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South African emigrant – transferring your SA inheritance abroad
You may have chosen a new life abroad, but as a South African emigrant there are several challenges you will ...
Know your rights – the NCR tells credit providers to pull up their socks
If you’re a South African, chances are you’ve got credit with one of the many banks and other providers offering ...
A guide for South African emigrants abroad: the safety of your family
With yet another school shooting in the United States in the news, you may be wondering, as a South African ...
Hot event: the cashkows.com Cliff Path Night Run
In addition to the annual conglomeration of whales along the coast of Hermanus this time of year, 250 runners from ...
10 things South African emigrants miss about home
Once you’ve been abroad for a while, your mind tends to throw a barrage of flickering memories across your path ...
South African emigrants – the tough choice of returning or staying
According to Moneyweb, South African expats have been returning in record numbers, with over 400 000 recorded South Africans returning ...
South African emigrants – buying a new house overseas
Buying a new home overseas is a great way to protect your hard-earned capital. Don’t leave your money in South ...
Flavours of home – the South African emigrant’s platter of pleasure
According to Richard Doty, professor and director of the Smell and Taste Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of ...
South African emigrants barred from using SA credit cards abroad
Can you imagine travelling abroad and paying only in cash or traveller’s cheques? Perhaps if you were travelling a few ...
October 2015: Truly South African – crisp biltong stacks
It's Rugby World Cup and that's a perfect excuse for hosting a lekker braai every weekend! We all know that ...
Language only South Africans will understand
There are a lot of things that are uniquely South African - our weather, the way we drive, loadshedding, our ...
October 2015: Unbroken – what we can learn from SA’s favourite scrummie
Walking around with a broken rib like nothing is wrong. is commendable. Playing a Rugby World Cup final with a ...
October 2015: A rand in ruins
The rand has been hitting a few record lows in the last few months, with another hard knock on Heritage ...
October 2015: How Japan beat us at our own game
South Africans across the globe are up in arms over South Africa's first match in the 2015 Rugby World Cup; ...
October 2015: South African retirement funding: changes to the way certain offshore jurisdictions will tax you
Many South Africans who have relocated abroad test the international financial waters before making any unnecessary decisions about their money ...
Social responsibility and the bounty of Ubuntu
Ubuntu may not be a purely South African concept, but as a South African who has emigrated, this concept must ...
Make the conversion with financial emigration
We’ve all got memories of the good old days. Back when school was brown bread sandwiches with chutney and chutney ...
When push comes to shove – pension tax exemption for South Africans abroad
Many South Africans who have relocated abroad test the international financial waters before making any unnecessary decisions about their money ...
Please call me – the ideal way to make your airtime stretch
Do you have kids that have left home to study or travel? How many, Please Call Me’s do you get? ...
How Syria’s refugee crisis affects South African emigrants
If you're planning on immigrating to Europe from South Africa, you're probably wondering how the refugee crisis will affect your ...
R20 billion in unclaimed benefits waiting for SA emigrants
If you've emigrated from South Africa, there's a chance that you have unclaimed benefits back home. The Financial Services Board ...