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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 ...

July 2013: Intelligent retirement solutions for emigrants

By now readers of fresh milk know that the lump sum of their Retirement Annuity Fund benefits can be paid ...

July 2013: Industry alert – changes to be made in retirement

Industry reports show that government is evaluating changes in South African legislation where pension funds will be compelled to invest ...

July 2013: South Africa’s brain gain – the return of the expats

The brain drain started in the mid '70's when many of South Africa's brightest university graduates left the country to ...

July 2013: South Africans’ influence on Western Australia

The 2013's Zest Festival theme: far from home - adventures, treks, exiles and migrations. The festival will cast its eye ...

July 2013: The historic birth of Q20 – where it all began

The year? 1950. A Mr. Robertson, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal was at his wits end with his old VW Beetle, which was ...

July 2013: winner of Tour de France – have passport will cycle!

Kenyan-born, Chris Froome was brought up in South Africa. Under a British license on the basis of his passport and ...

June 2013: Pay now. Smile later.

South Africans with an annual income from remuneration exceeding R120 000 p.a are compelled to file a tax return. People ...

June 2013: Mega savings : File your tax returns in SA

South African Revenue Services (SARS) allows you to file your February 2013 tax return as early as 1 July 2013 ...

June 2013: Thou shall pay tax! But where?

No truer words spoken than "two's company, three's a crowd". When it comes to South Africans living and working abroad ...

June 2013: Tax issues and compliances faced when coming home

Was the title and opening words of Bobby Bare's 1963 hit. Fifty years later the same words echoed in Lizette ...

June 2013: What you need to remember as a UK based PPS member

...the 2013 roadshow. This is a presentation every PPS member should make a point of attending. Please click 18 - ...

June 2013: Making South Africa proud – Saul Kornik

South African entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Africa Health Placements, was named 2013 World Fellow by America's Yale University. The ...

June 2013: cashkows.com new partner -Westpac Bank

To add value to their customers' lives Westpac Bank in Australia appointed finglobal.com as a global working partner. More than ...

June 2013: Dank Fees jôl in Kent

We're privileged to be the main sponsor of this year's SA Congregation in Londons' Dankfees "flock together" at Hop Farm ...

May 2013: A fresh perspective on living annuities

At finglobal.com we are committed to exploring new and transparent avenues, in our endeavour to provide South Africans living abroad ...