South African ambassador to Italy, Shirish Soni, was recalled after being found guilty of financial irregularities and misrepresentation of academic qualifications. Continue reading…
I’ve lived in South Africa for three years now, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that while I love it here, I’ll never fully understand this place. Without further ado, here are 24 weird things about South Africa… writes Canadian expat, living in SA, Continue reading…
While financial emigration may be a viable option for a small minority of individuals who will be hit by South Africa’s coming ‘expat tax’, for the majority, it’s likely to be a costly exercise which won’t provide significant tax relief in the long-term. This is according to Ettiene Retief of the South African Institute of.. Continue reading…
South Africans with good qualifications are leaving the country in increasing numbers, causing a serious shortage of well-qualified workers. Immigration agencies are experiencing an increase in people with good qualified careers who are going abroad for a variety of reasons. According to informed sources, the main reasons are cited as the shrinking economy, the state’s.. Continue reading…
A new Chinese military white paper promises war with Taiwan, criticism of the Trump Administration, and more cooperation with Russia and its military, while Chinese and Russian nuclear bombers fly over Japan and South Korea. FBI director Christopher Wray says China is stealing the US blind. Continue reading…
This latest ranking of passport power and global mobility – which is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) – shows that overall, African states continue to fare poorly, although there have been some recent positive changes as more countries on the continent relax their visa policies. Continue reading…
The system cuts immigration control procedures down to just 15 seconds and removes the need for people to have their passports stamped. Passengers in Dubai have become the first in the UAE to trial a technology which is expected to replace immigration officers by 2020. Announced at Gitex last year, the system uses face recognition.. Continue reading…
The system cuts immigration control procedures down to just 15 seconds and removes the need for people to have their passports stamped. Passengers in Dubai have become the first in the UAE to trial a technology which is expected to replace immigration officers by 2020. Announced at Gitex last year, the system uses face recognition.. Continue reading…
Privacy activists in the US have launched a new tool to help passengers avoid airlines that use facial recognition technology. New website AirlinePrivacy.com lists all airlines which use the technology to identify passengers before boarding, something that has raised many questions around privacy and data security. The new site was unveiled by activist groups Fight.. Continue reading…
Government-backed group condemns citizens wearing shirt affirming that it is, in fact, okay to be white. It’s not okay to be white, according to New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission. The commission, backed by the New Zealand government’s Ministry of Justice, condemned shirt company Trade Me for printing shirts that say “It’s Okay To Be White.”.. Continue reading…