South Africa will invest $1 billion in South Sudan’s oil sector, including in the construction of a refinery, the South African minister for energy and his South Sudanese counterpart for petroleum said on Friday. South Sudan’s oil industry is dominated by Asian firms including China National Petroleum Corporation, Malaysia’s Petronas and India’s Oil and Natural..
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South Africa To Invest $1bn In South Sudan’s Oil Sector that is dominated by Asian firms
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Before you make plans to move overseas, have a look at this article first: Hong Kong tops the list of the most expensive city for expatriates
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Hong Kong has come top in a survey of the most expensive cities for expatriates. Mercer’s annual Cost of Living survey includes 209 cities across five continents and measures the comparative cost of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.
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The World’s 10 unfriendliest countries for expats revealed
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The world’s 10 most unfriendly countries for ex-pats have been revealed, with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic topping the list.
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A UK man were murdered in Green Point and had only been back in SA a day or two
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The British citizen, 50, who was murdered in his flat in Green Point, Cape Town, had only been back in South Africa for a day or two before he was killed, according to a resident in the same block.
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Why Some British expatriates are struggling to get their passport renewals processed
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Though the British government originally stated that the closure of regional passport processing centres around the world wouldn’t affect the processing of passport applications and renewals it seems that this is not the case.
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Moving to the UK: The Unmarried Partner Visa – all you need to know
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Many people assume that there is a separate type of visa application for the unmarried partner. However, this is not the case. If one fulfils the criteria to be an ‘unmarried partner,’ one would apply in the same way as the spouse or dependent of the main UK visa applicant. One can thus be the..
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“South African Government Wants Whites to Leave SA” – Saffa changes his name to Ivan, wants to move to Russia too
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At least a million, possibly much more, white South Africans have left their country in the past three decades, but most don’t choose Russia as their new home, unlike Johannes du Toit, who is intent on settling there as Ivan Vahrushin.
“The hostility, the injustice I’m living through, it is to do with the South African government. It is an attack on our people. They don’t want us to feel comfortable in our own country. They want us all to leave,”du Toit explains in his still somewhat rough but comprehensible Russian.
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A re-invented, revived version of SA’s best-loved shoe is now available in the UK and Europe
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South Africans abroad – this good news is for you! – Actually, it’s good news for anybody who wants to own a pair of SA’s most loved and well-known shoes – the humble (and highly sought after) VELDSKOEN™ are now available online.
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Celebrate your Christmas in Europe? Cape Town to Amsterdam for only R5,250!
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We have something sneaky up our sleeve – JUST FOR YOU! Want to celebrate your Christmas in Europe? – DON’T MISS OUT! Cape Town – Amsterdam Departure : 18 December 2018 FLY FOR ONLY R5,250! To book from South Africa, Book Here *T&C’s apply
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What you need to know about Setting-up a business in Ireland
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Ireland promotes business growth and entrepreneurship with three different schemes for setting up your own business within its borders. If it has always been your dream to set up your business, then Ireland might be the place for you. The country is experiencing big economical growth and Ireland’s tax system has very good rates for businesses.
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