r/AskZA

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I hope y'all are having a fantastic Saturday, unlike me. I made a post a few weeks ago contemplating whether to drop out or not. I went home for Easter to think things through. For a bit of background, I lost my mom last year, so the house is now left with my stepsister. She made it clear she did not want me there, which apparently had something to do with what the neighbors would think now that I have dropped out. She called my father, whom I do not get along with and haven't seen in three years, to come and pick me up.

He straight up accused me of taking drugs and forced me to the hospital because of depression and past suicide attempts. I was admitted there because he works as a porter there, and I stayed for two days. My blood was taken, and no drugs were found. I have never even smoked a cigarette, and I do not drink,unlike him. He drinks almost every day. I do smoke weed sometimes, at most twice a month, but I haven't touched it in months. He has always accused me of being on drugs even in high school, despite the fact that I was a good kid who stayed indoors and didn't smoke, drink, or party. I do not even know people who sell those things.

At the hospital, he took my phone since it didn't have a password and went home with it. He went through my gallery and WhatsApp and saw texts from months ago where I was trying to buy weed.Yesterday we had a big argument. I confronted him on why he kept accusing me of doing drugs, and I was clearly upset. He called an ambulance and told them he had a crazy person in the house who needed to be taken away. They never came, and I wanted to laugh so badly.

He basically kicked me out after I stood up for myself. I can not go back to my residence until around the 25th. Today, I locked myself in my old room and haven't gone out. My younger sibling tells me that he wants to take me to a rehab called Ladgac for weed that I haven't touched in months. He told everyone I was on drugs even before taking me to the hospital. I can't go to any family member, I can't go to my late mom’s house, and I can not go back to school right now. It is all just a mess, and we haven't gotten along since he came to stay with us in 2016. Any advice would be appreciated . I'm honestly tired, and this situation is frustrating and stressing me out. I'm 21 .

Trying to understand this space better.

If you run (or have run) a wholesale/distribution business:

What’s the most frustrating part of your day-to-day operations?

Is it:

Managing orders? Tracking inventory? Dealing with retailers? Something else?

Would really appreciate honest answers — I feel like starting one but I don't know much about this space but I heard it is profitable.

Hi ZA

i need to courier a few packages from Cape Town to Joburg (and possibly elsewhere in SA in future).

Currently just need to ship 4 packages of different sizes and weights, but a longer term solution would be great.

These aren't commercial goods. I make art and other handmade goods and usually include other gifts. Unfortunately most couriers don't accept art since they consider these high risk unless formally valuated and insured. And it's rather nonsensical to have personal handmade/art goods formally valuated since I am in no means a prominent artist who can afford these fees.

Current shipment is a bunch of random handmade items, medium-sized gifts as well as smaller fragile items. Nothing illegal or nefarious, so I don't mind disclosure or inspection, but the odd sizes, nature of items and weights don't allow for Paxi, Postnet or Fastnet store-to-door shipping.

I used a courier back in the day (D2D) that worked on weight alone and not on dimensions, but it seems they're no longer operational.

Since shipments are infrequent, it doesn't make sense to subscribe to a formal courier account. I am a sole proprietor and not a commercial entity or business.

Hi everyone.

I will be moving to Klerksdorp in NW in a few months and just want to know if Bolt or Uber is available there? When I check the apps it seems like it is, but one can't really tell if it's reliable or not.