Having children used to feel like one of those things that was simply part of the traditional life checklist: finish school, study or work, get married, buy a home and have kids. But is that checklist changing?

A recent News24 article looks at South Africa’s declining birth rate and asks whether parenthood is losing its place as an expected part of adult life. The latest Stats SA figures support the bigger trend: South Africa’s fertility rate has fallen from an average of 2.78 children per woman in 2008 to 2.12 in 2026, while recorded births have been declining since 2020.

But this doesn't mean South Africans have suddenly stopped having babies. The country still has a relatively young population and continues to grow. What is changing is how many children people are choosing to have and potentially when, or whether, they choose to become parents at all.

There are plenty of reasons people might be rethinking parenthood: the cost of raising children, housing, career ambitions, relationships, personal freedom and simply deciding that having children isn't part of the life they want.

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Kenneth says his tenant called him in a panic because her unit was the only one without electricity. Trying to be a good landlord, he immediately called an electrician who charged a R1,250 call-out fee.

But before the electrician could even attend to the problem, the tenant called back to say she had figured it out: the DB board had tripped, and her electricity was back on.

Now Kenneth has told her that if the electrician won't refund the call-out fee, she needs to pay the R1,250. But she refuses, saying the fee isn't her responsibility.

So, who's wrong here? Should the landlord absorb the cost because it was his responsibility to sort out the electricity or should the tenant pay because the electrician was called out unnecessarily?

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There’s a question doing the rounds on X from @sharm42453, and it’s one of those questions that makes you realise just how much your idea of a good gift changes as you get older.

When you’re younger, it’s all about the latest phone, sneakers, gaming consoles, clothes or whatever the thing is that everyone wants. But as you get older, your priorities start changing. Suddenly, the things that would genuinely make you happy aren’t necessarily expensive or flashy.

Maybe your perfect gift is a holiday, a weekend away, or someone paying for your next tank of petrol. Maybe it’s having your bills taken care of for a month, a day at the spa, or even something as simple as getting a full night’s sleep without being disturbed!

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The latest celebrity to be revealed on The Masked Singer South Africa is none other than SAFTA-winning actor Tumisho Masha!

The detectives were all over the place, with guesses ranging from Sjava and S’dumo Mtshali to Sizwe Dhlomo and DJ Sabby. But Detective Sithelo Shozi got it right, correctly identifying Tumisho before his mask came off.

Tumisho, known for shows like Isidingo, Saints and Sinners and The Wild, also has major international credits, including Beyond Borders alongside Angelina Jolie.

The Leopard’s recurring mirror clues also had a meaning, Tumisho says they represented self-reflection and staying true to yourself after years in the entertainment industry.

If you missed it, The Masked Singer South Africa Season 3 rebroadcasts Thursday at 9PM on SABC 1 and Friday at 1:30PM on SABC 2. The next episode premieres Saturday at 7PM on SABC 2, where another celebrity will be unmasked.

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Producer Ryan was telling us about a bring-and-share his mom went to and apparently, she arrived with BOILED EGGS! The second Ryan told the story, it got Frankie’s blood boiling!

Because when you’re told it’s a bring-and-braai, there are certain things you expect people to pull up with… meat, rolls, salads, garlic bread but BOILED EGGS?!

What has someone turned up with that made you think, “Why did you even bother?” 

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Parents evening is supposed to be the moment where you find out how your child is doing, the good, the bad and the things you might need to work on.

But sometimes you sit down with the teacher and suddenly discover something that has apparently been happening for MONTHS… and you’re thinking, “Wait… why am I only hearing about this now?

Maybe your child has been struggling in a subject, constantly getting into trouble, being picked on, sitting alone, or regularly ending up in the sick bay and nobody thought to give you a heads-up.

Was there something happening at school that had you asking, “How did nobody think to call me?”

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You knew you were NOT allowed to touch it… but somehow, you knew exactly what was in there.

Maybe it was that dusty bottle of whisky that had been there since 1998, the fancy brandy nobody was allowed to open, Amarula that only came out when guests arrived, or that random bottle your parents received as a gift and kept forever.

And there was ALWAYS that one bottle that seemed to survive every Christmas, birthday and family gathering. What was the one bottle that was permanently living in your parents’ liquor cabinet when you were growing up?

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A listener is going through a breakup with their partner but now they’ve hit a very important problem… WHO GETS THE TV?

Their partner says they should keep it, but our listener says the TV is rightfully theirs because they’re the one who has been paying the TV licence! So, does paying the TV licence give you dibs on the actual TV? 😂

When a relationship ends, how do you decide who keeps the stuff you bought together?

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Kevin wasn’t feeling well on Friday morning, so his mom let him stay home from school.

But by the afternoon, he was feeling much better and with a big athletics race coming up, Kevin decided to head to training to get his run in. There was just ONE problem… his Afrikaans teacher was also at athletics and caught him!

Now she’s not impressed and wants to set up a meeting with his mom. Kevin reckons Auntie Anele needs to help him explain himself before things get serious.

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