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Monday, 22 June 2009

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Thursday, 11 June 2009

South Africans abroad head home in tough times...

I was encouraged by an recent article, regarding South Africans returning home. The articles says that officially 50% of South Africans living abroad intend to come home for good some time.  Here is an excerpt:

"An increasing number of South African expats intend to exchange life abroad for home comforts.
The in-depth online survey was carried out (on South Africans) in the UK, US, Canada, Dubai and Australia. Of the respondents, 72% said that they were likely or highly likely to return to South Africa.  Those most likely to return were from the UK, US and Canada. 
South Africans living in Australia last visited at least three to four years ago, with 78% having had a good experience. A full 100% of responses from the US were positive.
The depressed global economy is also a strong factor influencing people’s decision to return to home. Although South Africa’s economy is also taking strain, the survey found that 50% of people living abroad are likely to come back.
“This is a great opportunity, as we are gaining from international experience both in skills and entrepreneurship. For many, there is a conscious decision to be home and make a difference,” Schaffer said in a statement.
She pointed out that South Africa needs more entrepreneurs who are willing to start businesses and provide employment. “South Africa is the kind of place where one can take more risks and what is exciting is that people are coming back with out-of-the-box business ideas. We need this in South Africa.”
Stephen Hurter, a South African living in the UK, has noticed a significant decline in job opportunities. He agreed that South Africa holds much more opportunity for self-employment.
“Here it seems there is less small business opportunity,” he said. “But South Africa is definitely a place where you need to be able to make your own job. I don’t think jobs in South Africa are necessarily better, but the quality of life certainly is.”
The survey profiling of South Africans in the UK found that 85% are positive about South Africa. They enjoy living abroad for the new job and travel opportunities, but dislike the weather, lack of space and miss their families. They are also concerned about finding employment and no longer earning a strong currency.
South Africans living in Dubai, the US and Canada said that they struggle with cultural differences and the indoor lifestyle.  Survey respondents in Australia said they don’t feel accepted in that country and are having difficulty in finding work in their chosen profession.
Schaffer said 41% are likely to return, but are still worried if this would be the right decision. Employment, a high crime rate and political uncertainty in South Africa were their main grievances"

Full article : by Wilma den Hartigh  - Mediaclub South Africa

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SA Stats : Some interesting, some alarming!

Here are some interesting, if sometimes alarming stats (in red) about South Africa - published in a UK newspaper.

Population mix: Africans (blacks) 79%; Europeans (whites) 9.6%; Other (11.5%)

Religious makeup: Christian 79.8%, Muslim 1.5%, Hinduism 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%

Average life expectancy (m/f): 50/53 (editor's note: yikes that is worrying!)

Average number of children per mother: 2.7

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births: 400

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 69

HIV/Aids rate: 18.8%

Doctors per 1,000 head of population: 0.8

Adult literacy rate: 88% (m 88.9%; f 87.2%)

Unemployment rate: 23%

Proportion of global carbon emissions: 1.52%

Foreign tourist visitors per year: 8,508,806

Original article here

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

Zuma's wives nod off

We had to giggle when we got this picture via email. Only in SA, our lovely, unique little tip of Africa.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - 3 June 2009: President Jacob Zuma presents his State of the Nation Address at a joint sitting of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces at Parliament. Pictured here are Zuma's wives; Thobeka Mabhija, Nompumelelo Ntuli and Sizakele Khumalo. (Photo by Gallo Images)

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Friday, 29 May 2009

1000's of newbie singles!

We just ran a number check on all the singles looking to meet other singles on SAReunited's online dating services. I cant believe how many new members have joined the service since the launch in February '09. Literally thousands and thousands of new people to meet ! Here is the tally of total members for each sector.

SA Singles: 320030
Mature Love: 84882
Overseas Singles: 9487
Single Parents: 56505
Gay Singles: 61400
Indian Singles: 18567
Black Singles: 141912
Jewish Singles: 2208

If you want to meet any of the newbies, please click here and then choose the right group for you! Its totally free to sign up and browse. You never know....

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Thursday, 7 May 2009

2010 Broadcasting job: Spanish Speaking South Africans wanted

…to talk amusingly about South Africa and the 2010 World Cup on Univision, the largest Spanish speaking network and the 5th largest network in the United States. The network holds the Spanish speaking rights to coverage of the World Cup and are currently preparing for coverage for the 2010 games in South Africa.They seek a South African national who is fluent in Spanish to appear on their most popular sports program, “Sports Republic”. Sports Republic is a live 2-hour sports magazine show hosted by 3 extremely well known Latino sports personalities and is the highest rated Spanish speaking sports show in the US. The show would be recorded live in Miami, Florida and they would discuss South Africa, its culture, tourist attractions, food and the like in a light hearted, fun way.
If you would be interested or know of someone fit for this great job in representing South Africa on this show, please contact :
Mandy Ellison
South African American Business Club
Tel: 561-628-4338 Fax: 305-538-7912
mandy.ellison@saabc.org

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