As a South African expat, just how often do you get to enjoy a braai…like the ones back home? We aren’t talking about a barbecue, but rather a traditional braai…
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In an attempt to lessen the financial blow of the Covid-19 lockdown the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will be casting their net far and wide in search of additional…
Being an expat in a foreign land opens you up to a world of vulnerabilities and challenges, but it also provides you with the perfect opportunity to take advantage of…
While the negative impact of lockdown in South Africa took its toll on the nation, something else fun and positive was afoot; refreshed local enthusiasm for making homemade pineapple beer….
In Cognitive Psychology, the “Mandela Effect” is a phenomenon that affects many of us. And who knew that one Fiona Broome would coin the term relating to our very own…
If you’re relocating to Australia, or considering making such a move, you’re going to want to know what the tax expectations are for you in the land down under. Knowing…
If you thought that formal emigration meant leaving South Africa on a jet plane wearing a tuxedo or a ballgown, you’d be sadly mistaken. While there is no formalwear involved…
Picture this…you are mingling at an expat braai and overhear a story about how one of the expats lost their South African citizenship after acquiring their new citizenship in the…
Living Annuity Rules South Africa If you’re a South African with a retirement annuity living abroad, in other words earning a pension income from your post retirement investment, note some…
South Africa is famous for big, sparkling lumps of compressed coal. Ever since the first discovery in 1867 and the subsequent unearthing of the world’s largest (the Cullinan Diamond) in…