SA movie maker found dead in Nigerian hotel room

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SA movie maker found dead in Nigerian hotel room

A South African film producer was found dead in his hotel room at the Blowfish Hotel in the Victoria Island neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria. Siphiwe Myeza-Mhlambi, a 25 year old,director’s family said in a statement he was found dead in his hotel room on Monday. According to Victor Dlamini, the family spokesperson, Myeza-Mhlambi was in..
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An South African airline lambasted for “bizarre” decision to ignore safety advice

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All CemAir flights have been suspended by the Civil Aviation Authority, after they were deemed to have “ignored” key safety instructions.
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Australia: Government lists 117 occupations which need foreign workers – It’s a very good day indeed for any South Africans thinking of finding work in Australia. A lucrative offer has been made by the government, but comes with T’s & C’s

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Australia: Government lists 117 occupations which need foreign workers - It's a very good day indeed for any South Africans thinking of finding work in Australia. A lucrative offer has been made by the government, but comes with T's & C's

If you’re planning on going to work in Australia, you may never get a better chance than this. Their government have embarked on a wildly ambitious plan to bring more foreign employees into the country, but it comes with a few requirements. How can I apply to work in Australia? For starters, you won’t be..
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A look at the unique Afrikaans community of Patagonia, Argentina To many, Patagonian Afrikaans is a relic of the past – Against the odds, however, a renaissance has begun

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A look at the unique Afrikaans community of Patagonia, Argentina To many, Patagonian Afrikaans is a relic of the past - Against the odds, however, a renaissance has begun

The Patagonian desert in southern Argentina is a harsh environment. Little seems to thrive on its seemingly endless red plains and parched land. Yet in this unlikely place there is a unique bilingual community. It’s made up of the Afrikaans and Spanish-speaking descendants of the about 650 South African Boers, who came to Patagonia in..
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Details of Irishman’s harrowing South African ordeal begin to emerge – Taking Lots of Cash to South Africa is a Bad Idea!

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Stanley Currie, the 66-year-old Irishman who was reported missing in South Africa, has been found, disorientated and destitute, on the streets of Johannesburg.

The search for Currie lasted ten days. Spearheaded on South African soil by the local Community Crime Watch organisation, and assisted by concerned family members back in Ireland, the extensive social media campaign aimed at locating Currie proved fruitful on 7 January.
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66-year-old Irishman missing after coming to SA for woman he met online

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Irishman missing after coming to SA for woman he met online

The family of a 66-year-old Irishman, who is believed to have flown to South Africa last week to meet a woman he had been chatting to online for two years, is worried after not having heard from him since. Stanley Currie was alleged to have boarded his flight on December 28, but hasn’t been heard..
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‘Aussiekaners’ laat Afrikaans gedy in Australië

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‘Aussiekaners’ laat Afrikaans gedy in Australië

Suid-Afrikaners wat in Australië woon, het ’n familie weg van hul familie gevind. Jannie Bloem en sy vrou, Fransie, en hul twee kinders, Charel en Devon Blignaut, se huis in Brisbane is altyd oop vir ander Suid-Afrikaners wat huis toe verlang. Gaste is altyd welkom om die swembad te gebruik en word nooit weggestuur sonder..
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Nagmerrie-vakansie vir gesin van Botswana na terroriste hul as verkeersbeamptes voordoen en slagoffers kaap, ontvoer en beroof

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Nagmerrie-vakansie vir gesin van Botswana na terroriste hul as verkeersbeamptes voordoen en slagoffers kaap, ontvoer en beroof

Die polisie in Noordwes waarsku motoriste teen ’n bende wat hulle as verkeersbeamptes voordoen en mense aanval. ’n Gesin van Botswana is Donderdag naby Mahikeng aangeval, ontvoer en beroof. Mense in die omgewing van Mahikeng is al twee maande gelede teen dié aanvalle gewaarsku, sê kol. Adele Myburgh, polisiewoordvoerder in Noordwes. Dieselfde waarskuwing geld motoriste..
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Home affairs insists an unabridged birth certificate is not needed for parents travelling with children, but apparently nobody told customs officials

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Home affairs insists an unabridged birth certificate is not needed for parents travelling with children, but apparently nobody told customs officials

The department of home affairs has reiterated that the requirement for an unabridged birth certificate for children travelling with their parents no longer applies, but the parents must still carry it anyway – in case customs officials ask to see it at ports of entry. This follows a huge outcry among travellers who claimed they..
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