Government will next week brief the media on developments around the centenary of South Africa’s founding President Nelson Mandela. The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), appointed to manage the centenary, is scheduled to brief the nation on plans around the centenary on Tuesday. The year 2018 marks 100 years since the birth of Madiba and is commemorated […]

Last year the South African National Treasury proposed to double-tax SA expats living and working abroad for a period of longer than 183 days. The huge outcry that arose resulted in the National Treasury changing a certain aspect of the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, making the first R1 million of foreign remuneration exempt for […]

This Sunday’s Carte Blanche investigates what’s going on behind a kidnapping spree that has gripped the South African Muslim Indian community. This week’s episode is packed with this story and more… available to South Africans abroad from Tuesday 01 May 2018 if you subscribe to Showmax. Kidnapping Spree in South Africa Kidnapping wealthy business owners is […]

Heavy rainfall in the past month (and even some good rain over Cape Town last night) has brought relief in most parts of South Africa, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation. In its weekly report yesterday, the Department said that the average dam levels have increased from 80.6% last week to 81.8% this […]

Deputy President David Mabuza says the recent decision by ratings agency Moody’s to maintain South Africa’s investment grading, as well as changing the country’s outlook from negative to stable, will go a long way in restoring investor confidence. The Deputy President said this when he fielded oral questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday. This […]

In true “Thuma Mina” (Send Me) style, British Airways – operated by Comair – gave President Cyril Ramaphosa an unofficial inauguration and welcome aboard a flight from Durban to Johannesburg earlier this week… with an added poetic bonus. BA honoured the President by sending first-time flyer and praise poet, Lutendo Evans Mugagadeli, known as “Vendaboy […]

Social media is going crazy for a hardworking lady in Durban, South Africa, who keeps the Blue Lagoon toilets sparkling… and has beautiful shiny principles to match. Edith’s awesome work was discovered by a Durban mom, Priscilla Doig, when she reluctantly had to take her son to the public toilets on Saturday. They were at the […]

Many South African expats leave South Africa with their minds firmly focussed on their overseas opportunities – whether they are leaving to explore the world or are starting a new job abroad. It is only once they are settled in their new country and have spent a few years on foreign soil that their thoughts […]

A couple who has allegedly ripped off many South Africans, by posing as a legitimate travel agency… but pocketing the money for themselves, has been exposed by Carte Blanche. This Sunday’s episode is packed with this story and more… available to South Africans abroad from Tuesday 24 April 2018 if you subscribe to Showmax. Travel Cons […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa is flying the flag high for South Africa in the UK this week… and being treated like a King, the only Commonwealth Head of State invited to Windsor Castle. British Labour politician Lord Peter Hain sung the South African President’s praises, tweeting this afternoon: “Inspiring speech at City of London Guildhall by Cyril […]

Adv Gerrie Nel, Head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecuting Unit, announced Thursday he will privately prosecute Julius Malema, and co-accused, for fraud and tender corruption… if South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) doesn’t reinstate the On-Point Engineering corruption case against Malema. On-Point, in which Malema’s family trust has a vested interest, was appointed in 2009 to […]

On Monday, before leaving for CHOGM in London, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the appointment of his Special Envoys for Investment – tasked with “hunting down” potential investors in SA – and announced the appointment of Trudi Makhaya as his new Economic Advisor. For those who have never heard of Trudi before, Sanele Zondi […]

At a Bilateral Meeting between President Rampahosa and British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday she pledged £50-million over the next four years, and said the UK is ready to support South Africa’s transformation. A Downing Street spokesperson said the British PM described the relationship between the UK and South Africa as “strong and deep, both […]

Many people living abroad are not aware that they can financially emigrate from South Africa without affecting their South African residency status, their citizenship or that they can keep their passport. Financial emigration is a compliant step from a tax perspective and a formal process with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to change your […]

A video showing a farmer getting sexy with his tractor has South Africa in stitches. Essentially, the ad – by King Price Insurance – is about something being lost in translation, which happens all too often in SA. The company says that’s one of the reasons it goes to great lengths to write their policy […]

Many South Africans across the globe have mixed feelings about the suggested renaming of Cape Town International Airport after the struggle icon, Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela… although a poll on the EFF’s timeline showed 93% of its followers supported the call. However it appears the Airport is more likely to bear another Mandela’s name. Economic Freedom […]

The Joint Constitutional Review Committee, set up to review Section 25 of the Constitution to make it possible for the state to expropriate land without compensation, has called for written public submissions. The committee was instructed by the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces to review section 25 of the Constitution and other […]

Government is forging ahead in its pursuit to eliminate the red tape hindering potential investors from gaining access to the South African economy. Speaking at the launch of the Gauteng provincial InvestSA One Stop Shop (OSS) on Tuesday, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said through the opening of InvestSA offices across the country, government […]

China’s decision to suspend presidential term limits is still reverberating around the world. The announcement, made after a vote by China’s parliament in March, prompted some commentators to draw comparisons with “third termism” in Africa, when leaders flout democratic conventions to stay in power as long as possible. These concerns certainly resonate on a continent where leaders […]

South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has finally been directed to prepare a comprehensive report and strategy on managing the endlessly long queues at their offices across the country. The directive has come from the top – from Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba who has apparently been inundated with calls from members of the […]

South African expat living abroad? Here’s what you need to know about your retirement annuity, cashing it in and moving the proceeds abroad. Many South Africans who have emigrated or relocated to other parts of the world, often think that this relocation means leaving everything they once knew behind, including certain financial investments like retirement […]

South African property icon – Pam Golding – passed away peacefully yesterday, 03 April 2018, at her home Wittebomen in Constantia, Cape Town. She was 90-years-old. Pam launched her career in the male-dominated real estate industry in 1976, when she and her late husband Cecil were a “typical, young married couple with two small children. […]

Heita, Howzit! Did you know that South Africans can vote abroad in the 2019 elections? Lekker right? There are hundreds of thousands of us South Africans living abroad and our country needs every vote to ensure that our Democracy is maintained. Mzansi has a proportional representation system. (Eish! That basically means that the more votes […]

The current situation is very disturbing to me, let alone all the other bad stuff happening in OUR COUNTRY  on a daily basis… writes ‘Calm Black Woman‘. Let me tell you, this one issue in South Africa is really getting to me, and real bad!! I am sure you know what I’m talking about? Land […]

Many South Africans leave South Africa unaware of their future plans. Perhaps they are going overseas on a year-long expat assignment, or they could be simply travelling and working their way around the globe. As they become more settled in a new country, their thoughts often turn to staying there for the long term, which […]