r/askSouthAfrica

Be Kind

Abuse towards others will not be tolerated.

If you can't express yourself in a civil manner, then rather go for a walk.

Do not troll, harass or abuse others.

Bigotry has no place here. Nor does anyone who supports or shields bigotry. Do not demean or insult specific groups or use hateful slurs.

Relevant to South Africa

The question(s) asked must be relevant to South Africa

No politics.

Use r/southafrica for discussing politics.

Authentic Questions

Only ask authentic questions.

Do not include your personal opinion in your question.

Do not ask questions to incite, inflame, insult or are loaded in any way.

While this sub can help you make a decision, please refrain from CMV (Change My View) type questions. Rather ask these as a Discussion in r/southafrica.

Taboo Subjects

We maintain a list of subjects that are taboo. Promotion of health misinformation, historical revisionism and a number of high emotive subjects are not welcome.

Full list at https://www.reddit.com/r/askSouthAfrica/wiki/taboo/

Duplicate Questions

Please don't re-ask the same question that has been asked in the last month. The answers to your question may have already been answered. Check https://reddit.com/r/asksouthafrica/new before posting a new question

Language

Questions are allowed in any of South Africa's 11 languages. Answers should be in English or be in the same language as the question.

Stay on topic

Please stay on topic.

Do not promote a person, a cause, a party, a company, a product or anything unless it directly answers a question.

AI generated answers are prohibited.

Nothing Illegal

If it is illegal within the borders of South Africa, then please keep it out of here.

This includes:

• asking where to buy controlled substances including cannabis or any other narcotics.
• promoting others to commit a crime,
• copy right infringement (take it to r/piracy)
• traveling in and out of the country on a non-South African passport if you are a South African citizen/passport holder.

Dedicated Accounts

Accounts dedicated to promoting an agenda, idea, person, company or a product without mod approval are not welcome here.

This behaviour is considered spam, and will be responded to accordingly. Rather speak with us first before posting.

Misinformation

Do not link to questionable, conspiratorial, or false sources.

No HyperionDev and Unite180

Since HyperionDev and Unite180 saw it fit to spam the sub with bots, we've had to take the unfortunate step of create a rule specifically to for them. See more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/askSouthAfrica/comments/1fhyuiz/hyperiondev_review/

Not a relationship, hook-up sub or emotional baggage

We are not a relationship sub. We also not a sub designed for hook-ups, kinks, porn or swingers. Nor dealing with emotional baggage.

Absolutely no spam, commercial advertising or AI garbage

Absolutely no spam, commercial advertising or AI garbage.

No surveys or homework requests

All surveys need to be approved by the MODS. We are not a homework SUB, so do not ask for assistance with it.