Buying and selling online from South Africa has become sort of a risk in this day and age, specially if you want to buy from places like e-bay. This will hopefully not be the case for long anymore as PayPal is currently in talks with FNB and the South African Reserve Bank.

What is PayPal you ask? PayPal is the safer, easier way to pay and get paid online. The service allows anyone to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts, buyer credit or account balances, without sharing financial information. Gone are the days of entering your credit card details to buy something online, you will just buy with your PayPal account and PayPal will ensure that the transaction goes smooth.

About two weeks back news has gone viral on social networking site Twitter where it was divulged that FNB is currently in talks with PayPal to allow transactions from South Africa. Later on head of corporate communications at FNB released an official statement that First National Bank is indeed in discussions with PayPal and the South African Reserve Bank.

Upon entering the FNB website users are now also greeted with a pop-up window with the statement that it is confirmed that FNB is in talks with PayPal and that further information will be released in due course.

This is a really exciting announcement by PayPal and FNB as the introduction of PayPal in South Africa will open up so many new potential opportunities and bring a huge influx of cash into South Africa through online purchases.

What do you think? Will you be using PayPal when it is confirmed that it will be available in South Africa?

Is Tiger Woods hiding out in South Africa? It was reported earlier this week in Die Burger that sources close to Tiger Woods said that he left the media glare in America and headed off to a friends estate in Africa.

What better place to kick it back away from the paparazzi than at a wine estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa considering that golfer friends Ernie Else and Johann Rupert both have wine estates in the region. To further reinforce the rumors that Tiger Woods was spotted in Stellenbosch, South Africa is student and part time waitron Dinkle Verwey.

“I am sure it could have been Tiger Woods sitting in the corner the other day eating a muffin and drinking rooibos tea,” Dinkle said. “He had a cap on his head and was wearing a T-shirt that read ’14 Down, More to Go’, but at first I did not think it could be him. But when he looked up at me to ask for the bill, there was something about him. At first I thought he was just a normal Cape Coloured as his lips were big. But then I saw his eyes, which were a bit skew. I Googled when I got home, and yes, I am sure it was him. He paid cash, so I did not get chance to see his credit card.”

Expect to see papz cruising the winelands town in search for Tiger Woods.