High operating costs and tight customer budgets have left US coffee giant Starbucks needing a caffeine hit after it abandoned ambitious expansion plans in South Africa.
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The well known franchise Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa
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Let’s have a look at how the SAA cash crisis could see travellers turn their backs on Johannesburg
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OR Tambo, the flagship airport of Johannesburg, may see less people come through its terminals if the SAA crisis gets any worse.
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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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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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Here are some tips that could help you land a job abroad
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Get your passport (and visa) ready. Your next gig could be on foreign soil. Maybe it was a semester abroad that piqued your interest. Perhaps you’ve got a serious case of wanderlust.
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Donald Trump nominates South African Expat handbag designer Lana Marks as New SA Ambassador
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JOHANNESBURG – U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate South African expat and luxury handbag designer Lana Marks as the new ambassador to South Africa, the White House said, almost two years after the last ambassador left under Barack Obama.
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Wonderful News:- A startup has landed R140 million to popularise biltong in America – at R1,800 a kilo
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Stryve Biltong – a very American company despite the name – has landed $10 million, or around R140 million, in first-round funding. And now it wants to teach the USA to eat biltong, something it holds greatly superior to the jerky that is America’s home-grown attempt at drying meat.
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Looking for greener pastures? Here The 10 Healthiest Countries To Relocate To?
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Despite the obvious factors such as career and distance from friends and family, what else should be on your agenda to ensure you will be living healthily when considering living or working abroad?
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CEO Mark Barnes blames SAPO backlog on incoming international mail
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Every year, like clockwork, the South African Post Offices deals with a backlog that takes months to clear. Back in September, SAPO was confident that it would clear the delay caused by a six-week strike by the end of the month. Some 38 million parcels were not delivered during that period.
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Let’s have a look at the 11 safest Countries in the world for Expats to move to
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Personal safety and security is one of the most important aspects to consider when moving abroad for work.
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What to do when you die overseas, here is some Advice to South African Citizens in the Event a South African Dies Abroad
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The Department of International Relations and Co-operations RSA, in collaboration with its Representatives abroad, may provide logistical assistance and advice to the next of kin in the event of the death of a South African citizen abroad.
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