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January 2014: Another world-class South African

Born in Benoni, she rose to fame in the late 1990's in films such asThe Devils Advocate and The Cider ...

November 2013: The world’s your oyster

Juluka sings about the Scatterlings of Africa because no matter where you go, chances are you'll bump into a South ...

November 2013: Are you a Rand millionaire?

You're living and working abroad, earning Dollars and looking for investment opportunities that offer a good medium to long-term return ...

November 2013: Can’t touch your South African inheritance?

One of the most common hurdles South African residents living outside the country have to cross is transferring income from ...

November 2013: Relocating large sums of your South African money – all in 60 days

As a South African living abroad you now have the opportunity to “export” up to R16million to a country of ...

November 2013: PPS Professionals making it elsewhere

Are you a South African selling your professional skills on the international market, but have assets and obligations back home? ...

November 2013: Jody Scheckter – another remarkable South African

Born 29 January 1950, East London, South Africa. In his formative years Jody was as wild and unrestrained behind the ...

October 2013: Ways to move your South African money

It takes some doing, but that's what we do - we provide simple solutions to a complex process. Using us ...

October 2013: How to receive a South African inheritance when living abroad?

Being a beneficiary of a deceased estate necessitates responsibility, and its ones last opportunity to honour the testator's decisions as ...

October 2013: Financial Emigration from South Africa- the Benefits

Peoples' biggest burning question: "Do I retain my birthright, my passport and my South African citizenship?" The answer: Yes, yes ...

October 2013: Money in South Africa? No local bank account?

You're living abroad. There's 7,000+ kilometers between you and your money and you want to move it closer to home! ...

October 2013: Another South African genius

Nick Sloan, the 52-year-old South African freelancer was the engineering mastermind behind last month's salvaging the Costa Concordia cruise liner ...

September 2013: We are here! London office now open

To assist expats, living and working in the UK, who need assistance transferring their retirement and other investment funds from ...

September 2013: Tax exemption from living annuities

If you're living abroad and earning an annuity income from a South African living annuity , we have great news! ...

September 2013: PPS™ers make the best of your membership

PPS is another great example of 'n Boer maak ‘n Plan! Members are covered be it for health, disability, extreme ...

September 2013: All over the world friendships form around a braai

Tuesday 24 September is National Braai Day! South Africans are passionate people who'll braai at the drop of a chop! ...

September 2013: Expats inheriting

One way or another, most people stand to gain from an inheritance sometime in the future. We don't necessarily know ...

September 2013: On the airways – Tuna Radio

It's lekker to see how South Africans of the world like to huddle together and share news, views and experiences ...

September 2013: Back home in South Africa: Season 1

From the folks who brought you the red kow comes a new South African series of when we stories. Based ...

September 2013: Ken Hall – another inventive South African

Ken Hall is the brains behind the Cobb oven, the small, portable barbeque that lets you fire up the coals ...

July 2013: Emigration – explained in simple English

There are tens of thousands of South Africans living all over the world, gainfully employed, paying taxes, with social security ...