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Money & Government

3 utilities
Money & Government
SASSA Payment Dates
Next payment
2 Oct
Older Persons & War Veterans grants pay first next month.
Verified 10 Sep
Money & Government
Income Tax Calculator
Gross R30,000/mo
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Work out your 2026/27 take-home pay against SARS's brackets and rebates.
Runs in your browser
Money & Government
Currency Converter
R1 equals
$0.062
Convert Rand to USD, GBP, Euro & 26 other currencies with live daily rates.
Updates live

Daily Life

4 utilities
Daily Life
Fuel Price
95 petrol · inland
R26.92
Up R1.34 from August — the steepest rise this year.
Effective 2 Sep
Daily Life
Public Holidays
Next holiday
24 Sep
Heritage Day — a Thursday, two weeks away.
Verified for 2026
Daily Life
Weather
8 major cities
Live
Live conditions and a 5-day forecast for every major SA city.
Updates live
Daily Life
Outage Status
Electricity
Stage 0
No loadshedding nationally — plus quick checkers for water & internet outages.
Updates live

Play & Sport

3 utilities
Play & Sport
Lotto & Powerball
Next draw · Powerball
Fri 21:00
R30 million Powerball jackpot on the line Friday.
Draws Tue, Fri, Wed & Sat
Play & Sport
Sport Fixtures
Next: SA v Guinea
Sat 26 Sep
Springboks, Bafana Bafana and Proteas fixtures, curated in one place.
Verified 17 Sep
Play & Sport
Daily Word Game
Vyfie · new daily
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SharpCheck's own daily word game — a South African spin on the daily puzzle.
New puzzle at midnight

Everyday Tools

4 utilities
Everyday Tools
Age Calculator
Enter a birth date
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Exact age in years, months and days, plus a countdown to your next birthday.
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Everyday Tools
Calculator
Everyday sums
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A clean, fast calculator for everyday sums — no ads, nothing saved.
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Everyday Tools
ID Number Check
Enter 13 digits
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Decode date of birth, gender and citizenship from any SA ID number.
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Everyday Tools
Unit Converter
5 quick conversions
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Celsius, km, kg, litres & m² converted to Fahrenheit, miles, lb, gallons & ft² — instant, both ways.
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Travel & Transport

4 utilities
Travel & Transport
Toll Calculator
N1, N3, N4 & more
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Estimate toll costs for major SA routes — Johannesburg to Durban, Cape Town and more.
1 Mar 2026 rates
Travel & Transport
Fuel Cost
Distance × consumption
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Work out what a trip will cost in petrol or diesel, split between passengers if you like.
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Travel & Transport
Driving Distance
JHB, CPT & Durban hubs
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Road distance and driving time to 30 major SA towns from the three big metros.
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Travel & Transport
Gautrain Fare Calculator
Peak & off-peak
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Example single-trip fares for common Gautrain routes, with a link to the official calculator.
Example routes