The Homecoming Revolution is a non-profit organisation aimed at reversing the South African
skills shortage. We encourage and facilitate the journey home.
You’ve come back and are now trying to settle back in.
It can be hard, sometimes it feels like you’ve been gone so long that
it’s like moving to a new country or maybe you have moved to a new
country.
It’s often said that it’s not what you know but who you know, well
*nudge nudge wink wink*, you now know us…so you’ll be A-okay.
Make friends, business contacts or get involved in a social responsibility project.
Find out what happens in your city, connect your telephone line, get ADSL and pay your electricity bill.
Need a home, a car and even a bank account - we know where to get all that information.
Getting reconnected in South Africa may seem simple in a country where cellphone growth has been unprecedented but it has been a bugbear for many returning citizens. I guess it's no different from moving abroad, where the catch-22 of not having credit history can cause hurdles to appear where there did not appear to be any beforehand.
As much as we don't like to think about it, it's a very real fact that accidents do happen. Knowledge saves lives, so take a moment to ensure that you know what number to phone for which emergency and what websites have good emergency resources. Here is a definitive list of the most important of these:
Are you looking to buy property but don't know where to start? FNB have provided a checklist for getting yourself a homeloan, take a look at the steps to getting the finance to buy.
When buying a property, there are a number of factors to take in to account. Living sectional title has its ups and downs, take the following factors in to account to determine whether it's the right kind of living for you and your family when you get back home.