Qualified and skilled professionals are leaving South Africa in droves in search of better opportunities for them and their families. The ongoing problems of crime, economic uncertainty, political problems, affirmative action, BEE and unemployment are driving citizens to look for greener pastures overseas. The loss of skills through emigration is enormous – for every one..
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Shocking number of skilled professionals leaving SA – for every one professional coming to the country, eight are leaving – black emigrants exceeds whites
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Some White South Africans are starting to feel unsafe and can’t find work and they are now emigrating: These are the 10 biggest factors driving South Africans abroad
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Recently-released data on emigration from South Africa shows that an alarming number of citizens are considering packing up and moving abroad. Afrobarometer has released a trove of emigration data concerning South Africa and the rest of the continent, and it’s turned up some eye-catching results. Almost half of those surveyed in Mzansi have considered living..
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Emigration: Load shedding has caused a sharp increase in SA citizens moving abroad, thanks to Eskom.
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Not only are Eskom failing to keep the lights on, but it seems they are also influencing people to pack up their belongings and leave the country for good. Industry experts have concluded that load shedding has played a huge part in the rising emigration numbers. Emigration and load shedding FNB property sector strategist, John..
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More South Africans are leaving their homes empty as they emigrate
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A growing number of homeowners on Johannesburg’s East Rand are opting to leave their homes empty as they emigrate – with the hopes of selling the property at a later date. Speaking to BusinessTech, real estate agents from the area said that this was likely due to a combination of factors – including a desire..
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Number of South Africans selling homes to move abroad has trebled since 2013
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Perhaps South Africa looks better on a postcard than it does up close. That certainly seems to be the feeling of a growing community in this country who are selling homes, and plotting their escape routes. John Loos is an FNB property specialist. As reported by Business Tech, Loos was speaking on Radio 702 this..
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2018 set to bring new (official) emigration record for South Africans leaving SA
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Whilst the unofficial amount is undoubtedly far higher, a new official emigration record is being predicted for 2018. The experts say more South Africans are leaving than ever before. Why? Need they still ask? With so much going on in South Africa practically every day, South Africans are set to break their own emigration record..
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Help, my children are emigrating!
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When your children decide to leave the country permanently, you suddenly have to outface quite a few challenges. The well-known columnist Cecile Cilliers says people are surprised when they hear that she has three children on three different continents. “How on earth do you endure that?” they want to know. “In the long run, one..
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