I see the show, The @1PercentClubITV, is coming to @kykNETtv. It's really good and, of course, sitting on my couch, I know all the answers (naturally, I would never Google). But doing this in Afrikaans, I think, will be a bridge too far - even for a brilliant mind like mine ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Here's a taster from the UK version ...
1% Question & Answer
How many dots (i.e. ".") – including any used in punctuation and letters… – are used in writing this question?
Answer to 1% Question – 17. ["i.e." has 2 periods, "…" has 3 dots, "?" has 1 dot, and "." has 1 dot. And then there are 10 i's in the question.]
Outstanding by @TembaBavuma - a true captain's knock for the @ProteasMenCSA. (Interesting stat: TB career average as captain 50.47 - avg when not captain 37.39) ... Some good bowling by @CricketAus, but Bavuma has been watchful and simply excellent. @SuperSportTV @SuperSportCric
Family is having an annus horribilis medically (latest is son's broken left leg below the knee, aaargghh). Apart from excellent medical treatment and care by staff at @HospitalZuid and @LifeHealthcare_ Wilgers, the standout so far has been @Discovery_SA, whose service has been amazing.
Layton Beard retweeted
So before fixing taxis, buses or trains for normal people, Gauteng first pays billions to keep the Gautrain alive 😭 We’re actually been subsidising this thing to tune of 23 billion
And herein lies the rub ... Gautrain is world-class, clean, safe, and efficient; it always receives clean audits and has won awards for its Annual Reports (!) ... okay, fine. The real question should be whether the service is needed in the first place or whether investment must be made in improving existing infrastructure to increase mobility for everyone (not just those who already are mobile ...)
Before a cent is spent on public transport, the Gauteng govt pays billions to the private company running the Gautrain. Why? Govt subsidises low passenger numbers - about R23 billion since 2013. Manager Tshepo Kgobe says the proposed expansion won't have this issue. #CarteBlanche
Paying for Empty Seats
Before a cent is spent on public transport, the Gauteng govt pays billions towards the private operating company that manages the Gautrain. Why?
Layton Beard retweeted
Tow truck operators often arrive within minutes, sometimes before emergency services, and may pressure you into signing documents on the spot. Here are some tips on how to avoid falling prey to dodgy tow truck practices. #CarteBlanche
dstv.com/m-net/en-za/show/ca…
Layton Beard retweeted
NEVER sign any document, WITHOUT READING fine print. Do not be pressured by Law Enforcement to use a Tow Operator. Call your Insurer YOURSELF. Record the conversation between you and Tow Operator if you are able. UTASA does not condone unscrupulous behaviour.
Tow truck operators often arrive within minutes, sometimes before emergency services, and may pressure you into signing documents on the spot. Here are some tips on how to avoid falling prey to dodgy tow truck practices. #CarteBlanche
dstv.com/m-net/en-za/show/ca…
Layton Beard retweeted
Replying to @carteblanchetv
Consumers are welcome to contact UTASA for advice and support too. We have lodged far more than just the so-called 5 complaints the NCC speaks of. The NCC have NO TEETH.
Layton Beard retweeted
Rugby is a game for all shapes and sizes. Depower the scrum anymore and you may as well watch a rugby league match.
It will destroy the community game if there is no place for your good old fashioned type of prop.
Keep meddling with the game and you will destroy it.
🗣️ "That was just horrible. All those people that came to watch that game and on TV, it was disaster."
🤜🤛 Matt Williams: Springboks performance was 'masterful' but World Rugby must depower the scrum after Ireland 'disaster'.
planetrugby.com/news/matt-wi…
Who will run Gautrain? Clock ticks as bid to find new operator runs late news24.com/business/companie… via @News24_Business
The @GPDRT_ paid almost R6bn to @Gautrain the last 2 years (around R22bn since 2013). @GPDRT_ 's annual budget is around R11bn of which R2bn automatically goes to Bombela Concession Company for patronage guarantee (insurance against low ridership). This 👇 from the Gautrain Management's Agency's 2025 annual report ...
".. the public entity, in terms of the Concession Agreement, pays the Concessionaire, a Patronage Guarantee should actual revenue collected be below the minimum required total revenue as specified in the concession agreement. During the 2024/25 financial year, the public entity paid the operator R3,051,626,000 (2023/24: R2,790,443,000) in the form of a Patronage Guarantee due to the actual revenue and ridership being significantly below the minimum required total revenue projections"
Haven't shopped @PicknPay for a few months but was enticed by the @Springboks cards promo. Shopped promo items & spent the requisite R500 & got 8 packs. Excitement quickly turned to disappointment! #notimpressed









