legit…

Has anyone won or heard of anyone who won aside from the people dream drive posts?