Afrikaans is Lekker is ’n jaarlikse Suid-Afrikaanse konsert wat in Australië en Nieu-Seeland gehou word. Die Suid-Afrikaanse byeenkoms word aangebied deur South African Events. South African Events is bekend vir die reël van Suid-Afrikaanse geleenthede in Australië, Nieu-Seeland, Kanada, die VSA, die VK en Europa.
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Afrikaans is Lekker 2018 konsert gehou in Australië en Nieu-Seeland
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Suid-Afrikaanse gesin kry trekpas uit Nieu-Seeland
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’n Suid-Afrikaanse gesin wat sedert 2008 in Nieu-Seeland woon, moes ten spyte van ’n petisie wat duisende mense onderteken het, die land verlaat omdat hul seun ’n chroniese niertoestand het.
Netwerk24 het vroeër berig die Nieu-Seelandse owerhede weier die Von Metzinger-gesin burgerskap omdat hul 15-jarige seun, Ethan, met fase-vier-urine-terugvloeiing gediagnoseer is.
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SA family may be kicked out of New Zealand
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A South African family who has lived in New Zealand for nine years may soon be kicked out of this country. Steven and Joan von Metzinger and their children, Travis (18) and Ethan (15), emigrated to New Zealand almost a decade ago and currently live in Dunedin. However, after a nine-year battle with the local..
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The Treaty of Waitangi gets Afrikaans translation!
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A major event of great importance for South Africans and Afrikaans especially has occurred the previous weekend in New Zealand. New Zealand’s ground document, the Treaty of Waitangi, or the Tiriti o Waitangi, is now officially available in Afrikaans. In fact, it is now available in 30 more languages than the two (and English) that..
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From the Drakensberg to the Jungfrau slopes:- A story of a beginner world traveller!
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From a WhatsApp message in December to boarding the aircraft in March … from the Drakensberg to the Alps! My first tour overseas was really an eye-opener; something that showed me how small my world really is. And how I only thought that I was informed. It was an experience of learning how much there..
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Finding Expat Schools In New Zealand
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Many expat families opt to place their children in one of New Zealand’s excellent public or private schools. There are more than 20 schools in New Zealand, most in the Auckland area, that offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. Some are private and some are state-sponsored. More than a dozen schools offer the Primary Years..
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SA Mother has 2 children taken by New Zealand Authorities – Urgent review for New-Born Baby to Be Returned to Its Parents
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A 5 day old baby taken from its parents at North Shore Hospital in Auckland two weeks ago by Ōranga Tamariki should be returned to its parents, says Author and Human Rights advocate Sue O’Callaghan. The mother who cannot be named for legal reasons is from Richards Bay in South Africa and moved to New..
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Bekroonde en geliefde Suid-Afrikaanse skrywer, Ryk Hattingh oorlede
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Ryk Hattingh, ’n bekroonde en geliefde Suid-Afrikaanse skrywer, is ná ’n massiewe hartaanval in Auckland, Nieu-Seeland, dood. Hy het in Julie 60 geword. Zirk van den Berg, medeskrywer en vriend, het gesê Hattingh het Donderdag teruggekom in Nieu-Seeland nadat hy ’n week in Suid-Afrika was vir die kykNET-Rapport-toekenningsgeleentheid, waar hy die prys vir fiksie gewen..
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Bokke pak All Blacks met 3 veranderinge tydens Rugbykampioenskap-toets teen die All Blacks in Albany
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Trevor Nyakane se snywond in sy gesig het genoegsaam herstel dat hy die Springbokke in Saterdag se Rugbykampioenskap-toets teen die All Blacks in Albany sal verteenwoordig. Onsekerheid het oor sy beskikbaarheid bestaan nadat hy die veld in die toets teen die Wallabies in Perth verlaat het. Hy moes agterna verskeie steke vir sy wond ontvang…
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I think I may be the worst SAFFA in the free world…
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Actually, I’m not quite sure which expat South African I am. I know I am not the bloke at the BBQ bashing bad ‘ol Zuma and recounting my home invasion with dramatic interludes and role play amongst intermittent gasps from first world friends who just came for the rugby game. I am most definitely not..
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