South African Get-Together in Europe

By SAPeople 27-08-15 11:38

South Africans in Europe recently enjoyed a get-together in Belgium… Where they had a weekend of sharing stories and experiences of life abroad, and indulging in all their favourite South African dishes. They even made their own boerewors! And had a lekker braai. All the ladies were there… And the ‘manne‘ of course! And the next generation […]

South African/British Hero Awarded France’s Highest Honour

By SAPeople 25-08-15 16:17

A grandfather who was raised in South Africa was awarded France’s highest honour yesterday, 24 August, when French President Francois Hollande presented him and three other men with the Legion d’Honneur in recognition of their bravery on Friday evening when they overcame a heavily armed man on a train between Amsterdam and Paris. Sixty-two year […]

Homecoming Revolution South Africa

Report Finds Over 50% of Africans Abroad Keen to Return

By SAPeople Contributor 24-08-15 08:21

Most African professionals living abroad would love to return home, and almost all retain strong links of family and friendship to their countries. These were some of the insights from a new survey by Homecoming Revolution, presented by CEO Angel Jones at the brain gain company’s recent Speed Meet Jozi event in Sandton. The Homecoming […]

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15 Differences between South Africa and Australia

By SAPeople Contributor 21-08-15 14:40

Have you ever been overseas and been mistaken for an Australian? It happens! Besides both wearing green and gold, being able to vote and drink at 18 and surprisingly both eating our national animals…what are the differences? [vc_button title=”1″ size=”size_large2″ color=”default”] South Africans say “Sharp” (“shup”) while the Aussies say “No worries” At the end of […]

Cool Teaser Video Introduces The Daily Show with Mr Noah!

By SAPeople 18-08-15 20:09

Comedy Central has today released its first video teaser introducing The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. The video shows a very cool and suited-up Trevor Noah strutting in to the ‘The Daily Show’ studio…and readying his seat for the take-over on 28 September 2015. As the video says, it’s the same seat his predecessor Jon […]

The Boers at the End of the World…Not Your Usual SA Expats!

By SAPeople Contributor 16-08-15 13:15

Check out the trailer for the much-anticipated documentary film The Boers at the End of the World – about a group of South African expats unlike any others – which will have its world premiere at the end of this month in Camps Bay. The 80-minute documentary feature film is about a century-old community of Afrikaners who live in a remote region […]

Applying for a South African Visa? Here is What You Need to Know

By Sine Thieme 15-08-15 09:52

As of May 2014, South Africa’s visa regulations changed, and many non-South Africans are still unclear how these changes affect people entering South Africa and applying for work permits. The matter of families travelling with children has particularly gotten some media attention (and due to some controversy, this part of the new regulations didn’t go into […]

Travel Tips South Africa

Top 10 Travel Tips for Migrating

By SAPeople Contributor 01-08-15 10:58

Travel tips seem to be a dime a dozen these days and most people probably know it all when it comes to booking and organising their next holiday, or at least think they do. But what about travelling when you are migrating? Suddenly it’s a whole new ball game as you aren’t just thinking about […]

Oops! Charlize Theron Invited President Obama to a Strip Club

By SAPeople Contributor 21-07-15 21:35

She didn’t mean to…but she did. South African Oscar-award winning actress Charlize Theron invited President Obama to a strip club. To be fair she was trying to fill an awkward pause in the conversation. And she just blurted out the invitation when he mentioned that appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show helped him reach a […]

South Africans Enjoying the Disney Fantasy

By SAPeople 16-07-15 22:11

For a bunch of South Africans abroad, they’ve found a fantastic way to earn money, see the world…and have some fun. It’s like a fantasy. The Disney Fantasy. Sonnike Smit from Witbank, along with over 50 other South Africans, is working aboard the fourth ship in Disney’s Cruise Line fleet, the Disney Fantasy. “We travel […]

The Not So Normal Life of an Expat Wife

By THE SWEDISH AFRICAN 05-07-15 21:51

Back in the day when I lived a relatively normal life, I ended up sat in one of those stiff, four-walled office interviews where the interviewer asked me — quite originally — where I saw myself in five years’ time. Bored by the question, I sat there rather straight-faced, stared out of the window and […]

Fantastic Starfish Event in London TONIGHT

By SAPeople Contributor 01-07-15 23:35

Starfish Greathearts Foundation, a charity working with children in South Africa orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, are holding an inspirational evening of jazz and classical music alongside traditional songs from South Africa this evening. The event – ‘Hope and Harmony’ – promises a wonderful line up of musicians, including: Queen of Afro-Jazz Pinise […]

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South African Entrepreneurs Win in Virgin’s Pitch to Rich Competition!

By SAPeople 27-06-15 08:48

Congratulations to South African entrepreneurs Jeff Paterson and Oliver Du Toit who won a major business competition in the UK today, and are now poised to revolutionise the way the world exchanges foreign currency! And thanks to all those South Africans who voted to ensure they secured a spot in the top three and were able to pitch […]

Top 30 Things a Foreign Expat Misses about South Africa

By Sine Thieme 26-06-15 17:59

Some of it is obvious, like the view from Table Mountain, and some of it is not, like street vendors and school uniforms. I grew up in Germany and now live in the USA. Here are the 30 things I remember most fondly from our expat life in South Africa: [vc_button title=”1″ color=”default”] Hadedas Hadedas […]

Another South African Trevor Making News in the USA

By SAPeople 24-06-15 15:58

Trevor Noah isn’t the only South African ‘Trevor’ export to hit US shores. First there was Trevor Jones (now 66), an orchestral film score composer from Cape Town whose credits include ‘The Last of the Mohicans’. And then there was fellow musician and film score composer Trevor Rabin (now 61) who is again making news this […]

South African Tweeters (Jokingly) Thank Shuttleworth for “Picking Up the Nkandla Tab” (He Didn’t!)

By SAPeople 18-06-15 21:33

After celebrating a landmark victory against the Reserve Bank last year and pledging the millions he won to help other South Africans who can’t afford their own constitutional court cases, South African billionaire expat Mark Shuttleworth has today lost that legal battle. And since the figure that he paid the Reserve Bank was R250-million, just R4-million more than what […]

South African march in London

“Saffers” in London to March for South Africans Back Home

By SAPeople 12-06-15 16:46

South Africans in the UK will be marching in London tomorrow, in support of those back home, with Trafalgar Square playing its part in hopefully once again bringing about positive South African transformation. The expats in the UK will be standing united in support of basic human rights back in their homeland, South Africa. The march will […]

Vote for South African Entrepreneurs (with Awesome Invention) to Pitch to Richard Branson!

By SAPeople 14-06-15 21:29

A couple of die-hard South Africans overseas, who have risked everything to follow their dream, are on the verge of something “enormous”… and would appreciate our voting help to get a chance to pitch their concept to Richard Branson. UK-based entrepreneurs Jeff Paterson and Oliver Du Toit, both from Johannesburg, have created a machine that millions of travellers will want to […]

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