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The Great Migration: Hordes of Skilled South Africans Are Leaving SA’s Sunny Shores

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The Great Migration: Hordes of Skilled South Africans Are Leaving SA’s Sunny Shores

Amid the high crime rate, loss of job security, and political uncertainty, South Africans are leaving the country in significant numbers looking for greener pastures. On tonight’s episode of Carte Blanche (available for expats to stream from Tuesday), presenter Derek Watts looks at the rising number of skilled and educated South Africans – from medical..
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Visitors from Florida college students robbed at gunpoint while visiting preschool in South Africa

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The 19 students, professor and a staff member from the University of Florida were robbed of their laptops, cellphones, cameras, passports and bags. A group of 19 Florida college students and a professor and staff member from their university were robbed at gunpoint of their laptops, cellphones, cameras, passports, money and bags while on an..
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The ‘racist’ Adam Catzavelos expected in court next week over k-word video

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The NPA says the man will appear on charges of crimen injuria. Businessman Adam Catzavelos, whose racist video made on an overseas holiday went viral for all the wrong reasons last year, is due to appear in the Randburg District Court next week. A video of the businessman, which he took while he was at..
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Shocking number of skilled professionals leaving SA – for every one professional coming to the country, eight are leaving – black emigrants exceeds whites

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Shocking number of skilled professionals leaving SA - for every one professional coming to the country, eight are leaving

Qualified and skilled professionals are leaving South Africa in droves in search of better opportunities for them and their families. The ongoing problems of crime, economic uncertainty, political problems, affirmative action, BEE and unemployment are driving citizens to look for greener pastures overseas. The loss of skills through emigration is enormous – for every one..
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Marthinus van Schalkwyk Suid-Afrika se nuwe hoëkommissaris in Australië

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Marthinus van Schalkwyk Suid-Afrika se nuwe hoëkommissaris in Australië

Marthinus van Schalkwyk, voormalige minister van toerisme en eertydse premier van die Wes-Kaap, is Suid-Afrika se nuwe hoëkommissaris in Australië. Die 59-jarige Van Schalkwyk, wat die laaste paar jaar Suid-Afrika se ambassadeur in Athene, Griekeland, was, het Dinsdag in Canberra, die Australiese hoofstad, sy geloofsbriewe aan sir Peter Cosgrove, dié land se goewerneur-generaal, oorhandig. Van..
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Residents of the City of Cape Town are the most likely to be victims of crime in the country according to a new report

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The State of Urban Safety in South Africa report compiled by the South African Cities Network, uses the national 2017/18 statistics with overlaid data sets to tell the story of urban crime. The country’s crime stats consistently show that violent crime is disproportionately concentrated in metros, larger cities, and towns. Researcher Siphelele Ngobese from the..
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Cape Town the ‘most dangerous city’ in SA:- The City of Cape Town continues to lead in high crime statistics across the country

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The father of three young boys aged between 6 and 16, Gerald Nomlala had first-hand experience of crime when he was attacked by two armed men while sleeping in his Khayelitsha home. Nomlala, 48, was woken by a knife-wielding man standing over him at around 2am one night in December. The men gained entry through..
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Now this could be the worst discrimination case ever, Brownies and Downies coffee shop faces chop after owner banned from SA

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Brownies and Downies, a coffee shop situated in the heart of Cape Town, is under threat of closing down after one of the owners, Dutch social worker Wendy Vermeulen, has been banned from entering the country for five years by the Department of Home Affairs. The coffee shop made headlines in the past for training..
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Thousands of expats head to the polls to make their mark – Nearly 30 000 South Africans living abroad cast their votes on Saturday!

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Twenty-five years to the day when South Africans voted in the first democratic elections, voting in the sixth national elections got underway at 7 am on Saturday 27 April 2019 at South Africa’s high commissions, embassies and consulates-general around the world. Overseas voting continued for almost 24 hours as voting stations opened and then closed..
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It is wonderful to see the South Africans in London take to the voting polls!

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Thousands of South Africans from all over the United Kingdom rallied together at Trafalgar Square on Saturday to make their mark! London, United Kingdom – A patriotic buzz filled the chilly London air around the South African High Commission at South Africa House in Trafalgar Square; On the 27th April 2019 South Africans from across..
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