Foreign visitors are not safe in South Africa – Dutch tourist family holiday ends in nightmare after attack & hijacking in Lowveld area

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Foreign visitors not safe in SA - Dutch tourists' holiday ends in a nightmare after attack and hijacking in Lowveld area

A family of three Dutch tourists were hijacked near their home on Monday night. They were later rescued by foresters where they wandered in a plantation between Sabie and Hazyview.
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Travelers be aware! Spike in baggage tampering at SA’s biggest airport OR Tambo

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Spike in baggage tampering at SA’s biggest airport OR Tambo airport

There’s been a spike in baggage tampering incidents at SA’s biggest airport, OR Tambo International in Johannesburg, since August, with perfume being the thieves’ favourite target. “Security procedures were adapted with some initial success, but countering baggage tampering is an ongoing challenge that we, as the airport community, are continuously working towards finding a resolution..
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Rugby World Cup quarter-finals: Who plays who … and when

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The pool phase of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan has been completed and we’re left with eight countries vying for glory in the ninth instalment of the tournament. QUARTER-FINALISTS: Pool A 1. Japan 2. Ireland Pool B 1. New Zealand 2. South Africa Pool C 1. England 2. France Pool D 1. Wales..
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Viral video of Japan residents singing the national anthem – Japanese have adopted the Springboks and made SA proud

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 One of the inspiring things to see come out of the Rugby World Cup has been how South Africa and the Springboks have been embraced by the Japanese. Ever since the now-infamous 2015 World Cup where Japan beat the Springboks with 34-32 victory in England, the two countries have been linked. While South Africans were..
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ANC-regime needs money! South Africa’s big expat tax is coming – and financial emigration isn’t the quick fix you think it is

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South Africa’s big expat tax is coming – and financial emigration isn’t the quick fix you think it is

While financial emigration may be a viable option for a small minority of individuals who will be hit by South Africa’s coming ‘expat tax’, for the majority, it’s likely to be a costly exercise which won’t provide significant tax relief in the long-term. This is according to Ettiene Retief of the South African Institute of..
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Japan Embassy invites South Africans to come and teach English

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Japan Embassy invites South Africans to come and teach English

The Japanese Embassy wants to help with unemployment in South Africa and invites graduates to offer English in their country by 2020. Those who want to apply for the Japanese exchange and education program (JET program) must be a South African citizen with a degree in any direction, says Embassy Kota Toba in a statement…
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SA faces serious shortage of qualified workers – experts are leaving country in search of a better future

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SA faces serious shortage of qualified workforce - experts are leaving country in search of better future

South Africans with good qualifications are leaving the country in increasing numbers, causing a serious shortage of well-qualified workers. Immigration agencies are experiencing an increase in people with good qualified careers who are going abroad for a variety of reasons. According to informed sources, the main reasons are cited as the shrinking economy, the state’s..
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Rugby viewers are furious at French referee Garcès about his performance in the match between Boks and All Blacks

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French referee Jérôme Garcès receives plenty of criticism for his performance in Saturday’s World Cup match between New Zealand and South Africa. The All Blacks beat the Boks 23-13. This is Garcès third World Cup and he is particularly criticized for his decisions at the breakdowns. Garcès scored 13 penalties in 80 minutes in Jokohama,..
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Thomas Cook Travel company have collapsed, How South Africa is affected this firm’s liquidation

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Thomas Cook Travel company have collapsed, How South Africa is affected this firm’s liquidation

It just goes to show that nobody is too big to fail these days. Thomas Cook, one of the largest travel operators in the world, have ceased trading on Monday after a last-ditch bid to save the company fell agonisingly short. The company were declared bankrupt at 2:15 earlier this morning. This is the sombre..
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Emigration: Where most South Africans leave for, and what jobs they do

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Emigration: Where most South Africans leave for, and what jobs they do

Thanks to this new emigration website, we can track where South Africans are leaving for as they seek to carve out a new life for themselves overseas. A fresh batch of emigration data has shown a sharp rise in the number of applicants over the past few years, as South Africans – almost en-masse –..
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