Cooking‚ getting pregnant and overcoming heartbreak: South Africans' week on Google

Flapjacks‚ white sauce and baking soda occupied South African minds this week‚ if the top ten trending questions on Google SA are any indicator. The love-lorn and wannabe moms also featured.

The top trending questions on Google SA this week:

1. What time is it in South Africa?

2. How long does it take to get pregnant?

3. How to get rid of dark circles around eyes?

4. How to make flapjacks

5. What is the informal sector?

6. How to make white sauce

7. Is Michael Jackson still alive?

8. How to get over someone you love

9. Who founded Google?

10.What is baking soda?

The company noted that the week’s trending search terms didn’t bear much relation to the top trending questions.

Trending search terms on Google SA this week included ‘Start of the 2016 Paralympics’ with over 200‚000 searches on Wednesday‚ ‘iPhone 7’ on Tuesday with more than 100‚000 searches‚ ‘Luthuli House’ with some 10‚000+ searches on Monday‚ and Mother Teresa on Sunday‚ with 5‚000+ searches.

This information is gleaned from from data collated by Google‚ based on what South Africans have been searching for and asking Google this week. Google processes more than 40‚000 search queries every second.