Why thousands of South Africans are moving back home after living abroad

[@sanelemwelase]

Lived and worked in the UK from 2019 to 2022, i couldn't wait for my contract to end and come back to SA. There is just something special about this beautiful country 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@really.unlikely]

@@sanelemwelase like what?

[@afronexion]

​@@really.unlikelyemigrate to get your answer

[@Stirlingshirecastle]

@@sanelemwelase Stop lying. You're not a football player who can be given a contract. You must have been here illegal & you finally get caught. Why did you wait for 3 years to leave the place that you don't like?

[@ChantelBeauty-m8u]

@@Stirlingshirecastleyou’re soooo stupid 😢

[@lucyjuicy2657]

@@Stirlingshirecastle If there's one thing a South African wont do, it is traveling without documents. And the person did not say anywhere in his comment he played football. He said he worked in the UK, which a lot of people do. You are really a bitter individual

[@WernervanZylMusiek]

Retirement in SA from abroad is also driven by the fact that if you move from the US with 1 million in your pocket you have 18 million to work with in SA.

[@yugoslava6409]

True!!!

[@Ktalks100]

You can live like a king in South Africa with that kind of money.

[@xiquitacuringa]

@@Ktalks100 , Until the Africans eat the Boers

[@xx4248]

Yeah you're a leech

[@SummersJourney-d5d]

Greetings, My plan is to move to Joburg from the U.S. I'm African American and fell in love with South Africa. I will be retiring early with quite a large nest egg and can't wait to start my new life in South Africa. I plan to keep my two homes in the U.S., because America will remain my primary home base, but South Africa will be my home away from home. :)

[@Karl3Lang]

I lived in the UK and Germany for 17 years and in Oct 2019, I moved back with my wife and two kids. I know SA is far from perfect but this country is special and its good for my soul. My wife took the kids to the UK in June for two weeks and my eldest son comeback saying he is glad he doesn't live or go to school there anymore (Not impressed), this is the person who was born in the UK and still has grandparents over there😂😂

[@drea7295]

So they are British and want to live in South Africa

[@Steiung]

I returned in 2014... love home.

[@Stirlingshirecastle]

Trying to take jibes at the UK while living behind high barbed wire walls is laughable, to say the least. The UK has clean water & everyone can access it no matter where they live. Electricity is here 24/7, free world-class healthcare system, free world class education & plenty of opportunities for everyone regardless of their academic qualifications. Your son just wanted to live where his parents are based because he's used to be spoon-fed & he can't hack it alone in a foreign country.

[@drea7295]

@@Stirlingshirecastle Sounds like this person wants the best of both worlds,or whatever is convenient to them they obviously have money to travel and immgarate perhaps they enjoyed the wealth and resources taken from south Africa in the UK and took wealth from the UK to enjoy in South Africa.

[@Stirlingshirecastle]

@drea7295 They can enjoy their best of both worlds without throwing cheap punches into other countries. Anyone in their right mind from 🇿🇦 can't compare the two countries. Except for the weather, of course.

[@rohanmarkjay]

Another reason is if WW3 breaks out South Africa might be one of the safest places to be. As far as I know it has nothing that would be a military target to any major nuclear armed nation if such a war broke out. It has plenty of land and good climate where you could grow all your own food and farmland products without relying on anyone else. Its a nation that could be totally self sufficient. So I think as the northern hemisphere gets less and less safe and less and less stable. People are looking to places like south africa as permanent places to move to.

[@roelofvanhelsdingen9641]

The problem is that you, your kids or grandkids will have to go and fight on the side of Hamas, Russia, China as per the ANC alliances. Not a good argument.

[@francoisleroux227]

Do you really think your'e going to escape WWIII?

[@Khaya-21]

and its further south.

[@maxwellmotau2258]

​@@francoisleroux227 I doubt it 😢

[@alicedemon6868]

Hi there,the war is on al nations can't agree get on without a fight. They just use Nuclear weapons too keep themselves busy. What a waste of money. Stead of .passingon and reaching out but no the leaders want to show off. We are in the coming end of the world. It will take a while,No one will suvive. Repent and be ready too meet our Saviour. Jesus Christ.,🙏🙏🙌🙌

[@manny8042]

I'm never leaving my country no matter how challenging it gets

[@jay4christ]

I'm irish and my wife is South african, we are pondering coming back to live in SA. This country is special and it can be the best place for all if everyone pulls in the same direction

[@calicoesblue4703]

No, stay in Europe with your people. Africa is not for you

[@kganetsisebola]

Come back home 🇿🇦.

[@intelligencefactor03]

you're not gonna like it if you're a white supremacist, and thats fine with me tbh.

[@Amanzi379]

@@jay4christ you would think after thirty years everybody would pull in the right direction but that will never happen. That is the reason why when you use your brain you won’t be moving to South Africa .

[@edbowman2456]

I'd love to live there but crime & corruption only getting worse....love the SA rugby😊

[@anoopkallideen]

True, the grass is not greener on the other side. I was living in St John, Antigua, Caribbean Islands for 3 years. Beautiful place but food was a problem. Very expensive and there is 2 supermarkets on the island. Everything is imported. I decided to come back home in Roodepoort and I told my family there is nothing like home. There are so many shopping complexes near me and food affordability is great. Nice to be back home.

[@proudlysa774]

I left UK in 2017,best decision ever ❤

[@proudlysa774]

@@loganpadayachee6048 what are you talking about?? Are you on heavy medication? Read my comment again Thank you

[@balorklub]

​@@loganpadayachee6048are you stupid?

[@it3788]

Sa is lovely for real❤

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

The UK today is a disaster

[@GBNorton]

@@ruvanefriebus-cv6td Rubbish

[@AnnetteCarolanFourie]

There is simply no place like home and despite its problems South Africa is the best Country ever

[@heinidirr7980]

Absolutely🫠

[@hoi-polloi1863]

Did all those "kill the boers" guys finally calm down? Honest question.

[@johnashton4776]

Africa isn't your home your an expat.

[@SaletePires-c9v]

@@johnashton4776really? And from where are you? May be you came from the North, Central or West Africa, and you do not know it? Poor soul!

[@brianmthombothi4807]

​@hoi-polloi1863 fortunately enough South Africans woke up and saw the hatred and devision that party represents and their numbers went drastically down in the past elections and that kill the boers nonsense died down long before

[@Bhebe40]

I lived in the UK for 25 years, and I am now in NZ, on my final leg before i move back, searching for a house in Jozi

[@Thesewingsuccesschannel]

Nz is changing. Not able to find a decent rental anymore.

[@lorriemamoet9406]

Not Jozi rather Pretoria Jozi never hzvr water or electricity

[@Bhebe40]

@@Thesewingsuccesschannel it’s everywhere in the west, it’s too expensive

[@Bhebe40]

@@lorriemamoet9406 Is Pretoria free from power cuts? I’m planning to install solar farm in my property

[@mscore556]

@@Bhebe40 Try Ekurhuleni. The Eastrand.

[@andresdeks]

I do love SA, but I have retired to my farm in the Philippines. Crime is negligible; life is affordable; electricity is constant; majority are Christian with good moral standards and the majority speak English. Rugby; cricket etc is all available on satellite and make your own biltong😂

[@JuicyJLee]

That's great if that works for you. But we children of the soil, I will die and be buried in SA. I must thought I would like to visit Philippines as iv been to Cambodia

[@davidjames1007]

I left SA 20yrs ago and live in SE Asia, I miss things from SA like the climate but I love the safety and security where I live now. My wife is Filipino and I will retire to the Philippines in a few years, great place to live.

[@Nicola-ii7mm]

@@davidjames1007south east Asia is the best ❤love living here.

[@shur54]

absolutely love the phillipines,thats also my plan , mainly because of the safety and the ssrv is great

[@MosesMatsepane]

Sounds like you found something great over there. Be a great Ambassador for SA out there, and enjoy that relaxed lifestyle.

[@heidieholdstock1132]

A lot of South Africans are moving back with a much healthier bank balance than they left with. The issue isn't so much as 'grass greener' it's more of a case of financial decisions.

[@jotstar16]

Agree here

[@Davo-i1s]

As an Aussie I lived and worked in South Africa for around 3 years its a seriously beautiful country being run by a seriously poor government. You ever get that bit sorted and I have no doubt South Africans will come flooding back in even greater numbers. Seriously with the current crime rate and the risk to personal safety that you have to face everyday I dont see the attraction for people to want to return but then I am not South African and dont have family there.

[@KenzoTenmaM]

I’m a South African that’s lived in Australia for over 20 years. Put it this way, the appeal is in the fact that there’s life in South Africa. People are happy, it’s easy to connect with people and it’s just overall a funner place to be. Australia is a beautiful country but everyone’s miserable and lives such individual lives. As soon as I’ve made enough money I’m going back and will gladly relinquish my Australian citizenship.

[@Flash7-z7]

​@@KenzoTenmaM you're so welcome.South Africa is the full package...beautiful, fun,blessed, sunny, cheap to live in, the nations in South Africa are the jewels of the earth.....Jesus is Victor, loving the nations.

[@zoltanhorvath7454]

​@@KenzoTenmaM I agree with you that Australian people are very hard to connect or make friendships with. I have been living in Australia for 17 years without a single Australian friend! I can't even find a good, decent partner here! I have done all the hard works by myself to have a home, car, travels and good looks as a middle aged man without finding any good friendships or a good partner! I am very very disappointed with my private life and my mental health here in Australia!💯

[@hendrikroux4596]

I am an ex South African and immigrated as a civil engineer in 2006 (when I become convinced that criminal Zuma will become president) to Australia... was not easy emotionally.. cried many times like a baby on my own! ;-) BUT after 4 years all that emotion was gone... and now as happy as a human can possibly be!! Thanks to all Aussies!! And all the best to the wonderful people of SA... go Boks!!! ;-)

[@Davo-i1s]

@@hendrikroux4596 good on ya mate glad that it has all worked out for you here in Oz. We loved our time in South Africa and the people that we met but with the threat to our personal safety we never felt completely at ease. I really hope that changes unfortunately ts probably unlikely to happen at least in the short term. Nothing would be more heart wrenching than having to leave everything that you know and love and have to start again.

[@deecharles518]

Love reading about those coming home, on arrival in jhb after a long holiday in australia i got to oliver tambo and just felt so emotional seeing our people again .... the smiles , the chatter , all the staff working at the airport, soith africa is the best.. ever

[@marionfriedenthal7352]

Yesterday a South African told me, in comments on a different video, that he returned with his qualifications to help rebuild South Africa. ❤❤❤ He implied lots of South Africans are doing that at present. 🇿🇦

[@rodgerhargoon3402]

They thought the grass was greener on the other side but it actually brown 😂😂😂.they got very used to the old laws ....

[@marionfriedenthal7352]

@@rodgerhargoon3402 He was Black. Just like the one in the video I watched last night. 😂😂 Don't get exercise jumping to conclusions.

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

Amazing mindset

[@yummydishes2279]

Lol, South Africans are usually scared of competition. They can't survive outside of their habitat😂😂

[@dochere-bolelwang]

Thanks for lifting my soul up.. I am a black South African who lives in Alexandra Town Ship.. You'll understand what I mean..

[@empress6678]

People should also not be too quick to forsake their country when times get tough. We have been through so much as a country, but let's not give up on this beautiful place. No country is smooth sailing

[@ntsikabooi4780]

I am glad 2 hear this as a South African

[@beammeup8458]

I left South Africa 34 years ago. Since then I have lived and worked in the UK, Hong Kong, Qatar, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. My engineering degree fron UCT and commerce degree from UNISA have taken me a long way. I love Vietnam. My partner is Vietnamese. BUT I LOVE WIDE OPEN SPACES. When back in SA I visit Prince Albert ... look longingly at pictures of the Karoo. With the world in a mess, the Southern tip of Africa looks like a sensible place to be .....

[@JohnSmith-xx9th]

If you don’t get mugged, raped or murdered, then yes.

[@benbaragiola7608]

If you can make it work, Australia might fit your needs too

[@Mary-JaneMoolman]

34 years ago you had to study hard for your degree, that is why it carried you. Now you can not even get hired with a PHD as it means nothing from a institution in SA

[@ivorafrica]

Born in SA .. never left Africa..live and work in central Africa..my Dutch fore father's arrived in South Africa in 1686.. will never leave.. born in Africa will die in Africa..am nearly 70 ❤..those leaving thats their choice..there are parts of Africa that are absolutely so remote and wild..I love it

[@LocaGwena]

The spirit of Ubunti 😊

[@siphamandlamkhize9766]

​@@LocaGwenaUbuntu NOT ubunti

[@LocaGwena]

@@siphamandlamkhize9766 sp

[@kelrogers8480]

@@ivorafrica good for you. Millions don't love it, and many of live in fear, with our families attacked and murdered! Sad that you never left Africa - the experience would've done you good.

[@kelrogers8480]

@@siphamandlamkhize9766 there's no such thing. It's hogwash, myth! You try and get somewhere here, your 'ubuntu' locals will do their best to pull you down and destroy you!

[@MukholaMukhola-k6k]

Thanks for returning, we need more people with international education and experience

[@really.unlikely]

To teach the unteachable?

[@MukholaMukhola-k6k]

@@really.unlikely the baddies came after ANC takeover of our education system

[@LoudHadida]

Thank you for coming back. We have a skill shortage in SA.

[@really.unlikely]

@MukholaMukhola-k6k about the need for more people with international education and experience, South Africans are highly sought after abroad too

[@MrTsukudu]

All the racists aren't welcome back

[@rabbinick8989]

It's good to try new life, if it doesn't turn out as expected then you have a home to go back to.

[@zikusookasophiewamono4784]

Exactly

[@izanamiledwaba1330]

"Back home" is in Europe!😢

[@andretait2817]

😂​@@izanamiledwaba1330

[@xx_ars_enic_xx2831]

Yea it is but moving to the uk is like 2 bars so if you have 2 bars to burn you welcome to try those new experiences lol 😂

[@AmoMoëti]

🇬🇧London rent: £1500 🇿🇦 Johannesburg rent: R8500 Thats why i moved back.

[@stevejones1318]

Salaries are much higher in the UK. You can't compare flat rate rentals.

[@knowz2367]

​@@stevejones1318there are not higher. Some people earn £1500 a month.

[@elainelindsey1306]

​@@stevejones1318 the cost of living is higher in UK. South africa has 2nd lowest cost of living in world. In south africa there are teachers, nurses and call center workers that can afford to buy homes and cars, in UK people with same qualifications and jobs are homeless of if they have a home or are paying rent then they are struggling and they get food from food bank

[@Greg16350]

All depends on your income and where you choose to stay. An engineer in the smaller towns manages just fine.

[@boothie15]

R36k in London vs R8.5k in Jozi town. Salaries may be higher in England but they aren't 4 times higher.

[@TandyMasimula]

South Africa is the best country No place like Home

[@stevejones1318]

You're obviously too simple to understand that just because you feel comfortable where you grew up, it doesn't make it the best. SA is only best at murder and unemployment. It has a hopeless education system, effectively non-existent police, open borders, unchecked corruption etc.

[@terryharrison5185]

As an Englishman who has lived here for the past 43 years I totally agree 👍😁

[@valkyrie9553]

I live in Ireland for the next few years to give my kid University degree here while working and supporting her. Then I’m moving back. Never thought otherwise. Cost of living is outrageous. Yes I’m making a shit-ton “more” in Rand terms, but I’m paying 70% of my salary for exorbitant rent

[@stiofain88]

Sorry. I'm guessing Dublin?

[@valkyrie9553]

@@stiofain88 Just outside of Dublin

[@stiofain88]

@@valkyrie9553 Thought so. Sorry again.

[@GuySuremill]

Lived in South Australia and North West England. Been back in South Africa now for 8 years, started my own business and never looked back. Best move I made, much more freedom as a citizen in SA than anywhere else in the world.

[@WieskeVanZyl]

Welcome back. best to sort out our own problems than to struggle with other coyntry, s culture problems .

[@Kissmet5498]

That freedom most people are misusing and we don't want tgat

[@Amanzi379]

@@GuySuremill yes there is more freedom to commit crime. I don’t get this logic. People complain about South African crime and then say South Africa is great as you have freedom to do what you want, no wonder crime is through the roof.

[@dylanjoubert3944]

I'm seeking advice from your experience as I'm thinking of moving to Australia, why did you leave australia?

[@julianhopkins9837]

Born and bred in SA Johannesburg, moved to the UK in the late nineties unfortunately, I miss SA terribly not a day goes by that I don't think of SA, biggest mistake of my life was leaving SA , the UK has brought me nothing but unhappiness and stress

[@Prodrive1]

SA is way better than europe

[@mscore556]

@julianhopkins9837 ....How so?

[@xiquitacuringa]

@@mscore556 , They are allowed to eat the Boers... might taste good

[@evand.349]

Great. Simona, we need more content about SA.

[@Flash7-z7]

South Africa is the most blessed, cheapest, riches, sunniest, joyest, creative, funniest, best beautiful country on earth. Pray in Jesus Name for open door, pack your bags, you wont regret it.

[@robynnelott6022]

@@Flash7-z7and beautiful friendly loving people too

[@GreyGryphon2021]

South Africa is a beautiful place, with so much promise, I would never dream of living elsewhere, yes we have our fair share of issues as a country but it's up to us to help this country reach its full potential.

[@loganpadayachee6048]

I lived and worked in Europe in 2002 never will I go back there is no place like home in South Africa ❤

[@really.unlikely]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Cudizone92]

I agree with certain things like missing the beauty, the people, the food. But I don't miss living in fear, poverty, without electricity, without an income or job or without a future. Living in Sweden for 4 years now. Would never go back to south africa

[@loganpadayachee6048]

@@Cudizone92 then why you reading this video missing home I guess 😆 ???Sweden has one off the highest rapes cases per 100 people in the world, the weather in dreadful and cost of living is unbearable. Please stop commenting if you moved there and stop watching this video clip hypocrite

[@loganpadayachee6048]

@@Cudizone92 then enjoy your life in Sweden, stop watching this video and start crying

[@loganpadayachee6048]

For your info violent crime against females are extremely high in Sweden Top 5 in the world per100 people, weather is orrendous and cost of living ridiculous period...

[@GaragePie22]

We came back and are loving it!

[@safabru]

I was overseas and the grass is greener,Its fffing green.Its so green you get high off how green it is.I had to come back because I couldnt renew my visa.Just saying that sometimes the grass is greener.

[@robynnelott6022]

@@safabru 😆😆😆 greener because it has more shit on it.

[@UserSCP459]

This comment is so funny lmao😂."you get high off how green it is".Also which country are you talking about?

[@JazminYa]

😂do you like the green grass or the green good like that side

[@cfizzle777]

I live in the UK currently but can tell you that the grass is certainly not greener. Am hoping someday soon I'll make my way back...

[@witblitsfpv1265]

Interesting video. Staying or leaving is very personal topic, for some people it is best to leave, for others best to stay. "Thousands of South Africans are moving back home after living abroad", I find that hard to believe. Why? Move back to what, for what? I have met A LOT of South Africans in Australia, but don't know of a single one that has moved back, and can't see why they would. You are 100% correct, there are problems everywhere, - cost of living for sure - mostly caused by the leftist governments in the world now, all drunk on climate koolaid. Housing in particular is very expensive - especially in Australia. Youth crime is an issue, nothing what we are use to in South Africa, but you can't ignore it. Still, after almost 20 years out of SA and not having to worry about my kids finding work, getting hijacked, robbed, raped or murdered - I wouldn't trade that for cheap housing, or cheap anything. I love SA and dearly miss it, especially friends and family. I hope with everything in me that it will improve, even to the point where I regret leaving SA, but that hasn't happened yet and I honestly can't see how that will happen in my lifetime. That is where it is really personal, there is no right or wrong answer - you can only decide for yourself.

[@rustenburghhb5281]

You are spot on... little bit of anti immigration propaganda I think.

[@carolb8452]

Where in the world are you

[@witblitsfpv1265]

@@carolb8452 Australia.

[@witblitsfpv1265]

@@carolb8452 It is expensive for sure. Wouldn't leave, like it too much. 😄

[@chillyman7340]

Finally a honest comment lol

[@WhereTheBeaversLive]

I met a couple from Joburg in Italy last year, we spent a week together on a tour..and they were saying they don’t have electricity or water for a good portion of the day..they have an app that tells them planned outages. We are talking 6-12 hours a day. And…they said it’s dangerous (like, you wouldn’t stop to help anyone on the road who is broken down in the mid car etc). I have several doctors here in Canada from SA and they’re some of my best doctors…I hope they don’t move back!

[@ashchan0504]

I am so sorry , I hope they move back. SA needs good doctors.

[@cuananderson861]

I’ve been in UK since 2001 and we are moving back 🇿🇦💙 Don’t get me wrong England has been good to me but the UK is going to the dogs

[@drea7295]

It's been going to the dogs for more than 20 years

[@CountOctoTruthseaker]

@@cuananderson861 welcome home ☺️

[@johnson2joy]

@@drea7295 The UK mentally has not come to terms to losing our Empire, hence Brixit. We just do not get it.... It will take another 75 years sadly... We have to reinvent ourselves.

[@runningman2989]

​@@johnson2joyand now they are losing freedom of speech as well by the looks of it. Leftist government is turning into communism

[@drea7295]

@@johnson2joy I think your right about this , I was trying to understand it the other day, as I met a British guy studying here (in south Africa).I could only describe it as ; having not "grown up" or as if they were stuck in time or living in the past, not dealing with reality ,may be another way to put it .I visited the UK as a kid of 7 years and then again as a teen of 17 , the country had changed drastically in 10 years. I personally wouldn't return there for a visit or holiday or for work. There was some pretty hektic crime going on in the UK , I don't think UK police where dealing with it appropriately ,they seem to be only catching on to criminal trends now , but it seems a bit late .

[@nthapetlala7822]

The Republic of South Africa (RSA) is on it's way to becoming a Superpower. Ford Motor Company has just invested R20 Billion Rands at it's Silverton Plant in Pretoria. The RSA Government of National Unity (GNU) will be announcing Multibillion Rands Projects very soon.

[@africaine4889]

But none of it will go to the blacks unfortunately.

[@GeorgeKhoza-cf8yu]

That's a l9vely news

[@david2golias1]

That's South Africa. Sentiment turns on a tickey.

[@siyabongadlamini7852]

​@africaine4889 neither to the whites , but only to the investors, how do you know if there is several blacks invested into it? That kind of racist attitude is very much stinking

[@starkmad5351]

They will desyroy it​@@africaine4889

[@SA-NZguys]

I've been back for a visit, and I'm ready to return to New Zealand

[@Rotowhaka]

@@SA-NZguys And a heap of New Zealanders are heading to Australia,

[@eugenedemeillon4412]

Came back 4months ago after living in Northern Europe for 2 years and had planned to settle in Portugal/Spain. Had a great job, made wonderful friends, endured the lousy weather and bland food 😊. Thoroughly enjoyed the fact that pretty much everything worked well and the ability to easily and cheaply travel in Europe was great. But Africa called us home and we couldn’t be happier with our decision. There is just something magical happening in SA, we have such amazing and diverse people and our potential is huge. We all make our own decisions so try not criticise those who choice is different from yours. ❤

[@zlatkozlatko3923]

Im not South African, but my plan is to move to SA in few tears time to retirement. Whole my life I was biggest Bokke fan outside SA and then finaly I will be able to fullfil my life dream to see them play in live🎉.

[@MosesMatsepane]

The one thing that most that South Africans who’ve never been overseas don’t know is just how individualistic people are in other countries(especially first-world). You won’t be able to strike a deep conversation with a random stranger in other countries, people don’t really have this family vibe the way we do. Plus the weather here is sublime, some places have depressing weather.

[@LocaGwena]

Africa is the future .... watch e space proud to be African🎉

[@carolb8452]

@LocaGwena only if south africans can all join forces and work together in unity.

[@deesiile5671]

I'm on my way home 🎉🎉, home is home special South Africa

[@robstone4537]

Hell no, you must be crazy to return to SA. I have lived in Australia for ten years, and my only regret is that I never left earlier. My quality of life is far better living here. I have a nice house and can afford to go on an overseas holiday twice a year.

[@ericsmith1453]

OK good on you mate, why are you interested in this video then,?

[@johnsmith-ht3sy]

I am interested in this video, and curious as to why others return. The angry comments by returners and remainers is one of the reasons I will never return, angry South Africans. Africa makes you die mour in.

[@johnnymotubatse4707]

I guess you are a WHITE person. Australia is not for Black people. One of the most racist continents in the Universe.

[@colleenkitching3187]

People like you are so annoying Always trying to justify your decision to move. We don't care that you will never return, why do you feel the need to inform us..I love SA and would never want to live in a woke, nanny state like Australia..

[@yugoslava6409]

You must have arrived in Australia with plenty of money that has been made in SA. Life in SA wasn't bad, was it ?!,!?^%#@

[@annettewestley7076]

We are still getting many South Africans coming to South Australia. Maybe it is because the lifestyle here is similar to South Africa in many ways. I lived in Durban for 4 years in the 70's and enjoyed many aspects of the lifestyle. My family were in Australia and once I had a child I felt a need to be closer to my family.

[@blindade1]

We the people can fix SA, we may have our diferences, but together we can do great things... As a community we need to rely less on the government and take initiatives that will make this country safer and more prosperous... we can show how useless and obsolete the government really is and hopefully then elect stronger leaders that will take this nation forward.

[@estebanmunoz7486]

Excellent comment… we all, anywhere around the world, should rely less on the government… I hope the best for SA (and I’m not even from SA… never been there…)

[@adriand1401]

Migrated with my family to Australia in 2003. Know hundreds of ex South African families here in Australia and know of only two families that's gone back to South Africa. Talking for myself and I will never go back. I've also got about 20 family members here that would never consider going back!

[@Braaiman]

I came to the Uk when I was 21 in 97. I’m planning to go back to retire in 5 to 7 years. I’ll keep my assets tied up in international stocks and crypto. Thank you for your video. I’m now living in Wales. Best place I’ve lived in the Uk

[@andreipretorius92]

Great video and it was interesting to hear about this information. I miss home but I feel the same as I have more to learn and grow. It definitely makes you more open minded and teaches you that you took a lot of granted, well at least for me. Continue with the great content

[@jakes9711]

Missing home and moving back is a mistake unless you earn more in SA. I made that mistake, my heart yearned for my homeland, but I couldn't afford to travel to the next town, worrying about safety all the time and barely scraping by. I left again, but will certainly return the day I can afford to. Not having your friends nor family close by is difficult but you have to look after yourself as well.

[@Nicola-ii7mm]

I moved back to SA after almost 20 years, it was terrible, reverse culture shock for our family and we left after 4 years. Best move ever to leave again, worst mistake thinking we could ever assimilate again.

[@carolb8452]

Where in the world are you

[@Nicola-ii7mm]

@@carolb8452 we live in Singapore. It’s the exact opposite of SA, it’s safe and calm, corruption-free and there’s racial harmony.

[@carolb8452]

@@Nicola-ii7mm you are not the first person to tell me this. Thanks

[@captainkidd22]

Same here but with Japan. I brought my Japanese wife here to show her where I grew up, but this country is in such a state it was so embarrassing. I'm never coming back again 😂

[@Nicola-ii7mm]

@@captainkidd22 totally get it.

[@cuppakoffie810]

Planning to move back one day. I tried to leave Africa behind but Africa is not leaving me.

[@markcoleman7497]

People are moving back because of the GNU. Because now there is new hope for SA

[@kelrogers8480]

No, they're not. It's far too early to expect anything from the gnu!

[@MrEvansjethro]

Absurd. They started coming back long before the GNU.

[@thamsanqasofika1281]

That would be very problematic because it would mean they were unwilling to stay here and fight to make things work. GNU exists today because a large number of black voters decided to do something about the situation here in the country. What they did was vote against the ANC. So those who are coming back because of that are the ones who aren't invested in the well-being of SA but simply see an opportunity to come back and exploit what they believe are now favourable conditions for themselves. If things were to go bad again they would just pack up and leave again.

[@Zonke18]

😢 home is home GNU siyabonga! I've been in the UK for 20years I am going back home soon!

[@truth-Hurts375]

Is jy van jou donnerse kop af ???? Kak praat nie jou dom doos !!! Your GNU Is not even 3months in the making....People don't just pack up and go !!!! Watch the video !!!!

[@mjribes]

I've lived in Europe, US and UAE. No ways I'm going back to SA. The Rand is just too weak and my ££ pension is looking too good. Also, crime...

[@alkebulanafricanconversati1728]

Lol I have hear many people saying the same thing but they eventually went back to SA

[@mjribes]

@@alkebulanafricanconversati1728 The numbers disagree. Way, way more have left than have come back

[@elloohno1349]

@@mjribes ja but you could bring your pension pounds and live it up here when the time comes ?

[@mjribes]

@@elloohno1349 I have considered that - and I haven't ruled it out. But that would depend of the relative cost and quality of healthcare in the country when I retire (old people need more healthcare) and the relative crime rate (old people are less able to defend themselves). I would also have to consider where my kids and grandkids end up living. There is no way I'd move to SA if my kids were all li ING in Europe.

[@kennedybunga399]

I left to go make money ahd come back to retire. So i will eventually return. It is part of the plan.

[@ncami7319]

Same here.

[@hwleitner2009]

and same here after 17 years abroad

[@lowiq3409]

Yep

[@truth-Hurts375]

Everything is a fucking issue when it comes to South Africa ... Its a fucking 🎪!!!!

[@Marysmmiiith]

Leave you already dying inside

[@johnsmith-ht3sy]

It has always been that way, hence the anger permutating beneath the surface.

[@sthembisomthembu8207]

I fully agree with you, SA is the best country in the world 🌎. Yes there are problems like any other countries but SA is unique in many ways

[@andrewhall9051]

As an expatriate, I left South Africa in 1996, came to Sydney Australia. In the last 10 years, this city has lost it’s way!!! Out of control house prices, food prices are soaring and overall the cost of living is ridiculous. I am in the top 5% of earners here in Australia and I find some weeks “tight” Planning my 6 weeks trip home to Durban to see what’s what ❤️🇿🇦 Take Sydney harbour away and all you have is chronically over priced concrete shoe boxes that take 60 years to pay off…. If you are blessed enough!!

[@white_clover767]

Where are you finding your numbers? There's no emigration registry.

[@mir9302]

I was born in SA. My family have been there for around 300 years. My wife was was born in Europe but lived most of her life in SA. We left SA 20 years ago. We both still miss the country and can get very homesick. However, I can't say that we ever regretted leaving. Our life is elsewhere now and we have no plans to return

[@vigilantghanaian8864]

I have a theory, in a few years. People will be crossing the sahara to come to Sub Saharan Africa. I go back to Ghana twice a year and I have noticed the obvious increase in people moving in my town. The work life balance is amazing, South Africa looks like a great place to live and just like Ghana leadership is all we need to make our continent the number place, which I think it will.

[@blindade1]

I agree with your theory 100%. I think America and Europe are being destroyed by their governments through their ridiculous policies, just look at the boarder crisis in America... and it's all being done on purpose. I think people in Africa need to be more united and form better communities and make the necessary sacrifices and initiatives that government won't do... people need to protect their communities, educate their kids so they don't become violent individuals and criminals at worse. We can all do this, Africa has a good chance of becoming a stable and prosperous continent

[@swazirebel7316]

So what happened to Yt people saying South Africa will collapse?

[@Kidane-wd5wo]

I wish the whites appreciate the blacks and work with them to build a South Africa for everyone rather than just for themselves and come up with Orinia and race and all the other down grading. I believe whatever colour we are, we are all one race and must respect and love one another and live peacefully. White South African are not Europeans but South Africans and welcome back!

[@aviatixmodels589]

We really wanted to work and build together after 1994, but it gets a bit difficult when there are BEE race laws destroying our business and economy and whites are being murdered and robbed mostly by blacks when we try to build the SA economy. My best friend was shot in his house and BEE and power issues forced me to move my business abroad. Once you live in a place where you do not have to lock everything, you don’t miss SA much and the corrupt SA “government “ also don’t miss the 38 jobs I provided to their comrades. Love working in the 🇺🇸, will only be back to visit family….

[@cheryldingley4546]

Thank you for the message Kidane. I agree. When we have more unity, compassion, understanding and willingness to create together we will all thrive. I love our people and our country.🙏

[@kagi2784]

​@@aviatixmodels589 BEE is for black elite and white capital. It doesn't trickle down to grass roots.

[@thunderisland4049]

ORANIA is a small minority of Afrikaners,3000+, compared 7million other whites, so it's a silly point you're making. Last I checked the ANC took over a well functioning system of governance where everything benefitted the majority of nation. 30 yrs later you still want to blame apartheid.? What about accountability and looking into the heart of why things are the way they are. Many whites remained through lack of options or for love of SA, myself I left because I was fed up of the crime and apathy of our government t9wards it's taxpayers and citizens, I'll be dead bythe time SA is back to some sense if normalcy so I doubt t I'll be booking a fl8ght back to my birth country

[@Helgardt6189]

White South Africans are disenfranchised in South Africa.

[@andrewthacker114]

I’m from Zimbabwe living in Texas, pros and cons living abroad. Trouble with Africa in general is the currency depreciation.

[@mightyginza3182]

Imagine the cost of Cappuccino in London. Let's build our country and think of the future generations.

[@wacs6308]

Imagine the cost of a life in South Africa, less than a cappuccino.

[@daw60-gx3fo]

Quite right - SA never leaves one's heart. I moved to the UK 34 years ago with my young family and have been fortunate in building a career that enabled me to live in a large detached home and garden in green Surrey for the last 22 years, plus own a beautiful holiday cottage. Over this time both the UK and Europe have worsened with an increasing loss of their prior national cultures and becoming infested with woke thinking that is eating them from the inside out. Who knows how this will play out over time, plus the mad left Labour party currently in power. Nonetheless, hindsight still confirms it as the right decision for us, though I would be highly tempted to retire in SA if it was practical (my kids are all in the UK) and the SA tax regime wasn't so keen on my overseas wealth....so I just visit regularly and hope that partnership politics at every level will create a stronger SA future

[@lynncw9202]

We have to get rid of crime and especially the ANC government. My son and his family have just moved overseas. My husband and I are shattered. Will we ever see them again? Can't afford to travel there. But then we'd have to say goodbye again. And again .....

[@honordiamond2548]

We said it that ...... They must go and run away from our problems but Eventually they will come back! Welcome back fellow South Africans..... We still love you and we need you!

[@graeme6563]

I'm not moving back. I love the States, and this is definitely my new home. There is so much beauty here. South Africa is beautiful, but the lifestyle is just not what I like.

[@starbooi4699]

Good for you. Each to their own.

[@NeilEnvySA]

I also Worked in America 🇺🇲 Great Place and I Loved it. Many Oppertunities. I Left my Heart in Montana. Enjoy Working and Staying there. Be Safe. NV. South Africa 🇿🇦

[@ryansmith2249]

People are returning back home to retire. They have spent the professional careers earning abroad and in the later years their dollars and euros go much further in South Africa. Make no mistake, we all know South Africa is beautiful but 1st world infrastructure and services are missed once home. Let’s face it, just one trip to Home Affairs has you wondering if you have done the right thing.

[@jamesarc8192]

Fortunately Leon Schreiber is working to fix the department and provided the DA stay in the GNU he will succeed.

[@jamman8678]

I knew they would come back home 😊. Some thing about Africa To a human soul can’t be explained but you can feel it.

[@dylanjoubert3944]

Try to explain, plz, I'm waiting

[@any0n378]

South Africa is like a honeypot. The moment things get hard overseas, people move back because they remember the country of their youth, family, friends, culture etc. The fact is that once you've resettled in South Africa, you realise that it is at least twice as difficult leaving as it was the first time. Has crime changed? Has there been a lof of progress made at Eskom/Municipal water boards/schooling system? Has job opportunities improved? Is BEE still a main criteria for being selected for an interview? The answer is no. So the reasons you cited for leaving in the first place are all still valid. I visited for the first time in 5 years. Inflation didnt just affect the USA, UK, EU etc. Prices in SA have doubled and in some cases trippled in 5 years, so to say people are moving back because of affordability is utter nonsense. In 2019 Spur charged R20 for breakfast, 2024 R60. 2019 a liter of petrol cost R15, 2024 R25. Not too long ago, a double cab bakkie was R500K, now over R1M. It was jarring to see the amount of small cars on the roads in SA. In most of these other countries, finding a job is not a problem if you are willing to work. In South Africa that is simply not the case. The UK is not doing well, so I suspect a lot of the returns are from there, but I'd be interested to know how many of those eventually end up leaving again. Don't get me wrong, South Africa is a beautiful country, and I will always long to be back with friends and family and shared culture, but I moved to secure a better future for my kids.

[@colin5777]

Great post my friend, honest and bang on

[@rustenburghhb5281]

You nailed it.

[@sonjaleroux5067]

You speak the truth!

[@Thesewingsuccesschannel]

Its beautiful every country.

[@carolb8452]

Where in the world are you.

[@summer031977]

Which is more important? Security or Costs of living? I am never going back.

[@siphamandlamkhize9766]

Well, if you run out of money, you won't have to ask this question...Just make sure your money does not run out.

[@robynnelott6022]

Please stay where you are

[@summer031977]

@robynnelott6022 Of course, I will stay where I am. I don't need your permission. Understand?

[@robynnelott6022]

@@summer031977 wasn’t giving you permission, just asking you not to come back, we don’t need your calibre, we need people who love this country and that are prepared to fight for it come what may, just as it deserves to be fought for. So please, never come back as you said. Quite simple

[@summer031977]

@@robynnelott6022 None of your business. Understand?

[@samb3303]

I left SA in 2002, still living abroad, but I can completely understand why people are moving back 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦💙💙

[@dylanjoubert3944]

What's the reason?

[@samb3303]

@dylanjoubert3944 cost of living, missing family and friends, the food, the landscapes, the weather, the friendly people. The list goes on

[@Just_JasonZA]

I was in SA last month for holiday, could not wait to come back to the UK! Shopping in SA costs the same as UK only the salaries are sooo much lower can't believe people can afford groceries

[@afourie4625]

This is probably the biggest load of nonsense anyone has ever spoken! Lived in UK (Edinburgh) for 5 years and was ridiculously expensive from groceries, rent, insurance, vehicle, tuition…it’s absolutely madness. Now living in Australia (Brisbane) which is similar to the UK in prices but it is luckily a bit cheaper in certain aspects and my mental health is better as there is no miserable weather, miserable and rude people and not to mention the political situation…worse than South Africa’s issues imo. UK is turning into a shithole glad I got out. If you want northern hemisphere rather go to mainland Europe. Back to the topic, South Africa is very affordable compared to Australia and the UK no comparison not to mention the quality of food in both countries does not match that of South Africa. I have a newfound respect for farmers in South Africa! Not just the food but everything is cheaper, inflation and the high standard of living in western countries is what is killing them ironically.

[@Just_JasonZA]

@@afourie4625 I don't think I was comparing UK to Australia so don't know how relevant your response is. The average salary in SA is considerably less then the average salary in the UK, the groceries are similar in SA as they are in the UK I would know as I was there for a month and paid about the same as what I pay here (UK).

[@afourie4625]

It's impressive how you managed to miss the entire point of my comment. I *clearly* compared the UK and South Africa, I mentioned Australia to draw inferences but I guess reading between the lines isn't your strong suit. I mentioned Australia to draw inferences about the cost of living in different countries, but since you seem to have overlooked that, let me break it down for you: I lived in SA for 25 years and the UK for 5. Sure, you earn more in the UK, but you spend way more too-on rent, groceries, insurance, and tuition. So yeah, the higher salary is pretty much irrelevant when the cost of living wipes it out. Maybe next time, try actually reading what someone says before you type. Btw - if you pay less for groceries (which in my 5 years there is not true) then you probably buying the cheapest there is and by that means it’s even a stretch. Uk is in a severe cost of living crisis hence I left but you somehow cracked it. Don’t like posting negative comments but don’t spread false information please!

[@Just_JasonZA]

@@afourie4625 okay I left South Africa 2 years ago and what I am saying is last month the food prices cost the same as the UK, you said my comment was nonsense yet you saying that you were in SA at least 5 years ago. I am not talking housing or schooling (it's free in the uk) I am also not talking about insurance I mearly said that groceries are the some price as the UK that is all.

[@afourie4625]

@@Just_JasonZA I moved from SA 5 years ago but just been there in May 2024. Grocery prices are not the same, has never been, will never be. Schooling is free to citizens only, you been there 2 years so it would not be free for your children as you are on a visa, tuition at uni is not free as I studied there and payed a ton to study. You said housing is free, man are you smoking pips, where are these free houses I missed them somehow🤣🤣

[@easy1355]

I am a Brit, I work with many South Africans here, they do miss their homeland, but then I would if I moved, it's just natural. We travel from the rainy and cold climate every year, to Cape Town, our second home, 2 months per year. Could I live in SA, no, but I would love to be a Swallow, like many brits we know who spend many months in SA every year. South Africa, is such a beautiful, diverse country with so many cultures, it has been adopted as our 'home from home' - I just wish South Africans would stop putting their country down.

[@dewaldcarstenstimberfoxfir7604]

Seeing what has happened in the world since 2018, especially NZ, AUS Europe Canada and US regarding economies and lockdowns, I am not really surpriced. I lived in the UK for 10 years and returned to SA in 2005, thinking that it will be better workwise since early 90's. But I have changed my mind, I am looking at Russia, and to make my permanent home. It does not seem SA wants 30 years of engineering experience, so if Russia wants it, I will gladly give it.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

Yeah good luck with that Vlad lol

[@ashleysimthi4852]

why create your Owen company that solution for your country

[@sanelemwelase]

Putin will definitely welcome you with open arms

[@naidoo307]

Please tell Putin I think he has big kahunas ! 😂

[@tes5033]

I think it would be better for you to be a consultant. Your years of experience & from working abroad put you at a disadvantage. You'll require more remuneration and after covid organisation have been cash strapped. Companies probably prefer junior stuff because they cost them less & there's a lot of them.

[@bl2944]

I was not one that spoke overly crritically of SA although i did speak honestly whilst hoping for positive development. Having just returned from SA i can safely say that i cannot see an SA that will ever meet my standard and to which I will return. In fairness my time was spent in Gauteng and KZN, and Cape Town would probably have portrayed thing's differently. Without getting too political or offensive, the full failure of BEE and the void left by skilled and trained persons was on full display. Apart from 1 outing to an establishment aimed at foreigners, customer service completely lacking sadly, and i mean horrendous, noone competent and noone cared. The South African's i encountered in every day customer service positions wouldn't know customer service if it slapped them in the face. Then there's the rest.......the poor roads, massively deteriorated driver behaviour (no indicators/red lights at will/no seat belts/mobile phone use/speeding etc), beggers, everyone wanting money/tips at every turn (borderline harassment), general safety issues and hyper vigilance required to get from A to B, expensive in many respects, plus plus plus. 1 month ago i was speaking of setting up for retirement in SA, 2 days ago i couldn't get out quick enough and vowed never to return. The decline i saw in the 5 years since last there was stark, and even though Cape Town likely much better than what i experienced, the sad thing is its still South Africa and the rot will surely spread. Some may be willing to accept mediocrity in everyday life, i'm not one of them. I'll be happy to put my tail between my legs and eat humble pie if things change for the better and i end up revisiting my plan of retirement in SA.

[@luzukombane]

We welcome you all with open arms, SA is open with lots of possibilities, there is no need to live in expensive tiny box apartments in these western countries.

[@roybotha8356]

The place many are flocking to is the West coast in the western cape... It has a largely undeveloped, yet developing footprint which stretches up to namibia.... THe gas and oil finds adds to the fact that this part of the world is literally transforming into the Monaco of Africa day by day... From Capetown South Africa - Shalom

[@UnknownUser.ar1]

Thank you for this video. I am planning to move to Cape Town, this city is charming. ❤❤❤

[@bobbybombo]

I am Ghanaian but grew in south africa and have been a resident in chucaho for 24 yrs. Now where feels like home to me but south africa. Anytime I visit the continent my best time always occurs during my 10 days or less stay in south africa.

[@stephenmeyer151]

Been in Poland for 2 years, Sri Lanka 2 years before that. Cant wait to go home end of the year

[@bsnspirit818]

I am European, born in Belgium, I lived 2 years in South Africa in Cape town, and I must say that it was the most beautiful years of my life, South Africa is not a perfect country but you feel good there, unfortunately it is difficult to get a visa and a job when you are European.

[@dylanjoubert3944]

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[@CountOctoTruthseaker]

Best country in the world❤...always felt sorry for those who have left...I work at an airport and ever week I'm seeing multiple families returning even moving back to Zim, there are some great countries out there but Europe is in huge crisis, cant believe whats going on there, theyve allowed so much illegal immigration to take place that theyre now foreigners in their own countries.

[@colinmeehan791]

Correct,England and Europe have managed their countries into hell holes with rampant immigration.Some countries,Denmark and Germany are deporting the undesirables.

[@johnson2joy]

No, it is called the boomerang effect, Europeans were leaving Europe in their millions 500 years ago making other lands diverse, like South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, Canada and USA and now other peoples are making Europe diverse.... No problems at all, we just have to get use to it and stop behaving like victims......

[@lindelwanothandongcobo8863]

But Illegal immigration is not good legal immigration is good

[@CountOctoTruthseaker]

@@lindelwanothandongcobo8863 yes, you can keep law and order without undocumented criminal doing whatever they like and police never knowing who it is.

[@CountOctoTruthseaker]

@enginetension they work and contribute...theyre not here with religious agendas and cultural take overs...and we dont encourage them with goverment hand outs and legal immunity and housing at our tax payers expense.

[@gavinroberts1327]

I love South Africa, and there are circumstances where South Africa does add value. However, medical costs, tax, inflation and lack of services leaves South Africa undesirable in the medium term...

[@robynnelott6022]

That’s a worldwide problem

[@gavinroberts1327]

@robynnelott6022 Nonsense... I also think this youtube video is just propaganda. I've seen the stats, what's she's saying isn't accurate. A lot of South Africans also struggle to hack it because they are unequipped, have wealthy parents or struggle with putting in the effort...

[@buyimncube2588]

So true

[@Quad8track]

Great video. I'm an American and have recently have made two trips to South Africa. I absolutely LOVE the place! While I'll always be a US citizen, I would love to live in South Africa once I start working remotely.

[@NiceIce923]

Interesting! What is it that you love about South Africa? I'm South African and I always thought that the US would be the best place to live...I always loved Florida and wanted to live there but I have second thoughts now, because of Hurricane Helene and Milton which destroyed many homes and caused severe flooding across Florida, even the tornadoes in some parts of Florida before Milton hit, I feel so bad for those people there 😢!

[@OldSchool-om2zo]

I left SA in 2005 and unlikely I will ever return - openly racist employment policies against me was the main driver along with a slowly but surely crumbling infrastructure and socio-political situation. Best decision I ever made, happy where I am now, never looked back.

[@ebrahimjaffer2020]

You can go and live in Israel, Apartheid is still alive and well there

[@cashbadger3209]

The biggest problem for South Africans is the weakness of the rand. 1 dollar is around R18 to R20 so where you going to go if you retired. You stuck here. Your money is not worth much overseas. When you have been working for a while overseas. It makes financial sense to come back. Your euros or dollars are worth a lot of rands.

[@izanamiledwaba1330]

"Die swaart gevaar" 😂😂😂 swaart mense is nie so gevaar nie. The only real issue in South Africa is the land issue. That's what causes this economic inequality. Certain people of "Europe persuasion" do not want land redistribution after acquiring it through a genoc*de!

[@justinthacker3144]

Turn the page. Land that was illegally taken during apartheid from it's rightful owners has already been returned via the land claim process and has been completed. Case closed. Land that is currently owned by South African tax payers of all races is legal with title deeds approved by the state. The only two cases of genocide in SA where when the English genoc*ded the Afrikaners in the Boer war in concentration camps and when Shaka Zulu committed genocide, Zulu armies not only aimed to defeat their enemies, they aimed to totally destroy them. Those who were exterminated included prisoners of war, women, children and even dogs. Estimates of the death toll range from 1 million to 2 million.

[@DamenSchlebusch]

I currently work abroad and make good money but I dont plan at all to stay here, I plan on moving back to South Africa because there is just no community like south Africa the diverse culture there is none like it the other countries don't have that it's abit boring and frustrating

[@GlenFarmer-c6i]

Orania is growing very fast and has seen migrants returning from Australia especially... the bigger Orania grows the bigger that trend would become... for SA in general not much has changed infact crime rates went up!!!

[@Marysmmiiith]

It's only fear that makes people want to live in Orania

[@Marysmmiiith]

Orania is not a country

[@GlenFarmer-c6i]

@@Marysmmiiith Who said Orania is a country? Nobody!!! It's a autonomous region that governs it's own local affairs and municipality!!! I've been there 2 months ago didn't notice people having fear infact people are happy and crime free, no burglar bars, trash everywhere etc and no unemployment... they have a collage now aswell with a plan for a university, place is exploding with development!!! Kids out and about doesn't feel like SA, more like Japan so unreal... they can't keep up with the demand and would now massively invest in housing, Medicare and education just imagine their population doubled in the last 5 years, there's construction sites everywhere... the Northern Cape just fully recognized their etho autonomous territory and would now file application for them joining the Traditional Council of SA which they already have very good relationships with!!!

[@GlenFarmer-c6i]

@@Marysmmiiith by the way there's peo0le within the ANC supporting them like Mbeki and others, Even Zuma said they have a full right to exists just like other tribal lands!! Orania is not polically governed by any party, thus they make friends across any pond!!! It's what they are doing!!! And to follow the law!!! SA law and international law in terms of self determination!!! I don't think they want to be a country either, like the Zulu monarchy and 18 other tribal homelands..

[@paulsinclair7353]

20 growing up years in SA and 31 working years in UK. I'd love to come home to retire or work in a school after a career in academia.

[@bibap-uo2io]

Don't talk kak!! The article says "contemplating". You probably tried living abroad and failed.

[@suegurney4666]

We’ve lived in Sa for 60 years never had any crime against us , but we are careful as to where we go , as you would probably be , anywhere else in the world .

[@markusb2743]

If you want to immigrate to Australia, don't even think of doing it if you do not have at least R 20 000 000 in your pocket, you will not be able to buy a house for under R 5 000 000 property in Australia is 12 rand for every dollar. USA is 19 rand for every dollar. You don't just walk into a job, because they will allways give their own first choice to employ. You have to be able to afford 12 months to live there without a job, paying dollars with your rands, living there and not earning dollars is very scary, and you will jump through hoops, and they don't braai, they have barbies.😅

[@paulinapatel]

Really I thought is better than SA😮

[@runningman2989]

Nevermind that. They all woke now. Your kid will come home deciding he doesn't want to be a male anymore 😂

[@dnforgaming]

is now 1 dollar is 17 rands, the rand is getting stronger

[@aarongunnz9513]

I remember former Bloemfontein coach relocated to Australia. When economy started to decline, retrenched foreigners first. Then he returned home

[@GSGLondon92]

I’ve got a few clients who are expats living in Australia and they say it’s dam expensive. I immigrated to the UK in 2020 I’m thinking of going to back to SA (Cape Town) given the state of the UK now and the costs increasing. I can probably buy a house cash with the pounds I have so it’s worth exploring. Every country has their problems it’s just which problems you ok living with.

[@alphonsdewit7852]

I saw a kid walking into a restaurant in Edinburgh Scotland. He had a Blue Bulls jersey on and as our group made a fuss over him, we discovered he can't speak Afrikaans and was German.. my heart broke, as a beautiful Afrikaans girl sat crying at hearing her mother tongue in such an unexpected location.. ons mis julle.. kom terug,kinders van Afrika,al kuier julle net. Bring julle Duitsers en dinge saam.

[@tshidiso9653]

No place like home, South Africa is great. Nothing special about Europe and the States.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

Lmfao

[@giuliom3564]

It's your home, that's the only reason. Poor standard of living but it's home. In Europe nobody would move to South Africa.

[@neilboulton9813]

Yeah that cultural richness, power and guaranteed clean water and the lack of rampant crime and real endemic political corruption is so overrated.

[@nick63837]

​@@giuliom3564I beg to differ!!

[@giuliom3564]

@@nick63837 You can beg and differ whenever you want 😅

[@DerekScott-Kelly]

Well said, wise words. Personally I was born in SA and lived there for 40 years. I was offered a job in the UK in 1990 and moved over with my family. My kids have grown up here and now my wife and I have the privilege of helping look after 8 grandchildren. BUT, my wife and I are desperately homesick, not to mention absolutely fed up with long cold and wet winters. Yes, you definitely learn a lot when you travel, especially if you work in different parts of the world like I did. Life is certainly different here, you cannot help comparing everything to SA. When we go home to visit family we have noticed the changes over the years, but we have been here long enough to know this is not the same England we moved to. I can truly say, financial gain is useful, but you mental health and well-being is even more important. Be careful friends, do your homework and then make your decision. For us it is either SA or Cyprus, both are now home to us. God Bless

[@theworldviewers3586]

Who's moving back?😂😂😂😂😂 Go to immigration conferences and workshops, and you will see the number for yourself. You yourself still making your video from the UK😂😂😂😂

[@MotsekiMolale]

Home sweet home 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦