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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 ...
May 2013: PPS 2013 Road Show – United Kingdom
This year's PPS UK Road Show co-hosted by Investec, takes place from 17 - 21 June to which our CEO, ...
May 2013: Doing us proud – born in the RSA!
In previous issues of fresh milk we've sung the praises of fellow countrymen who achieved international icon status. We have, ...
May 2013: Don’t get divorced from your family wealth – financially emigrate
Imagine if you will. You're a South African family living in Sydney, London, Ontario or Argentina. Mom, Dad and kids ...
