Expats move abroad for new job opportunities, for relationships, or even just to live a simpler life.
In a new survey by InterNations, the world’s largest network for people who live and work abroad, the company asked 14,300 expats, representing 174 nationalities and living in 191 countries or territories, to rate 43 different aspects of life abroad on a scale of 1-7.
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The best 13 cheapest countries to live in the world for expats
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World News:- How Does English Proficiency Rank Around The World
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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.
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Donald Trump nominates South African Expat handbag designer Lana Marks as New SA Ambassador
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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.
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With the South African Post Office in a mess, we have some alternative ways to send post and parcels to and from South Africa
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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).
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BE SAFE:- The latest Crime stats for Durban: Four worrying figures from the beachfront
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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.
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Wonderful News:- A startup has landed R140 million to popularise biltong in America – at R1,800 a kilo
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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.
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Looking for greener pastures? Here The 10 Healthiest Countries To Relocate To?
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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?
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Be safe when you travel, these are the 10 areas by province most affected by crime in South Africa:- Crime Stats 2018
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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.
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Importend emergency numbers in South Africa that need saving in your phone should you visit us this festive season
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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.
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CEO Mark Barnes blames SAPO backlog on incoming international mail
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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.
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