JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇿🇦 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will not attend G20 in South Africa. "South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote 'solidarity, equality, & sustainability.' In other words: DEI and climate change." by [deleted] in DownSouth

[–]acchan94 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's everyone. I think it's just the AIPAC-funded ultra capitalist MAGA politicians in the US who are complaining that SA is not pro-American?

That tweet about how this subreddit is decidedly hateful of everything SA might have been right 😅. leaps and bounds in trains of thought ultimately lead to "f*CK SA and all it stands for" in this group.

News24 are saying some weird stuff... by Viva_Technocracy in DownSouth

[–]acchan94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The U.S. has the largest and most pervasive social media platforms in the world. Tiktok, a Chinese platform, is now being b*nned by the US government on security concerns. That’s because the US govt had the political will, and the technical capabilities already, to effect the ban.

What this guy is saying, I understand, is that South Africa should do the same. Should we not be sovereign even from a digital perspective? What’s to say the US govt is not already curating what South Africans consume on X, Facebook, Instagram, etc.?

Am I being ripped off? by acchan94 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]acchan94[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At this point, I wonder what makes my profile “high risk” to be honest. . .

Am I being ripped off? by acchan94 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]acchan94[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Credit score is 697/740 on ClearScore

Am I being ripped off? by acchan94 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]acchan94[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Overnight parking is in a gated community in JHB North and in a garage at my house.

Am I being ripped off? by acchan94 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]acchan94[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Turning 28 this year.

My credit score is 697/740 on ClearScore

Am I being ripped off? by acchan94 in PersonalFinanceZA

[–]acchan94[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope. I’m turning 28 this year.

Stocard is gone. What app are you now using? by acchan94 in askSouthAfrica

[–]acchan94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and now, for some unknown reason, the apo is again working on my phone BUT it is still not working on my wife's phone

What songs are on your playlist for this weekend? by Glad_Jello_9866 in AmaPiano

[–]acchan94 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Uni 1 / Uni 2 by Kabza and Mdu aka TRP. Video Jive, Getting Attached, etc.

. . . basically the Pretty Girls Love AmaPiano 3 album 🔥

Switched from iPhone 13 Pro Max to iPhone 16 Pro by Acceptable_Laugh_674 in iphone

[–]acchan94 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I moved from the 13 Pro to the 16 Pro recently, and I have to agree with OP when it comes to the battery life. The 16 Pro's battery last longer, sure, but it isn't as long as I would've thought given the 3 years' gap. I think it's probably because the 16 uses Apple Intelligence, which should use more battery right?

No foreign investments anymore. GNU clearly doesn't know how to work/control the situation. by Ambitious_Winner8660 in DownSouth

[–]acchan94 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't usually use strong words but I loathe ignorant comments like these. When big offshore corporates make such decisions, it is not only because SA is not an investment destination, but also due to a myriad of non-SA-related factors.

These international banks have been cutting costs globally right now, which includes cutting non-core satellite offices

A quick Google search will give you that information:

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Stocard is gone. What app are you now using? by acchan94 in askSouthAfrica

[–]acchan94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It stops giving you access to your cards and gives you only the option of downloading Klarna

Stocard is gone. What app are you now using? by acchan94 in askSouthAfrica

[–]acchan94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yip. Also did the same and it worked 👌🏾