Howzit everyone, hope you all had a decent Saturday night and you’re easing into this Sunday okay!
Sunday, 05 July 2026
Springboks put England to the sword, 45-21
Our boys ran in a proper cricket score against England in the Nations Championship opener, and by all accounts the individual performances were something to write home about. I haven’t watched a Bok team click like that in a while, and it’s exactly the kind of result we needed after a few shaky performances in the past year. If they carry this form forward, this could be a special season.
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Chery’s Rosslyn plant is a big deal for Pretoria
Chery has officially taken over the old Nissan facility in Rosslyn and they’re pumping serious money into it, with the first cars expected to roll off the line in 2027. As a Pretoria local this one hits close to home because Rosslyn has been through some tough years watching manufacturing jobs disappear. If this investment delivers what it promises, that’s real jobs for real families in the north of the city, and it’s good to see a Chinese carmaker betting big on us instead of just importing everything.
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That Cape Town golf course housing fight
The City of Cape Town wants to turn a golf course that’s been around for over a century into mixed use, higher density affordable housing, and predictably the whole city is split down the middle over it. On one side you’ve got people worried about green space and heritage, on the other you’ve got a housing crisis that isn’t waiting for anyone’s sentimentality. I lean towards the housing side on this one, we can’t keep protecting exclusive leisure land for a tiny few while so many people are desperate for somewhere decent to live.
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Young South Africans can’t save a cent
New numbers show 4.7 million young people are unemployed right now, and of those who do have some income, almost 30% are saving less than R500 a month. That’s not laziness, that’s just the maths of rent, transport and data eating up whatever comes in before you even think about a rainy day fund. It’s a sobering reminder of how far the safety net doesn’t stretch for our youth, and it should be worrying all of us who want a stable SA in ten years’ time.
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Right, tell me what you reckon, are you Team Fairways or Team Affordable Housing on that Cape Town golf course debate? Chat in the comments, catch you all later.
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