This latest ranking of passport power and global mobility – which is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – shows that overall, African states continue to fare poorly, although there have been some recent positive changes as more countries on the continent relax their visa policies.
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South Africans can now visit 99 countries visa-free or with a visa-on-arrival, according to the latest Henley Passport Index
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Ekspat-taks wat in Maart 2020 in werking tree: Hier is jou opsies
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Met die nuwe bedeling vir belasting op buitelandse inkomste van Suid-Afrikaners wat in Maart 2020 in werking tree, skarrel belastingadviseurs en emigrasiekonsultante om mense van advies te bedien. Intussen het die nasionale tesourie belowe om administratiewe haakplekke uit te stryk voordat die nuwe bedeling in werking tree. Jy sal waarskynlik ’n belastingpraktisyn nodig hê as..
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US official confirms Trump Administration is “monitoring” SA’s land situation
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There you have it: Despite being accused of “ignoring” Africa, Donald Trump is apparently keeping a close eye on the land expropriation roll-out in Mzansi. We’re used to seeing some strange things emanate from the Twitter account of Donald Trump. By all means, he is the world’s first “social media president”. But the divisive politician..
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WATCH: SA doctor singing to young patients in Ireland goes viral
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A South African doctor has become bit of an online sensation in the United Kingdom since a video of him singing to a sick boy went viral. According to UTV in Northern Ireland, Dr Ryan Coetzee, who works in the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, can regularly be heard using the hospital’s children’s ward as his..
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Junior Bokke trap Kiwi’s se tjank af tydens Wêreldbeker-toernooi, is steeds onoorwonne en het hul plek in halfeindstryd bespreek
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Die Junior Bokke het hul stemme by die o.20-Wêreldbeker-toernooi dik gemaak deur Nieu-Seeland ’n deeglike pak slae te gee. Suid-Afrika het twee drieë gedruk om Donderdag met 25-17 in Rosario, Argentinië, hul laaste groepwedstryd te wen. Met die oorwinning het die Junior Bokke, wat steeds onoorwonne by die toernooi is, hul plek in die halfeindstryd..
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NEW TECHNOLOGY:- Face-scanning tunnel expected to replace immigration officers is trialed in Dubai
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The system cuts immigration control procedures down to just 15 seconds and removes the need for people to have their passports stamped. Passengers in Dubai have become the first in the UAE to trial a technology which is expected to replace immigration officers by 2020. Announced at Gitex last year, the system uses face recognition..
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Passengers can now identify which airlines use facial recognition with new tool – #getouttamyface
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Privacy activists in the US have launched a new tool to help passengers avoid airlines that use facial recognition technology. New website AirlinePrivacy.com lists all airlines which use the technology to identify passengers before boarding, something that has raised many questions around privacy and data security. The new site was unveiled by activist groups Fight..
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KLM’s new Flying-V jet will take test flight in October:- Futuristic sustainable aircraft could cut fuel use by 20 per cent
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The way we fly could be set to change faster than predicted thanks to a radical new Flying-V plane design. Air France-KLM collaborated with a Dutch university to fund research into a new aircraft design that could make long-haul air travel much more sustainable. The Flying-V has massive wings and unique two-prong design. The wings..
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The Great Migration: Hordes of Skilled South Africans Are Leaving SA’s Sunny Shores
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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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