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Where Jeni's heart belonged

Jeni was only 10 years old when, with her family, she bid farewell to Cape Town, her place of birth. It would be four decades before she wou...
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Leila Janah joins Tech4Africa keynote speaker list

Women empowerment in the tech sector has received a timely boost at the inaugural Tech4Africa Internet and mobile technology conference foll...
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Seedcamp to jump-start African entrepreneurs at Tech4Africa conference

Seedcamp, a European micro seed fund that invests in early stage startup companies, will be attending the Tech4Africa con...
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Advertising industry luring more expats back

It seems local ad agencies are finally getting with the digital programme, plus luring more expats back. Matt Ross has returned to become ex...
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SA tourism is fantastic and the world cup was phenomenal

Julian shares their story on coming home after being in the UK for 3 years and 1.5 years travelling ...
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Don’t provide aid – provide tools and incentive for people to help themselves

Adien Aggenbach shares her coming home story with us even after leaving her Read more...
Feeling Homesick?

A few days ago while driving along the beautiful Sunshine Coast I mentioned to my partner that I was
feeling a bit homesick. “T...
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Practical advice for returning home and setting up a business in South Africa

After deciding to move back to SA, I went about laying the foundation necessary for a business with offices in London and ...
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We have it all

Roanne Goldsmith lived in Denmark and then travelled South America for a year. He is now living in Cape Town and describes it as...
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Extraordinary times

I feel like I am on an incredible adventure and I don't want it to end. These past two weeks in South Africa have been ex...
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An Organisation of the imagination

I believe that anything can be achieved with the right application of imagination and effort ...
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The globe trotter returns to home soil...

Eventually the feeling of inexplicable emptiness and the distance from home got to me and one day I woke up and said 'NO MORE'. ...
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The smell of Africa. The smell of HOME

I am a twenty-something travelling South African. During my three years in London and (at present) 18 months in Australia I have spent endle...
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Don’t fall into the trap of believing what the british newspapers print about SA

James Powell has recently returned to SA after 3 years in the UK. Has much changed in those 3 years? See what he has to say about being ho...
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Interim limit on UK Immigration announced

The new coalition government has announced an interim limit on the number of workers entering the UK from outside Europe. Government will be following a 12-week government consultation with businesses on how the final limit will be delivered

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Why we must not forget what just happened

Like many others locally and abroad, I have been curious about how we’ve changed as South Africans because of the World Cup. What just happened between us? Almost two weeks after the final whistle has blown, is this chemistry fading fast?

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What is possible for South Africa beyond the World Cup

On Monday afternoon The Homecoming Revolution hosted an event with GIBS and REOS Partners to discuss the topic of what is possible for South Africa beyond the World Cup. About 50 people attended the session and we all had one thing in common.

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Open letter to South African expatriates living abroad

I’m not sure why you are living where you are, but I hope it is not because you have lost hope in the land of your birth. I trust your (re)location is temporary and that it is for the purpose of skills gathering, with the aim of returning one day.

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Gold for SA on first day...
Friday, 30 July 2010
South African juniors won gold, silver and bronze medals on the opening day of the UCI BMX Wor...
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South Africa streamlines...
Friday, 30 July 2010
The South African Revenue Service is modernising the country's customs processes to improve it...
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International entreprene...
Friday, 30 July 2010
Seedcamp, a European micro seed fund that invests in early stage startup companies, has select...
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Event Calendar

03.08.2010
Soweto Gospel Choir with special guests The Ba...
09.08.2010
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Alumni ...
24.09.2010
National Braai Day