The Great Trek Of The 21st Century For many, the thought of finally leaving the South African borders in search of newer and greener pastures has become a pressing and also vital matter. Many locals have migrated the past two, to three decades establishing themselves as...
Africa’s Hidden Travel Gems With borders finally opening up, the travel bug has truly bitten a large chunk of the South African population. Understandably so, given the confinement we’ve had to deal with for so many months. But with many countries still posing health risks or restricting...
A South African In China: Facing The Pandemic Abroad Rand Rescue has heard many stories from friends and family in different parts of the world and how they’ve faced the many crises of 2020. Some of these accounts are heart-wrenching, others are heart-warming and enlightening, such as...
Rebellion In The Ranks: Foreshocks To A Political Quake In March 2020 South Africans were just settling into the idea that our political leadership—the Ramaphosa-Mboweni power-duo—may possibly save the country’s economy and rid us of the incessantly divisive racial and economic narratives which had plagued us...
Coping With Relocation As A Single Parent As parents, we want the absolute best for our children, no matter the cost. It frequently happens though—without intention—whatever our plans, dreams and aspirations for our children, life can get in the way. And by life, we mean divorce,...
6 Things Hampering Lockdown Bounce-Back South Africa has now been in level 2 of lockdown for a while, and save for a few exceptions, it seems business is slowly but surely opening up around the globe. But although things are starting up from a near dead halt,...
‘Normal’ South African habits that can ruin your holiday South Africans often stick out like a sore thumb when they are being singled out by another South African, or they are caught doing something only South Africans would do. We get away with quite a lot...
Expat savings: get out while you still can With the year completely on its head, keeping track of legislation is quite a gruelling task. Every week new regulations are gazetted, and some of these regulations aren’t quite as forthcoming as we’d hoped. Not as forthcoming, for...
The year of change and a shift to conscious travel Let’s face it: there is nothing worse than couch activism. You know? Those people who spend their days on social media assuming the ultimate role as keyboard warrior. The ones who share information about world trends...
Your post-lockdown holiday: beware these hidden costs People often think they’ve landed a dream travel deal only to find that many things are excluded or that the cost of ‘living’ for their destinations is far too high for an enjoyable trip. With the travel industry under...