The loss of a loved one can be traumatic enough without having to consider what effects it will have on your future in the UK. Fortunately, the UK immigration rules make allowance for dependants in such unfortunate circumstances

Do you give your life abroad the big thumbs up? Take the expat survey 2014

Dublin, Ireland: African Woman of the Year (2012), Justina Mutale has launched a report on “PATHWAYS TO POWER: Creating Sustainable Change for Adolescent Girls” to mark the United Nations International Day of the Girl.

The Native Soul team are flying DJ/Producer “Culoe De Song” in from South Africa to headline at one of London’s most talked about venues — Brixton Jamm

Cape Town’s award-winning and annual comedy festival comes to London for three nights only from the 23-25 October

Following a fun-filled run in Johannesburg last month and Port Elizabeth in September, the  internationally renowned 5km Color Run is finally heading to The Mother City on Saturday 18 October before moving on to other spots across the country. Are you ready?

Winner of the Green Award at Sheffield Doc Fest, Best S. African Film at Encounters International Film Festival, and officially selected for the Durban International Film Festival, ‘Unearthed’ will now screen in London

Now with the colder weather sneaking upon us, bubble and squeak cakes are just the thing to comfort us. I’m sharing an easy to make recipe and a great way of recycling left over vegetables.

A ground breaking season of South African films that will screen in cinemas across the UK

Anthea Moys is a Johannesburg-based public realm intervention artist – she creates performances and events that take place in public and which make people think twice about their everyday environment. We caught up with her in the UK, where is she touring as part of the Afrovibes UK Festival.

South African expat in London Elsa Perez is appealing for more dancers, particularly male dancers, to bump up the performers for the Protea dance group at the Dancing Round the World Festival

From its rich Aboriginal history, with tales of megafauna and three meter tall kangaroos, to the country’s obsession with ‘barbies’, ‘footie’ and ‘thongs’, we delve deeper to share a few strange-but-true facts of the land Down Under.

Following global trends, London’s 250 new trains will be designed to be capable of fully automatic operation although they will have an operator on board when they launch

Meet Tolene van der Merwe, the next UK country manager for South African Tourism UK

“So ‘braai’ is basically the Afrikaans word for BBQ?”. Not a chance. Here are my top five reasons the braai tops the BBQ.

Cape Town’s award-winning and annual comedy festival comes to London for three nights only from the 23-25 October

One of the most interesting and exciting visas available to non-EU workers who wish to live and work in the UK is the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa. Do you qualify?

A certain provision under UK Immigration guidelines allows you to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after 10 years of continuous lawful residence in the UK. But you have to stick to the rules to qualify

According to National Parks UK, the purpose of a national park is to ‘conserve and enhance natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage, and to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of national parks by the public.’ Why shouldn’t London, with all its green space, cultural heritage and diverse wildlife, be one too?

The retirement industry in South Africa is in a dire state. That our citizens are struggling, and will continue to struggle to save for and reach a successful retirement, is unfortunately an undeniable fact.

Eton Mess is a very classic summer dish but year round this light and creamy dessert is a very popular choice at The Hengist. You can still enjoy it now with superb, sweet British raspberries from the supermarkets.

In this book, Glenn Moss recounts how a new wave of radical ideas helped fuel the anti-apartheid struggle through the hard times of the 1970s.

Leytonstone church is the first place Desmond Tutu images will be seen outside South Africa. Visit the exhibition in London this October

The Steve Biko Foundation invites all to the Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, London, to be delivered by Hugh Masekela on “Art & Activism: Reflections on the Anti-Apartheid Struggle & Two Decades of South African Democracy.”

The Motherland Tour is a labour of love, with a special message from a woman who clearly loves her country, her continent and the people that struggle tremendously to live within it.