In an attempt to regulate and stimulate the local housing market, New Zealand has taken a bold step in banning the sale of homes to foreign buyers. According to proponents of the foreign buying ban, housing prices in New Zealand have skyrocketed beyond the means of average citizens. This unaffordability has led to the lowest..
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South African’s hoping to buy property in New Zealand – take note: foreigners are being banned from buying homes
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Five South Africans survive deadly Indonesia earthquake
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Five South Africans who survived a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that shredded the island of Lombok, in Indonesia, are receiving consular assistance at the South African Embassy. The spokesperson for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco), Ndivhuwo Mabaya, informed, on Tuesday, that five South Africans who were in Indonesia when a 6.9 magnitude earthquake..
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South Africans expected to break emigration record this year
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South Africans are expected to break their own emigration record this year, according to experts. UK visa solutions experts, Move Up, say that they’ve seen a 22% increase in South Africans interested in relocating to the United Kingdom (UK) over the past two years. Legal and Financial manager at Financial Emigration Jonty Leon says there..
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“Abducted” SA father found alive in Mozambique
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A man from Mpumalanga has found himself on the wrong side of Mozambican troops, Lowvelder reports. Andre Hanekom owns the Marina in Palma, Mozambique and has lived in the country for over 26 years but, on Tuesday, he was reportedly chased down by four unknown men and shot several times before he was thrown into..
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A proudly South African export? – South Africa’s Appletiser finding huge success overseas
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For South Africans, Appletiser has long been part of non-alcoholic drinking options. Pure juice that was fizzy, but still not quite a fizzy drink. Now, the Europeans are finally discovering the brilliance of it all. The SA home-grown drink is taking odd in Spain and has new market launches set for Western Europe and the..
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13-Jarige SA veldrenjaer ‘verower Europa’
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’n Veldrenjaer van 13 jaar van Germiston het die naweek geskiedenis gemaak deur die eerste Suid-Afrikaner te word om as Europese kampioen gekroon te word. Camden Mc Lellan het die FIM se Europese MX-kampioenskap in die klas vir 85 cc-motorfietse gewen toe hy Sondag een van twee renne in die Tsjeggiese Republiek gewen het. Mc..
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Golf: Drietal laat SA vlag hoog wapper
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In drie kort weke het die hele landskap van Suid-Afrikaanse gholf skynbaar verander. Die krag – so lyk dit nou – is gesetel in die jong mans wat die wit balletjie jaag: mans in hul twintigerjare wat hul eerste treë op die groot verhoë gee, amateurs wat nog voorberei vir geldgholf en tieners wat nou..
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Over 100 visa-free travel destinations are now available to South Africans
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South Africa has officially moved into the top 50 powerful passports on the planet, as 11 more countries granted SA nationals visa-free entry in the last year. BusinessTech shared travel advisors Henley & Partners’ latest travel index, and it is good news for any of us with a touch of wanderlust. The total amount of..
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Nine simple steps on how to move to Australia and gain citizenship
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We’ve got your nice and easy guide to chasing down the Australian dream. Figures released last month show that a higher percentage of expats are choosing to live in Australia ahead of any other global destination.
And who can blame them? The much-loved island and it’s unique way of love isn’t just a draw for tourists; people are upping sticks and moving to the land down under and never looking back.
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South African tennis player, Kevin Anderson beats Roger Federer In Wimbledon Quarter-Finals
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South Africa’s Kevin Anderson has beaten defending Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in five gruelling sets. Anderson took it 2-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 13-11. Federer took the first two sets and then the South African returned strongly to take the third and fourth sets. The two players then held their serves brilliantly in the fifth and..
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