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Original Post Date: 2007-02-27 Time: 00:00:00  Posted By: Jan

Being back in SA isn’t that great, say expats

December 06 2005 at 02:22AM

South Africans leave the country in search of greener pastures elsewhere because of poor working conditions and crime.

This is according to some of them who recently returned from abroad.

However, not all of them are happy to be back and, given the choice, would not have returned.

“Had I found a professional job in the UK I would have grabbed the opportunity with both hands,” said Mandisa Mbatha, who returned after working for a banking group in Britain.

“I would encourage doctors and teachers to leave the country as working conditions and salaries are four times better there,” she said.

Angela Lidgett-Nelson left South Africa 19 years ago and returned in March.

“There were more opportunities overseas. I lived in several cities, and in some cases, there was virtually no problems regarding crime.”

She married an American, Kirk, who has moved to South Africa with her.

He said he would have got a job overseas a week after applying. “But in South Africa, I found one only after five months.”

As if to reflect these views, the Homecoming Revolution, a nonprofit organisation trying to encourage South Africans to return, cancelled a Sandton conference on its achievements last week – because of lack of interest.

“Nobody showed up,” said publicist Sue Naidoo.

According to Homecoming, 77 percent of South Africans living abroad still had some form of investment in South Africa and 81 percent wanted to return eventually. – Sapa

This article was originally published on page 5 of The Star on December 06, 2005

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