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South African Postal Codes
Let’s all give a big round of applause to COVID-19 for bringing world travel to a standstill please! Nothing before, ...
Why You Would Want to Move to New Zealand
If it sounds like every second person is immigrating to New Zealand from South Africa, it’s because it’s true. Data ...
How to Deregister with SARS: Ending the Entanglement via Tax Emigration
If you’re a South African living and working abroad, changes to the Income Tax Act might see you liable to ...
Cost of Living in Ireland as a South African
If you’re a South African considering greener pastures, there’s no place greener than Ireland, right? Sure. It’s not called the ...
Ultramel Custard Recipes
What would a jiggly jelly dessert or warm malva pudding be, without a generous dollop or smothering of Ultramel custard? ...
The Expat’s Guide: Pet Immigration to the UK
You’re considering relocating to the United Kingdom and you’re planning on taking the family. The whole family, including your furkids ...
Money Talks: What Are FinGlobal’s Fees Like?
When selecting a cross-border financial services partner, aside from considering convenience, credibility, and expertise - fees must not be overlooked ...
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 ...
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Some might say that 2020 has been joke so far… life as we know it just isn’t…well, life as we ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Biltong Potjie
What is the perfect snack while on the road, tied to your desk wading through hours of work, or binge-watching ...
Mandela Day Ideas
The 18th of July is just around the corner, and you know what that means for South Africans, don’t you? ...
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 ...
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 ...
