A look at what South Africans have been googling
IT IS undeniable that April brought both excitement and devastation to South Africans.
The month may have kicked off with a thrill because of the longawaited boxing match between popular artists Cassper Nyovest and NaakMusiq but the floods in KwaZulu-Natal, among other things, brought a disturbing change.
According to Google search activity in April, South Africans turned to Google to find out more about social grants, the KwaZulu-Natal floods, religious holidays and many other things.
Taking the lead on top searched terms was climate change, followed by questions surrounding Sassa grants.
After the announcement that the public needed to reapply for the Sassa
R350 grant, people took to Google and the most-asked question was, “How to apply for R350?”
The devastating floods which hit KwaZulu-Natal last month were also among the month’s top searches, with “Durban floods” featuring in the most-searched terms and “What is happening in KZN?” among the most-searched questions.
When the news broke that popular songstress Lira had suffered a stroke
while in Germany, concerns grew and people turned to Google for more information about her health.
The public also searched for information about former South African rugby player Pedrie Wannenburg, who was killed in a car crash in the US on April 22.