In the last quarter, the South African passport was ranked 50th in the world. The South African passport has once again earned its colloquial name – the Green Mamba – by continuing its descent down the global rankings.
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South African Passport News: Green Mamba slithers further down the global rankings
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Looking at the key differences between hate speech and free speech in South Africa
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What you can and can’t say in South Africa remains a divisive issue. Hate speech and free speech are two entirely different things.
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Planning to come to South Africa? Uber to roll out Safety Toolkit for riders and drivers in South Africa
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We have all experienced an Uber ride with that one strange driver who makes us feel unsafe. Uber has finally heeded our call for action against the unsupervised, risky trips we take.
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Bravery at it’s best:- Nudist beach surfer punches shark to free himself from attack
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The nudist beach spot, some 100 miles north of Sydney, took one Aussie surfer by surprise. Luckily, he wasn’t afraid to fight back.
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Not just South Africa has done it, Canada has now completely legalised marijuana, and the economy is set to boom
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Canada has become just the second country after Uruguay to completely legalise the use of marijuana on a recreational basis.
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South Africa getting deeper into debt:- City of Cape Town to borrow R4bn from German state-owned KfW Bank
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The plan is to inject investment into the city’s capital programme. On Tuesday, at the mayoral committee meeting, it was revealed that the City of Cape Town is prepared to secure an R4-billion loan within the next three years from the German government-owned Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) Development Bank.
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Flights to Hong Kong:- South African Airways (SAA) warns passengers to be ‘extra vigilant’
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South African Airways (SAA) has identified two passengers it believes are responsible for robbing passengers on the flight path between Johannesburg and Hong Kong.
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The 2 Coligny farm workers to be sentenced
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Sentencing proceedings will begin on Thursday (today) in the case of the two North West farmworkers convicted of murdering 16-year-old Matlhomola Moshoeu.
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Why Some British expatriates are struggling to get their passport renewals processed
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Though the British government originally stated that the closure of regional passport processing centres around the world wouldn’t affect the processing of passport applications and renewals it seems that this is not the case.
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You May Ask This Question a Lot:- Why Does Your Expat Health Insurance Premium Go Up Each Year?
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So this is the time of the year. You receive your health insurance bill and are frustrated to find that you need to pay more this year. As a matter of fact, health insurance premiums seem to increase so naturally each year that you may stop asking why.
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