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Tax 101: Here’s What You Need to Know About South African Expat Tax

Before changes were made to the Income Tax Act earlier this year to introduce expat tax, South Africans working abroad ...

South African Tax Refund: Claim tax back in South Africa

That is right, we said refund! It is not every day that you can access some extra cash, especially if ...

Best Paptert Recipe

Who can resist a delicious paptert? Certainly not a born and bred South African, that’s for sure! In fact, if ...

Ndlovu Youth Choir: They’ve Got Talent

It’s one of those feel good once-in-a-lifetime stories. The choir from rural Limpopo who sang their way into the Top ...

Get Your Mango Groove On

With a career that spans over three decades, there aren’t many South Africans that haven’t at some point in their ...

Mrs Ball’s Chutney Chicken Recipe

When you think of chutney in South Africa, what comes to mind? The answer is undoubtedly, Mrs Ball’s Chutney. This ...
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Schalk Bezuidenhout

Some might say that 2020 has been joke so far… life as we know it just isn’t…well, life as we ...
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Things South Africans don’t know about immigration hotspot, New Zealand

Did you know that a little more than 680 South Africans immigrate to New Zealand every month? For many, that ...
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Provident Fund vs Pension Fund vs Preservation Fund

Pension funds, provident funds, pension preservation funds - they all sound the same, right? Not exactly. There are a few ...
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Cost of Living in Malta

A mere 80km from Sicily, deeply ensconced in the Mediterranean lies the archipelago of Malta. Malta is not just a ...
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Biltong Potjie

What is the perfect snack while on the road, tied to your desk wading through hours of work, or binge-watching ...
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Mandela Day Ideas

The 18th of July is just around the corner, and you know what that means for South Africans, don’t you? ...
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Retirement Annuity vs Pension Fund: What’s the Big Difference?

If you’ve ever found yourself awake at 3AM, pondering the big questions in life - like, what’s the difference between ...
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Countries South Africans Ease into the Easiest

You would certainly consider yourself quite lucky if you chose a country to immigrate to and it ended being a ...
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Can I cash in my Retirement Annuity in South Africa when I want to? Here’s what you should know

South Africans all over the world are feeling the financial pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most people have had ...
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Citizenship by Investment: Portugal’s Golden Visa Program

Portugal’s Golden Visa program is a lucrative residency-by-investment solution that grants EU residency rights in return for investing in the ...
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Chicken Liver Recipe

When last did you have a tasty bowl of lipsmackingly delicious chicken livers? Chicken liver recipes are far too overlooked ...
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Charities in South Africa (best initiatives)

Let’s talk about charity organisations in South Africa and the part they play in your upcoming emigration. Charity organisations are ...
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Braai Republic – South Korea

As a South African expat, just how often do you get to enjoy a braai…like the ones back home? We ...
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South African Residents and Non-Residents: Here’s The Income Tax Difference

In an attempt to lessen the financial blow of the Covid-19 lockdown the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will be ...
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Advantages of Being an Expat

Being an expat in a foreign land opens you up to a world of vulnerabilities and challenges, but it also ...