In the News Today: The number of bank branches in South Africa offering smart ID and passport services is set to more than double, with the current 30 branches being expanded by an additional 34 in the near future, Cape {town} Etc reports.
According to MyBroadband, the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) is finalising public-private partnership (PPP) agreements between banks and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA).
FNB plans to add 18 eHomeAffairs-enabled branches, bringing its total to 25, with a focus on provinces where it doesn’t currently offer services.
Absa has 12 branches ready for activation, while Nedbank confirmed expansion without details.
Discovery Bank will add… continue reading HERE.
Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve: This reserve is home to a variety of wildlife and offers walking trails, birdwatching opportunities, and picnic spots.

Roma Kabuki
So I\’m real good friends with this guy named Juan Ted. Now, Juan is a pretty amazing guy. He can steal ANYTHING he wants to. Literally anything. It could be the shirt off your back, the wallet in your pocket, or I\’m even sure he\’d find a way to steal your house (And your spouse too). So anyway, one day Juan and I are sitting around watching TV, and they announced that the hope diamond will not be on display anymore and is now getting moved to an undisclosed location. So as we hear this, Juan says \”I\’m gonna steal it\”. Now I know how good Juan is at this kind of stuff, so I just tell him good luck and he goes on his way. Eventually he narrows his search down to a small cave in South Africa. When Juan gets there, he doesn\’t see any guards or anything outside the cave, so he just walks in assuming he was wrong about where the diamond was. He wanders around for a while until he sees a long lit hallway with the hope diamond at the end of it. Confident in his abilities, he strolls over to the diamond and picks it up before realizing its a trap! Suddenly, red lights flashed, armed men came running out, sirens went off. You could hear one of the men say under his breath \”We finally caught Juan Ted.\” But Juan, being the best thief in the world, said \”Not quite. On the count of three, I will disappear.\” As the men looked around confused, Juan began to count. \”Uno. Dos.\” And he disappeared without a tres.
Chuckles
Fun South African Fact: The Bloukrans Bridge, Western Cape, is the highest commercial natural bungee jump in the world.