Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Home Affairs hours extended
You can now stand in the lines at a time convenient for you.
Whilst we slowly make our way out of the pandemic and loadshedding is suspended, some things just won't let South Africa be a perfect place to live in - like the fuel prices.
A hike in petrol prices in the country is said to be expected.
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This situation is threatening to turn into a full-blown crisis, with unaudited mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund indicating that petrol and diesel could see huge increases in November. So, better we just get our pockets ready for this so we are not caught off guard during the festive season.
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The New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado has a new beer called "Torched Earth Ale" and it ‘Tastes like climate change’ and ‘like eating a Band-Aid’. They don't really want consumers to buy the drink, but want people to learn something from it.
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Following a few accidents and several close calls, the City has installed new turn signals at the intersection of Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Westridge Road, and Guilford Avenue. Prior to this, motorists who tried to turn right into Westridge Road and Guilford Avenue needed to run a gauntlet to cross the busy intersection.
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The Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has approved a temporary extension of operating times by two and a half hours at front offices from 08:00 to 17:30. This is to enable the department to deal with the high demand for services at Home Affairs offices.
Overseas travel is now possible and people are ready for holidays, matriculants need to have IDs for their final exams, and people want to get their documents in order after the pandemic. It will get a little busier, so this is convenient for so many of us.
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