Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Oct 4th 2008, 3:54 pm
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Replies: 202
Views: 13,215
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Sep 29th 2008, 2:41 pm
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Replies: 202
Views: 13,215
Re: RSA Boarding Schools
Hi All,
I've not logged on for a while. We don't have to make a decision until 2010 so we're just seeing how the political climate develops. We've not been put off although the Rand is slowly...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 30th 2008, 4:20 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Re: Bank accounts RSA
Just like Doctors specialise, so do bankers, so he does not know everything, and he is too busy during the day to research things. He would probably argue that I talk to him too much! ;)
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 29th 2008, 11:43 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Re: Bank accounts RSA
Thatnks for all the info, so to clarify:
Hiltons fees are ZAR 129560 at present and we were told that fees rise on average between 10-15% per annum :ohmy: so if exchange rates were to stay the same,...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 19th 2008, 7:29 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Re: Bank accounts RSA
Well everyone's intitled to their own opinions on this but frankly I would trust the Chief Economist of the major bank that gave my hub this advise, rather than what we think.
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 18th 2008, 7:13 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Re: Bank accounts RSA
Hi Sasher,
I started a couple of threads a few months ago because I was interested in looking into education in RSA. I went to visit some schools expecting them not to be able to stand up to the...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 18th 2008, 1:18 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Re: Bank accounts RSA
Thanks Pablo - I may get my hub to read this later as I am so ignorant when it comes to financial planning. He's bored me to tears for years that my brain automatically switches off when certain key...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 18th 2008, 12:39 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Re: Bank accounts RSA
He is always too busy to find things out which is why I get the research post! Of course that works to his detriment at times as I wouldn't have come across schools in RSA. Basically I'm trying to...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 18th 2008, 12:06 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Re: Bank accounts RSA
In the short term the rand will not improve but the market believes it will be 30% stronger by 18 months time. Because my hub is in banking he was able to ask someone who deals with currency trading...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jul 18th 2008, 10:42 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,835
Bank accounts RSA
Now that I've made a decision about schools I asked if they would allow me to pay school fees in advance due to the probability of the rand strengthening against the pound in the next 18 months....
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 25th 2008, 4:56 pm
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Replies: 202
Views: 13,215
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 25th 2008, 4:29 pm
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Replies: 202
Views: 13,215
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 25th 2008, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 202
Views: 13,215
Re: RSA Boarding Schools
Well apart from seeing how things progress politically we are going to send our boys to Hilton. They are hopefully going to spend a couple of weeks each year at a prep school nearby so they can...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 25th 2008, 8:56 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,728
Re: I loved RSA!
Biljilo - I have a trained protection dog here in the UK and I can tell you that those people are idiots and have not trained or cannot handle their dogs properly, and that happens anywhere. I can...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 23rd 2008, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,512
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 23rd 2008, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,512
Re: Fight Fire with Fire - Home Invasions
So it's just a hunch, just like someone had a completely inaccurate hunch that I was lying the other day!
Anyway, if I shoot an intruder who is armed or not, what would the repercussions be for me....
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 23rd 2008, 12:33 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,512
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 23rd 2008, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,512
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 23rd 2008, 12:04 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,512
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 23rd 2008, 11:23 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,512
Re: Fight Fire with Fire - Home Invasions
I think there's more to this story. For people to be able to aquire these weapons, bullet vests and cars they must be part of an organised group with money and I suspect this guy who was targeted...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 22nd 2008, 8:06 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,728
Re: I loved RSA!
To be perfectly frank I am pretty ignorant when it comes to forum politics and I don't even know what trolling means! :confused: Everything I have said is honest, but I have come to realise that ...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 20th 2008, 12:40 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,660
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 20th 2008, 9:16 am
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,660
Re: Changing colour in SA
Some excellent posts!
Of course we must understand and acknowledge that mankind from the beginning has used barbaric means for progression, but we should only look to the past in order to change the...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 19th 2008, 6:24 pm
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,660
Re: Changing colour in SA
Countries and people who keep banging on about what happened in the past are generally getting nowhere - Mugabe has done a great job! Britain did commit appalling atrosities as did the Dutch but I...
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Forum: Rest of the World / Africa
Jun 18th 2008, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,728
Re: I loved RSA!
I sympathise with your experiences - and guess what - I choose to believe you!
I think its a real shame that someone comes to this forum with honesty and because of someone elses issues are...
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