There is a story of the man who got lost in the middle of nowhere, who stopped to ask a local “how do I get there?” … After a great…
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Thanks to multitasking, grabbing grub on the go, parking in front of the TV while munching, and various other weight-loss crimes means we hardly register what, or how much we…
By now we all know of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal’s order for the Reserve Bank to pay back the R250 million levy Mark Shuttleworth was forced to…
While these may sound like words from Confucius’ mouth it is our myth buster pleasure to clarify yet a misunderstood concept. Let’s start at the beginning. Many of our expat…
Is the fair, and generally first, question people want an answer to when financial emigration comes up for discussion… The answer is no – short and sweet. Allow us be…
South Africans are lekker people and they live and work in really lekker places – London, New York, Perth, Ontario to name but a few… Social media like Facebook, Skype,…
It makes little sense to leave your retirement annuities in South Africa when considering emigration. 1. Move your South African retirement annuities offshore It makes little sense to leave your…
There are tens of thousands of South Africans living abroad, gainfully employed, paying taxes, with social security numbers and other local benefits courtesy of their work permits, who have not…
By Mariette Janse van Rensburg Hundreds, if not thousands, of South Africans living abroad who are gainfully employed, paying their taxes, holding social security numbers and enjoying other local benefits…