Less than a quarter of the world’s English-speakers are ‘natives’ and this is likely to decline further as English becomes increasingly popular as a second language.
JOHANNESBURG – U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate South African expat and luxury handbag designer Lana Marks as the new ambassador to South Africa, the White House said, almost two years after the last ambassador left under Barack Obama. Continue reading…
With the South African Post Office revealing there’s currently a backlog of 7.8 million items in Johannesburg’s International Mail Centre (which is an improvement from the previous 46 million), here’s a compilation of alternative options for posting Christmas cards and presents to friends and family back home (or overseas if you’re in South Africa). Continue reading…
There’s a R39 billion project getting underway to help tackle the issues raised by the crime stats for Durban (in particular, its beachfront) over the last year. Continue reading…
Stryve Biltong – a very American company despite the name – has landed $10 million, or around R140 million, in first-round funding. And now it wants to teach the USA to eat biltong, something it holds greatly superior to the jerky that is America’s home-grown attempt at drying meat. Continue reading…
Despite the obvious factors such as career and distance from friends and family, what else should be on your agenda to ensure you will be living healthily when considering living or working abroad?
The latest figures as released by Crime Stats SA. Crime Stats SA released the latest figures for crime according to each province, with data collected from April 2017 to March 2018. Seeing as crime has to be reported at the nearest police station to where the incident took place, this gives an accurate view of the crime stats for each province. Continue reading…
In times of crisis, it’s easy to panic. Keep our “emergency numbers in South Africa” guide handy so you have a full complement of options. Continue reading…
Every year, like clockwork, the South African Post Offices deals with a backlog that takes months to clear. Back in September, SAPO was confident that it would clear the delay caused by a six-week strike by the end of the month. Some 38 million parcels were not delivered during that period. Continue reading…
Malusi Gigaba will certainly not be missed by the tourism industry, a fact they made abundantly clear after his resignation on Tuesday. Continue reading…