UK Student Visa – Study in the UK in 2018

As the end of the academic year in South Africa is approaching, the queries on how to qualify for a UK Student visa increase.

Qualifications from British educational institutions are held in high esteem and are highly sought after. As it is relatively easy for young South Africans wanting to study in the UK to adapt culturally and linguistically, it is thus not surprising that there is a large number of South African students in the UK.

The process of applying for a UK Student Visa

South Africans older than 16 can apply for the Tier 4 Student Visa, to study in the UK.
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Before, the actual visa application, the student first have to get a place on a study course at a Tier 4 licensed education provider.

This offer for a place of study is in the form of the Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS). The CAS is basically an electronic document and a unique reference number from the licensed education provider.

After obtaining the CAS, the stu

London Peaceful Protest for South African Farmers to Go Ahead

Date: Saturday 04 November 2017
Time: 10h30am to 12h30pm
Location: Pavement outside the South African High Commission, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DP.

A peaceful united protest – organised by South African expats in London – regarding the farm murders back home in SA, is to go ahead on Saturday 4 November 2017.

The organisers say they are responding to numerous calls for the global South African community to help create international awareness on this issue.

The peaceful static protest will be held outside the South African High Commission in London’s popular Trafalgar Square, and organisers hope to hand over a memorandum to a representative of the SA High Commission.

‘Black Monday’ protests were held across South Africa on Monday 30 October 2017, highlighting the ongoing violent attacks and murder of local farmers, their families and the workers.

In a press release, titled “United for South African Farmers – Stop the Killing!”, the

UK Events: SOUTH AFRICAN BRAAI and SOKKIE at Scout Hall

DATE: 6 August 2017
TIME: 15:00 – 23:59
VENUE: Scout Hall, Carlyle Drive, East Kilbride, G74 3EW
PRICE: Free

Bank Holiday Braai and Sokkie

Bring and Braai including your own alcohol and mix
If you wish to stay over, bring your tent.

 

SAFFA EVENT: FAMILY BRING AND BRAAI – WIMBLEDON, UK

DATE: 22 July 2017
TIME: 13:00 – 22:00
VENUE: Wimbledon Common Park SW19 7HX, London, England
CATAGORY: Bring & Braai

Hi All
Thought this will be a good time to have a lekka kuier. Please bring your family along for bring and braai.

For those who would just like to pop around and say HI… i will make sure there will be some food on sale ??

OLIFEST – NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, UK

OLIFEST is a South African themed festival where South Africans and all other cultures meet. It is open to the public and an amazing family weekend for all to enjoy. With camping, childrens entertainment, music, food, drinks and stalls with traders.

Date: 7 July 2017 – 17:00 till 9 July 2017 – 22:00
Entry £3.00 per person children under 3 years – Free
Camping £10.00 per pitch per night – Limited spaces
Campervans and Caravans will be £15 per night this includes entry fee for up to 3 people.

To pay go to PayPal – info@olifest.uk and please advise how many nights and how many people.

Financial emigration: SARS and small expatriate fish

Emigrating from South Africa is not as simple as packing up your bags, jumping on a plane and setting up shop somewhere else. Unfortunately, there is still the issue of tax and no matter where you go, the taxman remains interested.

The South African Reserve Bank, SARS and even the globally agreed “common reporting standards” or “CRS” want to know your movements. Even Home Affairs have climbed on this bandwagon in respect of the White Paper released last year which recommends that all South Africans abroad must report themselves correctly, for good recordkeeping and for the authorities to know their whereabouts.

The only way to formally place yourself on record for all these items is to undertake the financial emigration process. This means that you will be noted with SARS (which covers your personal tax status and CRS) and the SARB (which covers your bank account status) that you are no longer “ordinarily resident” in South Africa for fiscal

Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky kraai wêreldwyd koning

Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is Donderdagaand in Londen met dieBain’s Cape Mountain Whisk-titel op die World Whiskies-prysaand bekroon. Boonop is die stigter-distilleerder, Andy Watts, as die wêreld se meester-distilleerder vir 2018 aangewys.

Hierdie toekennings, wat jaarliks ​​deur die Verenigde Koningryk se Whisky Magazine aangebied word, trek sterk kompetisie uit onder meer Skotland, Ierland, die VSA en Japan in ʼn poging om as die wêreld se beste whiskyprodusent aangewys te word.

Die uitslae is tydens ʼn glansgeleentheid in die Waldorf Hilton Hotel in Londen bekendgemaak. Watts, ʼn voormalige professionele krieketspeler, het albei toekennings persoonlik ontvang en gesê die oorwinning was oorweldigende nuus vir hul trots Suid-Afrikaanse handelsmerk en vir Suid-Afrika.

“Ons het teen alle verwagting in die persepsie oorkom dat slegs tradisionele whisky-produserende lande ernstig geneem kan word. Ons bedryf in Suid-Afrika is net 40 jaar oud en hoew

Aussie minister sal voortgaan met sy plan om blanke boere van Suid-Afrika na Australië te bring

Die minister van binnelandse sake van Australië het bevestig dat hy sal voortgaan met sy plan om blanke boere van Suid-Afrika na Australië te bring.

Hy maak sy kritici af as “mal linkses” en volgens hom is hulle dood vir hom.

Minister Dutton het voorheen deurgeloop oor sy standpunt rondom asielsoekers vanuit Asië en die Middel Ooste.

TLU SA het vroeër reeds sy waardering uitgespreek vir die feit dat die minister opkom vir die Suid-Afrikaanse boere.

Deur: Die Vryburger

Suid-Afrikaner vertel om in Australië te boer is taai

Boerdery in Australië is taai en jy moet op jou eie werk. Jy moet alles self doen. Plase is duur en dit maak dit amper onbereikbaar vir Suid-Afrikaners. Dit is die grootste struikelblok. As jy bereid is om vir ’n Aussie te boer, is jy hoog in aanvraag.

Só sê Theo van Niekerk, ’n gewese Suid-Afrikaner wat in Excelsior op skool was en aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat gestudeer het. Hy werk al 18 jaar as landboukundige in Australië en spesialiseer in grondvrugbaarheid en plantvoeding.

Hy werk met Aussie- en gewese Suid-Afrikaanse boere wat nou daar boer.

Netwerk24 het Van Niekerk om kommentaar genader oor die politieke en diplomatieke bom wat gebars het oor Australië wat ’n hand na Suid-Afrikaanse boere uitgereik het weens die planne om grond te onteien sonder vergoeding.

Van Niekerk sê daar is nie so baie Suid-Afrikaanse boere wat plase in Australië gekoop het nie. Hy ken net ses sulke boere, maar daar is baie Suid-Afrikaners wat vir die Aus

Wêreldgeluks-verslag – Suid-Afrikaners is nie ’n besonder gelukkige spulletjie nie

Suid-Afrikaners is nie ’n besonder gelukkige spulletjie nie. Selfs in kommunistiese lande en van dié waar mense onderdruk word en deur terrorisme of burgerlike onrus geteister word, sal jy gelukkiger mense aantref.

Dit blyk uit die nuutste World Happiness-verslag wat Woensdag uitgereik is. Boonop het Suid-Afrika, vergeleke met verlede jaar, vier plekke teruggesak tot nommer 105 op die ranglys van 156 lande.

Die ranglys word deur die Verenigde Nasies (VN) se Sustainable Development Solutions Network saamgestel uit data van Gallup van 2015 tot 2017 waarin ses sleutelveranderlikes van algemene welstand gemeet word: inkomste, vryheid om keuses te maak, vertroue (in die regering en die sakegemeenskap), ’n gesonde lewensverwagting, maatskaplike ondersteuning (ondersteuning van ander) en vrygewigheid (gemeet in skenkings).

Die verslag is enkele dae voor World Happiness Day op 20 Maart uitgereik, en Finland gaan dit veral met oorgawe kan vier as die land met die