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So much has changed in SA

Diana Rodrigues moved back to South Africa after living in the UK for almost seven years. See what she has to say about being back. ...
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Turbulent European Economies driving people home

The current economic turbulence in many developed countries and stringent work permit requirements is certainly playing a role in d...
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Back in SA

We recently caught up with Naomi Meyer who has returned to South Africa after living in Ireland. ...
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Butch: Home is where the heart is

In the professional rugby era more players are looking abroad for greener pastures in search of a big payday, but Butch James says it is a...
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Diaspora Entrepreneurs – Change Makers Back Home

When we think about the economic potential of the estimated 215 million international migrants residing in countries other than their coun...
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My soul was always here

Mary-Anne O'Carroll returned to South Africa after eight years in Malaysia. See what she has to say about being back in Johannesburg. ...
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The Soccer World Cup Changed Our Minds

My husband and I moved to Lancashire in northern England in May 2008. We wanted safety and a good education for our daughter. But last year ...
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I came back to fulfil my passion

After two years in London, I moved back to South Africa in September 2010. Externally, little had changed but on the inside I was a differen...
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We have fallen totally in love with this country

WHEN I remember how amazing I felt landing as a British ex-pat in South Africa, I often imagine how miserable it must be at times for the th...
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No one place will tick all the boxes

Last weekend when I was hiking on Table Mountain with a friend and her new dog, I asked her why she had chosen that particular breed of dog....
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Leaving a legacy, naming your neighbourhood

Two young entrepreneurs with a shared passion for Cape Town have brought their experience of living abroad back home. Bru...
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Are you a South African living abroad?

As a South African living abroad, or someone who may have friends and family living overseas, we encourage you to complete this short onli...
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Life was good but something was missing

What can I say – I am one of those very fortunate South Africans who returned home in 2005 after having spent eight and a half years a...
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We made the United States home and lived in the country for 24 years.

On June 5th 1987 I arrived in Washington DC. I was pissed off with the situation in South Africa and clear my kids will NEVER be a product o...
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Tax advice for SA expats

In both South Africa (“SA”) and the UK an individual is not taxed on a certain amount of income. In SA the threshold is now R59,750, therefore if you have a choice on the time to come back to SA, do not do that on 28 February – as this is the tax financial year-end!

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Why I’m here…

We were living a perfectly OK life in London, UK. And then we were offered the opportunity to live a potentially excellent life in Cape Town, South Africa. We felt that Cape Town could offer us a better work/life balance and more family life. And, to the surprise of some, we felt it was a better place to bring up our two children (now 2.5 and 4.5). We had to at least try.

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South African Prospects 2012

Evita Bezuidenhout probably put it most clearly. Freely translated, she had this to say about the year ahead:“We won’t have much of a government this year because they are fighting so much among themselves they haven’t got time for much else. It is going to be a healthy year for South Africa, but we will all have to work hard at it to make it happen. It won’t be given to us on a platter……”

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Brain drain reversal

The year 2011 has been called a milestone in which the country’s “brain drain” was firmly in reverse, with trends showing that fewer people were leaving South African shores, and many expats were returning home after living abroad.

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Premier's Hotline set to...
Friday, 03 February 2012
The Gauteng provincial government has launched the Premier's Hotline in a move aimed at accele...
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Making a difference for...
Friday, 03 February 2012
R380,620 was handed over to Reach for Recovery recently, the result of a fundraising initiativ...
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Old Mutual invests in to...
Friday, 03 February 2012
Old Mutual Property is redeveloping and refurbishing several malls in previously disadvantaged...
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