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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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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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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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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Fourth suspect in Isis-linked murder of British couple killed in SA, to apply for bail
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The fourth accused in the Isis-linked murder case of Cape Town-based British botanists Rodney and Rachel Saunders will make a formal application for bail in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court, north of Durban, on Thursday. Ahmad Jackson Mussa, a 35-year-old Malawian citizen better known by his alias “Bazooka”, will apply for bail after being held in..
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Marthinus van Schalkwyk Suid-Afrika se nuwe hoëkommissaris in Australië
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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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Seven South Africans amongst injured passengers on Egypt tourist bus when horrific roadside bomb caused explosion
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An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt on Sunday, two security sources said. Most of those injured were foreign tourists, the sources said. One security source said they included seven South African nationals. There were no reports of..
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