We have learned with great sadness of the murder of a Chilean tourist, Slavko Yaksic (29). Slavko was last seen alive in the area of Dundee, KZN, after which he disappeared. After his mother launched a Facebook appeal for assistance and his father travelled to South Africa, the body of Slavko was discovered in a..
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ANOTHER FOREIGN CITIZEN MURDERED IN SA
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Chilean tourist recently disappears without a trace in SA
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Dessie Rechner of the organization Pink Ladies has made a new pamphlet with photographs showing Slavko Yaksic with short hair, as he be seen before he disappeared. A Chilean backpacker’s family is sick of worries after the missing man had not home a week ago after a visit in South-Africa. Slavko Andro Yaksic Besoaín (29),..
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6 KEY THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SA’S REVISED VISA RULES
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Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday revealed a number of changes to South Africa’s current immigration regulations, which may ease international travel for locals and foreigners. These amendments are in line with recommendations by the inter-ministerial committee on immigration regulations. Here are five key amendments Gigaba mentioned: TRAVELLING CHILDREN “The key changes will be..
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South Africa’s reputation is cited as one of the most violent and dangerous places on earth is getting worse
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The 2018 Global Peace Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) shows that South Africa’s reputation as one of the most violent and dangerous places on earth is getting worse. The index measures peacefulness according to three broad categories (militarisation, safety and security, and domestic and international conflict), sub-divided into 23 smaller indicators…
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“Land expropriation” cited as a reason for drop in visitors to South Africa
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South Africa’s usually bankable tourist industry has taken a few knocks this year, and StatsSA’s latest release has got some commentators pinning dwindling numbers on land expropriation. July 2018 – in comparison to July 2017 – has seen a 2% drop in the number of visitors coming to Mzansi. In fact, looking at the whole..
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Rome police: South African kicked out of Italy for flying drone near Vatican
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Under Rome’s strict security measures, it is illegal to overfly the city, including with a drone. A South African man has been ordered to leave Italy after flying his drone near the Vatican, Italian police said on Wednesday. Police arrested the 25-year-old as he flew his drone over the main Via della Conciliazione that leads..
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The UK is introducing a new two-year seasonal visa – here’s what South Africans need to know
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The UK Home Government announced earlier this month that it will launch a two-year seasonal worker pilot scheme. According to Breytenbachs Immigration Consultants, the scheme aims to bring 2,500 seasonal workers to farms in the UK. The UK Visa pilot scheme will allow workers from outside the EU to do seasonal farm work in the..
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VSA het sy burgers gewaarsku om twee keer dink voor hulle hierheen reis
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Die VSA se departement van buitelandse sake het Woensdag, nadat die polisie misdaadstatistieke vir die land bekend gemaak het, ’n reiswaarskuwing aan sy burgers uitgereik. Genl.maj. Norman Sekhukhune, hoof van die polisie se eenheid vir misdaadnavorsing en statistieke, het Dinsdag Suid-Afrika se misdaadsyfers vir 2017’-18 aan die parlementêre komitee oor die polisie voorgelê. Daarvolgens het..
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British birdwatcher stabbed to death by a mugger in the Burman Bush nature reserve near Durban
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A British birdwatcher was stabbed to death by a robber in South Africa when looking for a rare species. Simon Milliken, 60, was chased and stabbed by the robber for his camera on a trail just 500 yards into the Burman Bush nature reserve near Durban. His American companion managed to escape and alert rescue..
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800 SOUTH AFRICANS BEING HELD IN FOREIGN JAILS AROUND WORLD
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The International Relations Department has urged locals travelling abroad to familiarise themselves with the laws of the countries they visit. The International Relations Department says it’s concerned with the number of South Africans serving time in foreign jails. The department says 800 South Africans are currently being held in foreign jails around the world; 300..
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