Morning everyone, hope you’re easing into a proper lazy Sunday with a cup of coffee in hand.
Sunday, 07 June 2026
A new “mafia” is targeting homeowners for three valuable items
Security experts are warning that organised syndicates have gotten a lot more specific lately, scoping out homes for particular high value items rather than just grabbing whatever’s lying around. It tells you these aren’t opportunists anymore, they’re doing their homework before they ever hit a property. My take, if your home is being watched and chosen on purpose, the old smash and grab mindset for security just doesn’t cut it, time to think about who knows what’s inside your place.
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Erasmus names 21 uncapped players in a massive Springbok squad
Rassie has gone big, a 51-man squad for the Gqeberha double-header with 46 players in the mix, and a whopping 21 of them uncapped. I love this. We’ve got serious depth coming through and giving the youngsters a run now is exactly how you build for the next World Cup. Some of these names we’ll be shouting about in a few years, mark my words.
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People earning over R600,000 a year are in deep trouble
This one stings because on paper R50,000 a month sounds like you’ve made it, yet plenty of folks in that bracket are genuinely under financial strain. Bond repayments, school fees, fuel, medical aid and a tax burden that never lets up, it all adds up faster than the salary does. The truth is in this economy a decent income doesn’t mean breathing room anymore, it just means you’ve got more expensive problems.
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War brewing over our coastline
Government’s gone and approved seismic surveying off the West Coast, and the small-scale fishers aren’t having it, they’ve taken the fight to court. I get both sides, we need energy and we need jobs, but those fishing communities have lived off that sea for generations and they deserve a real say. This one’s going to be a proper battle, and I don’t think it’s getting settled quietly.
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So tell me, on that R600,000 story, do you reckon a “good salary” in SA still buys you any breathing room these days, or is everyone just running to stand still? Drop your thoughts below.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, chat soon.
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