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Everybody got the mail. I got the mail too, even though I did my BVN in January, and it is prominently displayed on my Internet banking platform.
I did a transaction just now, and it went thru without any wahala.
If you did the BVN, I think it's ok. The mail went out in error. I'm sure they will rectify it.
On a more serious note, this type of mistake shouldn't happen with a bank the size and precision of GTB. If anyone gets myocardial infarction because of this message, it's on their head....it's just plain irresponsible...

Sorry about it. I feel for you. Being let down by people you trust, especially religious leaders you look up to can be very demoralizing.
But every event in life is a lesson. You should learn from this. I myself have been faced with such situations before, though it was never church, but by close friends and soulmates . It hurts really deeply and very bad. But you have to pick yourself up and get over it.
You might want to seek closure by making a public statement to expose the ugly incident. That may be a great way of doing it.
The church has committed fraud, there is no two way about it. And a church that commits fraud is not worthy of the name. Your senior pastor that "hhas a temper" isn't even worthy of the name or rank. If a customer care representative does not have a temper, I wonder what that speaks of him.
You cannot accept the defamation of character that is being pushed in your face. It's a way of ruining you. You know how people live and thrive on rumours.
And the church can make your life unbearable. Especially as you are still trying to be a member of an organization that was built to protect you but is now the instrument of persecution to you.
IF I WAS YOU.. (deliberate emphasis) a formal complaint legally is the least I will do. I may not take them to court, but a sworn statement of events made in a magistrate court to ascertain the facts of the case and state it to all relevant parties (landlord, agents, lawyers get a copy) so that they know the kind of deceptive holier-than-thou people they are dealing with.
But most importantly, learn a lesson. There are no saints in business. And don't make that mistake another time.
Thanks.

@OP, Congratulations! It's always of great joy to me when I see people who have returned to the land....because that is where our future as humans is. The only thing that can really rejuvenate after any holocaust is the soil.
I am actually impressed by your patience, your dedication, your ingenuity and your commitment to the farm and by extension the environment. I will always appreciate people who have embraced the "shame" of farming and decided to go back to the ancient landmarks. I pray that the Almighty that has pit his blessings in the soil will allow it to yield to you in hundredfold and thousandfolds. I pray the seasons will work in your favour. I pray the famine and the pestilence will not find their way to you. I pray the locust will not perch on your farm....and all other prayers that I can't remember for now....lolz

But thay said, I think you really need to get back to work. And by that, I mean not only starting another season of farming, but taking it to a higher level.
First and foremost, I will like to ask.....

1. ARE YOU DOCUMENTING YOUR EFFORTS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUR FARMS?
This is a very crucial first step to realize better efforts at what you do, is to tell a story, year by year, harvest by harvest, each planting season about your farm.
Take pictures. Start a daily journal. Document your expenses. Note any crop diseases and pest problems. Document your labour I'm put in days and hours. Document all problems like security issues, animal predator issues, weather issues.
The importance of documentation and record keeping cannot be overemphasized. They are the backdrop of what your success or failure is measured by.
Meticulous documentation also helps you to plan each farming season.
Meticulous documentation also helps you to showcase your work. It chronicles your achievements and helps retrospective reviews.
it helps you to become more flexible with ideas and helps yyou try on new things.

2. ARE YOU LOOKING INTO EXPANDING YOUR FARMING, OR IS IT JUST A HOBBY, LEISURE THING OR PASTIME?

what are your plans for the future? Are you just doing peasant farming or you want to make it a long term thing and mechanized? If you want to mmechanize, then you have to step up your game.
What are your assets? How much land do you have that is yours? How much land do you need? What are your farming goals and possible outcomes? Where are you located? What are the available local resources that can be tapped into? What are your financial options? Are yyou aware of the many NGOs that are taking on startup farmers? Are you aware of largely untapped government funding for agriculture in states that is being routinely embezzled by Public servants because nobody is asking?
The questions go on and on. I think you should take some time and read them sincerely so that you can answer them well.
FFinancing a farm is easy.....as long as people know you are serious about it. THAT'S ANOTHER WAY PROPER DOCUMENTATION will be of immense value.

Are you in Ibadan, or around that area? If you are, please, take out some time to visit IITA in Idi-Ose, after Ojoo and before Moniya. They have a SO MANY resources for people like you. You will be amazed at how they will help you with diseases and pest control and disease resistant seedlings etc. FOR FREE.
Networking is also very important. Networking with other local Nigerian farmers and seeing how they do, what they struggle with and how they overcome their problems is of IMMENSE value. I have such a friend in Ondo like that who has gone from being a small scale farmer to a farmer of repute.

All in all, pls, whatever it takes and whatever you do, don't be discouraged. Even if this farm thing is a little hobby, the effect of pollution free and chemical preservative free gardenletts on your health are priceless.
Thank you for making my day....

coolluk:
Freedom has no limits, in as much they are not kids, they can the Bleep they want and live with the consequences if there are any. I didn't cohabit in school and i have no problem if some kid decides to do it. Doesn't affect my life and i highly doubt if it affects yours

Well, my point exactly. I am just stressing the point that one must take responsibility for what one does.
But at the same time, freedom really has limits. I doubt you will as a parent release your child to absolute freedom in University when you're the one paying hhis her bills. Of course, freedom has limits when it comes to that. You definitely won't tell your child that freedom has limits in University.....even freedom to join secret cult....
If they are not under parents, it's a different kettle of fish. But even then, freedom still has limits.

coolluk:
Its a free world u know

It's a free world. But that freedom has limits. And it also has repercussions. Cohabitation and relationships are not one and the same thing. Nobody asks you not to cohabit. But never blame whatever results on anyone but yourself. It was your decision, anyway.
All over the world, cohabitation among students who live off campus is not unusual, both same sex and opposite sex. But these same societies usually have safety net policies, such that you're never left on your own to face the consequence. A lot of Nigerian students abroad cohabit. Some use it as a way to find a partner while on a student visa to have a relationship with that might improve their chances of a marriage or civil partnership that will earn them Permanent residence after school. Even though it is nobody's business how people run their lives as long as they are aware of what they are doing, reasons for cohabitation vary. The bottom line is KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHY YOU'RE DOING IT.

damocheezy:
that's not true. You are probably mistaking it for Leukaemia but this is sickle cell anaemia

It is VERY true. Do your research well. It was considered very very well long before they thought of it for leukemia. Because theoretically, it was a better use of resources for treatment due to the fact that relapse is always a possible outcome following bone marrow transplant for leukemia, which doesn't happen in sickle cell anemia. Look up Prof Adekile's research on sickle cell anemia. It's been around for ages.

dedugbaa:
Hello it is a great achievement but this form of treatment has been in existence for over 3 years it is well documented and is a staple seminar for post graduate student of biochemistry,cell biology and the like in Nigeria, am surprised the story reads a cure has been discovered instead of the first university in Nigeria to be able to carry out bone marrow transplant to cure sickle cell disease in Nigeria.The academic community will laugh at the newspaper for the misinformation.

That's if the laughter hasn't started already. I wonder who is talking about a cure for sickle cell anemia. A cure? Where did they get that from? The only possible "cure" is gene therapy. As long as that glutamine-valine substitution remains on the beta hemoglobin locus, there is no possible cure. They will still have the S gene, even though the phenotype changes.
Now, by the way, bone marrow transplant has been available for more than 10 years for the treatment of bone marrow disorders including leukemia and SCA mainly for children. Stem cell therapy has also been available for a while shorter....and it's helping to change the phenotypic expression of the disease. I wonder what the breakthrough was really about.
Nobody really advocates stem cell therapy or bone marrow transplant for adults because it's usually a waste of resources. Reason being that the end organ damage from repetitive Sickle cell crises in infancy and childhood will make the gains of transplant unimportant, and might even increase the chances of transplant rejection, or GvH disease. It's like giving someone with Churg-Strauss syndrome a kidney transplant. It's not about the chemotherapy or immune suppression involved, it's about the outcome.
I will really love to read a scientific report about the breakthrough sha.....if anyone has the direct link from the researchers. I'm always wary of reading newspaper reports of scientific breakthroughs especially in Nigerian news

Esdb3:
My dear don't be impossible - the pitch of ram horn blow into by human lungs can bring the fences of a city down?

So what if God has conquered space time continuum? We haven't. It is why we worship him. Lemme point out sth; the common mistake y'all make.

God is omni-present, you rightly deduced that it maybe because he has conquered space time continuum - ok. Now this is where your problem lies;

All you did is explain how he may have done it. Now why do you then feel fly, why do you now feel like you are above others that worship him for being omni-present not 'space-time continuum conqueror'? Why does the world anytime they can explain things become pompous and regard God has nothing.

You know it is space-time continuum. All well and good. But fact remains - you can't replicate it! You can't do it! God didn't send Adam and Eve from the garden because they simply disobeyed him, but because it would be harder to obey him with the knowledge they can acquire immediately they acquired the knowledge in the fruit.

Man has been farther from God simply because of the peacock use of science.

Christ walked on water. Maybe when he wanted to walk on water, the surface tension multiplied to hold him. Maybe, maybe not. But what is is, he didn't put on some device to do it. Atleast nothing anybody saw. Fact? We can't do it, he can so worship him!

And I still can't understand why you don't have the patience of reading through my post. WHERE in my post did I sound pompous? Didn't you read that part of my post where I said that science is a direct path to God, if we believe that God is the embodiment of knowledge? And did I criticize you for worshipping your God? Brother or sister (whichever is applicable) please, do not sow the apple of discord by misquoting me and implying what cannot be true about me. I am not a pompous person. I do not claim to know all (and I stated that quite clearly). What I have only said is that science differs from mainstream religions because it searches rather than believes.
And who said there has to be a physical device to perform a scientific feat? Are radio waves visible? If he walked on water and we don't understand how he did it today, doesn't mean science will not know tomorrow. That's the humility of science.
About the ram horn thing, no side of the argument can claim superiority, because we are not arguing from first person observer statuses. But science has shown that hyper resonant sound can disstabilize subatomic bonds. It is not the quality of the horn or the strength of the blower. It doesn't even have to be in the range of the human ear.
We can carry out intelligent discussions without resorting to character assassination. PLEASE, you do not know me, so, do not presume to. I have never been and will never be pompous. I am a scientist. There is much humility in that.

tpiah11:
you go fear name dropping.

all this gleaned from your information gathering efforts, fresh for delivery to nairaland.

If you're going to make such allegations, you need to quote your sources that I plagiarized. He was a childhood friend. We lived together on the same street. I even named the street. Did I get that on nairaland too? Do not rush to judgement before considering the import of your words or the source of your deductions.

[quote author=Titilayodeji13 post=39378583][/quote]Amen ooooo
thank you for the word of encouragement.

Wow! That's great. I'm happy for Yeye. He was such a great guy growing up. From our days at Jadesola Faderera street in Akobo..till our days in Loyola College.
Wishing your mum was alive to see this great day! My dear, rule well oooo let us be proud of you with our heads held high!
My greetings to your Sister Bimpe....wwonder where that gorgeous beauty is now....Also to your sisters Fola and Sola.
He is really Geesi.......we had known that all along.

We are missing the issue here. It's not about the sexuality of the guy involved. It doesn't matter whether he's gay or straight. He is a pervert. That's what is really wrong. If the op is a girl, it would still have been absolutely wrong. You don't tell someone such stuff after just hello. In my humble opinion, it should have been a "Friend hello! Oh no.....Goodbye!" situation. Let's not mix up sexuality and perverted behaviors. Even if he was just gay, it would have been about getting to know someone better, being friends first, a relationship comes after and then the sex part later. Like I said before, even if the respondent is a lady, it's still not tolerable. How many girls would not abuse a guy for approaching them that way?

Esdb3:
I agree and disagree with you. Yes miracle might be normal but don't tell me, it is not supernatural. It is supernatural to us but physics to God. I have been mind-touching a new branch of physics called spiritual physics.

Now I do not agree with you.

Fall of Jericho was science? So 7 trumpets and shouts of hallelujah fell a tall fence made of clay bricks? Do you know clay bricks are bullet proof and sound proof?

Don't call God Science. Don't call him what we humans practice. Yes I agree what he does can be explained but it is still a miracle. Let me see you divide the red sea, heal a leper by speaking, walk on water.

I guess the mistake you are making is, you don't know what science is. Science my dear, is 'man doing things' simple!! Science is man easing his labour by finding ways to ease his labour. We just gave it a name to distinguish it from other factions.

And who said God is not science minded? Have you read of Noah's Ark?

My correction to you is; "yes what God does might be practicable if we were shown how, but since we don't know how he raised the dead by speaking, it remains a Miracle to us, Science to him!"

Thanks for the reply. But now, there are a few things you wrote that don't sit well with me. First you said the Jericho wall was made of clay. I wonder where you got that from. Then you said clay walls are soundproof....now that's laughable...even if we are to take the story of the seven trumpets on face value, do you know the type of trumpets they ate? Do yu know the pitch of the sound they emitted? Because they called them ram horns you assume they make only audible and not hyper resonant sound.
Then you said don't call God Science. Seems you do not really know what science is. Science is a path to knowledge. And if you say God is the embodiment of knowledge I see how you fail to make that connection. And science is not what we humans practise, don't put it that merely. ...
Science seeks to know why. Look up the meaning of science in the dictionary.....
And never did I say tthat God is not science minded. Didn't you read that part where I said that maybe the reason why God is omnipresent is because he has conquered space-time continuum?
I must conclude by saying what I said in my last ppost....I will not claim to know it all....that's antithetical to science.

HARDDON:
As much as i appreciate the was fact that u r open minded enuf not to resort to personality/our way of life attack, i make bold to declare emphatically that Christianity is no religion. IT IS A WAY OF LIFE, christians live like Christ. And as u do well know, he was totally against religous dogma: he healed on d sabbath day n totally took exception to all religous doctrines of his time. Totally lived above natural laws! And demons flee, he simply came to show/give us the vast power adam lost. And connect us all back to our source; GOD. HE said itz finished and the temple vail that once separated us from having access to our maker, was torn in twain.

2) Secondly, MIRACLES: these are incredible ,supernatural touch of d almight God in the affairs of men provoked by the desperate faith of men. "To him that bliveth, all things r possible"

When it comes to miracle, science goes norm. How can sceince explain a man born blind receiving his sight at a spot? Or d crippled walking, d deaf hearing and a man, having realised who he really is, living above sickness and deseases? Science is too blind to explain d forces of gud and evil, why we dream and a host of others. See the attempt man is having at AI, 5year old's intelligence is eons ahead of em. Take control of ur life, dont live it to science. You wud suffer what d world suffers.


How can science threaten its creator? Nah, it cant. See, he is a very Jelous God. He hates it wen we try to do it our ways n take glory due him. That was what annoyed him. What u shld know is that he made us in his image ( we bare his limitless abilities) and he knows a man's heart is desperately wicked without him. that was why a man could wake up and insult God by saying his great grand father evolved from apes! Science is always striving to prove there is no God. But therw is my gee.

In him we are goDs.he wants us to know that! To dominate the world , continue from where he stopped,but in doing that, not take the glory due him. THAT WAS WHAT ROBBED THE DEVIL HIS PLACE IN HEAVEN, What causes Adam Eden, what made Nebuchadnezza eat grass, Herod eaten by termites.
HE DOES NOT SHARE HIS GLORY.

Btw, he drove adam out because he disobeyed God's express order n in d process obeyed satan. Dont pray to have revolting wife n kids, u wud die young.

I asked God to have mercy on you because u did insult his person when u said he is a scientific being. HE IS NOT.

the are so many forces on earth, science is just one of them, then there are forces of gud and evil( which science cannot comprehend) HIV disappearing from a body is beyond science. SS turning AA robs science 's arogant nose on the dust of himiliation.

Science of old makes it sound like humans are chicken; once dead that all, bliv u me, we aint. But lately, science bliv dat human have a soul, if humans have souls, that means there is an after earth life. Dont be caught off guard. Dust to dust, d Spirit( God's breath) goes back to him, what becomes of the soul? Profiteth nothing if u science d whole world n lose ur soul.


People are thinking the present world would soon end because there r so many sign Christ listed to foretell d end of time , happening b4 our very eyes, men marrying men
, lagalizing same, and so many ills of our generations,
DO U KNOW WHY SODOM WAS distroyed?

It is high time you come back to ur root. Which is God.
He wanted to make animals, he spoke to d bush, fishes, he spoke to d seas, but when he wanted t oo make man, he spoke to himself, u can only find rest n fulfilment in him. Dont fall to this cheap science lies, itz just a ploy to keep u bound n rebel against ur maker. Then u begin to suffer what d world suffers.

Jesus Luvs U.

You are totally missing the whole point. Read my post again. I have only lauded the criticism of the modern mind. You yourself have clearly stated what I know you call miracles. Tell me a "miracle" that you can explain. You certainly cannot. Because the day you can explain a miracle is the day it ceases to be one. And that is what science is all about. Determining the reasons why things are, and explaining what heretofore, has been unexplainable.
Most Christians like to say that Christianity is a way of life. All religions are ways of life, and science is a way of life too. It doesn't make it less a religion than any other. Science will NEVER claim to know everything. That's impossible. By the nature of science itself, it is antithetical to believe there is an end to knowledge, talk less of an embodiment of the total knowledge there is. But you cannot but laud science in its own ways. Many diseases that for ages have ravaged mankind have been conquered by science. Science has allowed us to understand what beliefs have made us not comprehend. If not for the scientific mind, we would not have achieved leaps and bounds in prolonging life and reducing mortality. Christianity has not brought an improved maternal mortality or infant mortality rates. Science has. And all those health related miracles that you mentioned have not once been confirmed independently. And if they really happened, I bet that science will have the answer in due time. That's science. It always questions and looks for answers.
Molecular and Human genetics have brought us a whole world of answers about the origins of man. Science makes us question. The bible says God formed man from the dust of the earth. Science has proved that organic matter is similar to dirt. Science does not antagonise religion, rather it helps the modern mind to understand God.
Have you ever wondered why God never aged through the bible? Have you ever thought that there might be a scientific explanation for that? Maybe he is the same yesterday today and forever for a scientific reason....because He has conquered time and space.....which is the next frontier in science. Right now, scientists have built mathematical models to demonstrate that breaching space -time continuum is possible, and laboratory testing is ongoing.
What most people fail to realise is this: Christianity and other religions are man's way to understand and comprehend the concept of God....science helps us to improve this comprehension by understanding ourselves and growing therein. Everyone thinks their "religion cum way-of-life is the only way to immortality, but if they stop to think a little and follow the path of seeking for understanding and knowledge, they might actually realise that God is not as far away as they think.
So, dear friend, it is my belief that science seeks to explain our universe.....and it is every man's duty to himself and posterity to seek the path of knowledge and science.....because I almost certain (without committing the falacy of pseudoscience) that the end of the path of science is an understanding of the concept of God.

HARDDON:
Do u have dreams? I mean, do u dream when ur head u lay to rest @ night.? Have u had an attack @ night b4?
Do u have control over urself while u sleep?

Have u tried holding ur breath for 3mins?

Have u visited the mogue b4 n appreciated d fact that human being is noting but breath?

Have u wondered if there is really life after death? Or u think humans die like chicken n daz it?

There are alot of questions science cant ansa. Alot more google cant crawl up.

As d day n night is stark real, so also is evil n gud.

How can u bliv in urself when u r limited by make up? With so many questions hanging over ur head unanswered?

The mind blivs on a higher being, a being it can run to when itz @ a cross road.

How can u bliv in others when there is a limit they can go with u? How?
How can u bliv in others when u dont know the deep tots of their hearts? Daggar @ their back , a smile on their faces.



U dont need to know how to pray, b4 u go to bed to night, just ask God to reveal himself to u. Say it like u talking to a friend.
He is closer than u think n he cares than u cud ever imagine.

U wud be glad u did. No matter how far u travel on d wrong road, u wud neva get to u destination. Make a u turn today and embrace the light

Jesus Loves U.

Musings of a religious mind. And that's practically the bane of religion. It's a very primitive characteristic of man to attribute whatever they can't understand to be supernatural. Heck, they even have a name for it. It's called "miracle". When they didn't understand the physics of sound, they called the fall of the wall of Jericho a miracle. Now, they know better.
Science has an answer for a lot of questions now. And that's the characteristic of the modern man. Science has not come into the fulness of its being, it is still evolving. Even your bible attests to the fact that the God you intend to defend so graciously has attested to the fact that man may one day be like God. Science is a vessel to that possibility. Look at the Tower of Babel. The scientific mind of man at that point seemed to be a threat to your God. To the extent that he had to disrupt the job at hand. See Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. They had to be driven away because they would soon be like God.
Inasmuch as I would not disrespect your belief in your God, I will want you to open your mind to the possibility that the God you serve is a Scientific being, whose knowledge of science has transcended mortal man....but it is Science nonetheless. He has conquered aging, and thus you call Him the Ancient of Days. He has conquered distance, so you call him Omnipresent. He knows more than the knowledge of modern man, so you call him Omniscient. But that doesn't mean it's not all science.
Why do you think the present world is at the point where everyone thinks it's going to end? It's that same threat that happened in the Garden of Eden. Man is knowing roo much.
So, dear friend, your God is a scientific being. And questioning him and things that have happened before, that people call "miracle" is normal. And what everyone should be doing. It does not mean you disrespect God. It might even mean you want to understand him so that you can love him more.

Bamz:
I think love is a myth these days but it's refreshing to to know some chicks will stick with you if it's not all rosy.

Hhhmmmmm.... I beg to disagree. From personal experience, love is still very real. And if you read the OP's post, you will see there is some love involved between the two of them. I may tend to agree that love may not be as common as it was in the days of our fathers, but it definitely still very much exists.

Hello. I like your post. I like you better.
My advice is simple. Do you really love her? Does she really love you? Why don't you do something special?
Tell her you have just 1k and you want her to decide what you both should do with it. That's a thrilling birthday adventure.
She has stayed with you thru it all, she won't leave you because of your birthday not being all that.
I am sure it will be fun if you are both in love.
Happy birthday in advance. May the Almighty give you many more years ahead. AMEN!!!!@

bisi16:
Meh wat?! Lol.. who goes to Mexico? Abegi! Open ur own Mexico thread

Na wah ooooo!!!! Mexico ke? Wetin dem dey do for dia? Abeg, pls oooooo!

bisi16:
See attached.. our normal 3pin square sucket wit rounded 3pin plug head. I live close to Observatory so u go dash me if u dey go back o!

Thanks man....I appreciate. But you said rounded pin plug......the one in the picture is square pins. So, rounded or squared? I will definitely link up when I get to Cape Town sir......

bisi16:
Bros, kak up come o! Am new in cpt as well and I tell u, it's no joke. ...and they say it's not winter yet. So kak up well. Very thick winter coat, with under pants (thermal wear) coz d cold dey catch 4 knees too Another important thng, carry our Naija socket extension, with 3pin square mouth. It's 200rand here o! It's painful to pay N3200 for an item of less than N700 in Nigeria.

Thanks so much for the info.....
I go do my best...
Someone had already told me, but didn't realize its that severe. Definitely need to fish for a winter coat ooooooo...... Do you mean the extension box or the adaptor with a 3 pin plug? Might as well bring both. I should guess that they are also on the 220V electricity system over there. Means there will be little or no friendly weather to go enjoy the Cape Town scenery.
I found online booking to be the cheapest ticket available, barring a promo ticket, which surprisingly I couldn't get.
Pls, anyone knows about public transportation in Cape Town especially around the University and Observatory? I hear it is not reliable, and one might need to get a rental car to get around, which might be quite expensive.

yinksob002:
It is not new to SA embassy cos the embassy officials can be very unpredictable sometimes. I once had my visa issued within 2 days sometime in 2013 and I remember there were others with similar experience on this forum back then. I don't think it has to do with xenophobia. All the best

Lolz.....don't mind us newbies.....
Just reacting to what I'd read so far...
By the way, how is the weather in Cape Town July to August?
What am I to expect? How do I prepare in terms of clothing?
Someone hinted me that Cape Town winters can be bitter at times.

brooklyn20:
Same here oo. I applied for a visit visa with my family(my husband and son) on Tuesday, they sent a message to come for our paspt yesterday (Dats 2working days). Still not gone to collect it cos I received the text msg late. I hope they stamped visa on it oh! Cos i've been excited abt traveling to see my sister and her family »

2 working days!!!!! that is pretty fast...
I begin to wonder if this is the outcome of the whole xenophobia thing...some bit of PR and reconciliation. We should actually begin a timeline of submission and issuance of visa on this thread. Has anyone else had a similar experience with short term visas?

funny enough, they gave me a visa expiring in August 27th, but said it was multiple entry.....and that I should stay for just 2 months.
I didn't find all that disturbing, sha.....because I am going for a specific training with specific dates, and my visa application was based specifically on that.
I applied for a single entry visa, don't know why they gave multiple entry. I guess that may be their routine practice.

guttentag:
How long did they give you to stay in South Africa

Hello, house....
I am happy to inform you that imy visa was issued yesterday, and I went to VFS to collect it this morning. It was so surprising, because I submitted the application just last week thursday, and it was issued on wednesday, just 5 working days later.
When I first got the SMS on wednesday afternoon, I was at first afraid that maybe I was denied...I actually didn't sleep very well overnight.
I am so surprised, because I had been expecting a very long wait period from people's experience on this forum.
Thank you everyone that posted on this thread....it was worth the reading.
I also wish everyone who is waiting for an answer from the South African High commission a very positive news this week.
Lastly, I intend to travel to South Africa early July. Who has an idea about the cheapest tickets, how to get them, and the likely cost? The online South African airway portal is giving a quote of roughly USD 840. Thats quite cool, but will love cheaper.
Thanks, all!

MrKnowitall:
What did Jonathan do? I'm i missing something?

He congratulated his opponent on winning the election, thereby averting unnecessary bloodshed and civil unrest. If General Muhammadu Buhari had done the same in 2011, countless needless deaths could have been prevented. That's what President Jonathan did.
I'm proud of him. He has my most reserved respect for a great man. He is indeed a great man.

Hello. I recently recieved an invitation for a 6 week medical observership in Cape Town, and I want to apply for a visa. What are the protocols for applying for a short stay visit visa, for conference, non work, non study purposes?
How soon should I send the application if my travel date is July 1st 2015?
Thank you.

Our days are passing by, oh, what a sorry state to be,
She has passed on, fading away in the horizon like the evening sun,
left her glorious footprints on the sands of time,
Like the rush of many waters, the floodgates of tears open,
Like our winter sorrows, we must hang it out to dry,
But the promise of the Lord brings joy like the winter fire
And from The Bible beams light like the candle's glow, more than a ray of hope
'The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed!!!'
Now, what shall we do while we wait?
Watch and wait, or what do you think?