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Delicious pineapple beer recipe
While the negative impact of lockdown in South Africa took its toll on the nation, something else fun and positive ...
The Mandela Effect
In Cognitive Psychology, the “Mandela Effect” is a phenomenon that affects many of us. And who knew that one Fiona ...
What Do You Need to Know About the Australian Tax Office Before You Relocate?
If you’re relocating to Australia, or considering making such a move, you’re going to want to know what the tax ...
Benefits of Formal Emigration from South Africa
If you thought that formal emigration meant leaving South Africa on a jet plane wearing a tuxedo or a ballgown, ...
Can You Lose Your SA Citizenship After Immigrating?
Picture this…you are mingling at an expat braai and overhear a story about how one of the expats lost their ...
Important Changes to South African Expat Living Annuity Withdrawal Rules
Living Annuity Rules South Africa If you’re a South African with a retirement annuity living abroad, in other words earning ...
Mike Botha: Famous South African with Big Rocks
South Africa is famous for big, sparkling lumps of compressed coal. Ever since the first discovery in 1867 and the ...
Instant Pot Bread Recipe
Nothing makes a person miss home than memories of good meals and delicious treats shared. Remember sinking your teeth into ...
South African Shooters
Is it party time? Of course it is! Any time is a good time for shooters, friends, and some good ...
Traditional South African Pumpkin Fritters Recipe
Today seems like just the day for a good pumpkin fritters recipe! The pumpkin certainly has its place in South ...
Marula Oil: Africa’s Magic Oil
One of SA’s most magical botanicals, the marula fruit tree (Sclerocarya birrea) is native to parts of southern Africa, and ...
SA Academy Awards Films
If you are living life and working up a storm in a foreign country, thousands of kilometres away from South ...
The Expat’s Guide: to Extracting Your Inheritance Money From South Africa
If you’re a South African living abroad, chances are you’re going to need to deal with your Will at some ...
Guide to immigrating to Ireland from South Africa
Are you getting excited about the prospect of a change of scenery in Ireland? If moving to Ireland from South ...
Sosaties – Kebabs
Sosaties… kebabs… call it what you want – it really doesn’t matter. What matters is that sosaties are delicious and ...
Useful airplane exercises for long flights
If you don’t have effective airplane exercises up your sleeve, you could find yourself in severe discomfort on a long ...
Cool South African Animal Facts
How many South African animals can you name right now? The list would be rather extensive, wouldn’t it? South Africa ...
Capital Gains Tax: Becoming a Non-Resident by Tax Emigration
Capital Gains Tax. If those three dreaded words send chills down your spine, this post is for you. What is ...
Where to find South Africans living in Canada
If you are planning on uprooting your life and heading for Canadian shores, you might want to think about where ...
Ultimate South African Snoek Braai Recipe
Hmm, the smell of smoked or braaid Snoek is undeniably drool-worthy! One of the best things about visiting the Western ...
South African inventions: What is South Africa famous for?
If there’s one thing that South Africans are known for, it’s their ability to make a plan. To think big, ...
