Posts tagged with 'Expat'

 

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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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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Going abroad shouldn’t have to mean that you get cut off from all the local content that you enjoy – How to catch South African sports and shows abroad

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Going abroad shouldn’t have to mean that you get cut off from all the local content that you enjoy - How to catch South African sports and shows abroad

In 2016, a report by PPS—an investment, insurance, financial planning and healthcare firm for graduate professionals—indicated that 54% of South African graduates plan to move abroad for work within five years of graduating. Moreover, the report goes on to state that 69% of those who intend to move will also make a point of staying..
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Suid-Afrikaners wat oorsee werk, moet maar solank hul belastingsake in orde kry want Jan-taks “kom” vir hulle

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Suid-Afrikaners wat oorsee werk, moet maar solank hul belastingsake in orde kry want Jan-taks “kom” vir hulle

Van 1 Maart 2020 sal Suid-Afrikaanse belastingbetalers wat in die buiteland werk aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens belasting moet betaal op hul buitelandse inkomste wanneer dit meer as R1 miljoen oorskry. Dis nog net meer as ’n jaar voordat nuwe belastingreëls vir buitelandse werk in werking gestel word, maar belastingadviseurs meen mense moet nou al voorberei…
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Twee Suid-Afrikaners sterf tragies in noodlottige ongeluk in die oorlog geteisterde Jemen

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Twee Suid-Afrikaners sterf tragies in noodlottige ongeluk in die oorlog geteisterde Jemen

Johan den Haan  en Pieter Schoeman, ’n pa van drie, is Sondag te same met drie ander buitelanders is in ’n landmyn-ongeluk dood. Hul span was uitgekontrakteer om landmyne by Maa’rib aan die grens tussen Jemen en Saoedi-Arabië onskadelik te stel en te verwyder. Hulle almal het gesterf toe tegnici ’n vrag landmyne gelaai het..
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Suid-Afrikaner wat weens beweerde terrorisme in Mosambiek aangehou is, is onder raaiselagtige omstandighede oorlede

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Suid-Afrikaner wat weens beweerde terrorisme in Mosambiek aangehou is, is onder raaiselagtige omstandighede oorlede

André Hanekom, die Suid-Afrikaner wat meer as ses maande lank in aanhouding in Mosambiek was, is Woensdagoggend onder raaiselagtige omstandighede dood. Foto: Verskaf “Hulle het my pa verwoes en toe doodgemaak,” het ’n emosionele Andrie, Hanekom se dogter, aan Netwerk24 gesê. Volgens Andrie het haar ma, Francis, Woensdagoggend omstreeks 04:00 ’n oproep ontvang wat haar..
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It’s not just medical staff looking to find their place in the sun elsewhere in the world, as statistics show that more and more whites are leaving South Africa

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It's not just medical staff looking to find their place in the sun elsewhere in the world, as statistics show that more and more whites are leaving South Africa

It is not just only the dozens of medical staff leaving the country to find happiness and new beginnings somewhere else, as statistics show that more and more whites are leaving the South-Africa. Among the main reasons being stated are the never-ending corruption, the persistent violence that becomes unsustainable, and the unemployment rate that forces..
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South Africa’s big expat tax is coming – major changes to be introduced in tax exemption on South African expatriates

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South Africa’s big expat tax is coming - major changes to be introduced in tax exemption on South African expatriates

In 2017 the National Treasury and SARS announced that they would be introducing major changes in the tax exemption on South African expatriates. According to Claudia Aires Apicella, head of Financial Emigration at Tax Consulting SA, the legislative amendment is set to come into effect on 1 March 2020. It states that South African tax..
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Australia: Government lists 117 occupations which need foreign workers – It’s a very good day indeed for any South Africans thinking of finding work in Australia. A lucrative offer has been made by the government, but comes with T’s & C’s

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Australia: Government lists 117 occupations which need foreign workers - It's a very good day indeed for any South Africans thinking of finding work in Australia. A lucrative offer has been made by the government, but comes with T's & C's

If you’re planning on going to work in Australia, you may never get a better chance than this. Their government have embarked on a wildly ambitious plan to bring more foreign employees into the country, but it comes with a few requirements. How can I apply to work in Australia? For starters, you won’t be..
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A look at the unique Afrikaans community of Patagonia, Argentina To many, Patagonian Afrikaans is a relic of the past – Against the odds, however, a renaissance has begun

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A look at the unique Afrikaans community of Patagonia, Argentina To many, Patagonian Afrikaans is a relic of the past - Against the odds, however, a renaissance has begun

The Patagonian desert in southern Argentina is a harsh environment. Little seems to thrive on its seemingly endless red plains and parched land. Yet in this unlikely place there is a unique bilingual community. It’s made up of the Afrikaans and Spanish-speaking descendants of the about 650 South African Boers, who came to Patagonia in..
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