That is what saddens me most, our youth are all leaving (not that I blame them), many have not seen this land they call home. Take every opportunity, get to the mountains rustic accommodation and hike, parks board gets you into some brilliant places. Tendele will take you to second highest water fall in the world, Giant Castle had massive rock paintings. Injisuthi one of my favourites for hiking when young!
Fit in at least one visit before you go and I will only wish you God speed and safety wherever you land up.
You probably are not aware am a Nigerian, been in SA 13 years now.
My main frustration of wanting to leave is because of resident permit.
My permanent resident permit have been sitting with Home Affairs since 2019 without an outcome for it.
They are not willing to renew work permit, it's either they reject an application or just let it sit while rendering an individual useless.
I feel frustrated @joanstewart very frustrated!
I was in North West Waterkloof on Friday for ATM antenna installation, the local guy greeted me which I responded back in English, he carried on in the local language, I paused him to say "I don't understand, I only speak English" he said in English "I don't speak English"
So you can see the mentality there, very sad when a fellow black discriminates again a fellow black.
Am weighing my options on a country I can relocate to, peaceful, a country that can fit my career as RF Technician, I've been digging on Botswana, New Zealand, Australia.
SA is beautiful I wish situation is slightly better.
My sons have arrived at a cross roads, made the decision after July riots to try move to New Zealand where my husbands sister lives. Not many options available one sitting without employment, the other running an extremely small home business repairing computers.
Botswana has been relatively stable for some time, who knows when leaders change what other changes will happen.
Most countries after five years you are able to obtain citizenship, alas Home Affairs as with most other government run entities have friends of friends earning not wishing to work, this country had so much promise yet it is fast going/gone down the drain.
As long as people sit playing the blame game nothing will be fixed, many local people no longer wish to work being given grants and all other hand outs, no pride left!
Jealousy runs rife, if you have something, the next person wants to take it from you, I can only hope you do find somewhere to work and live in more settled conditions.