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Waterford Land Rover: How to get shafted!

I ain’t no wrench-jockey or grease-monkey and my knowledge of cars does not exceed the recognition that E stands for empty on the fuel-tank. The closest mechanical expertise I have is changing a tyre, but over the last 8 years...

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MTN in trouble due to “lottery scheme” stops celebrating

It has been very clear in my previous post “MTN under fire“, that their “customer-extortion-competition” (also lovingly called “Celebrate 15 years of MTN”) will face a sudden death once the lottery board gets wind of it. Unlike Vodacom’s “100 car’s...

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Credit card fraud: Shopto?

It certainly makes you wonder (and worry) that within one week at least 3 members at the PS3ZA forum faced credit-card fraud (here, here and here). Allegedly all users have been using ShopTo.net and I am aware of users who...

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Latest petrol price hike increases DSTV pricing

… at least this would be a good enough reason for Multichoice to justify their price increase for PVR/dualview to R 524,00/per month from 1st April. It is amazing that with new competition entering the market towards the end of...

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Steve you F! Hope you enjoyed my game

I am used to parcels getting lost or stolen by our local Post Office staff, but this one takes the cake: An order shipped via CDWOW on 17th April arrived today. The envelope was in mint condition, but I was...

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The Castrol Extreme Auto Show at the Northgate Dome

All the petrol-heads are heading to The Coca Cola Dome this weekend to visit the Castrol Extreme Auto Show. We went there in anticipation to see what was promised on the website: “South Africa’s biggest automotive show. Featuring everything from...

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Install your own Infrared sauna

The Finns had used saunas since the 5th century as a place to cleanse the mind, rejuvenate and refresh the spirit, and prepare the dead for burial (you will feel like the latter when you step into the sauna for...

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MTN under fire for “skills based” competition

The Most Terrible Network has not been my favorite company as of late due to their lack of service and shoddy customer service. They have no “improved” their image, by adding extortion to their product-portfolio: If you subscribe to the...