Welcome to the BE forum - hope you have a long stay and enjoy your time. The Oscar thread has descended into another general crime thread, as most of them do. Sorry.

Hi. Since this was in the Africa section I assume it applies to all Africa and not just SA?

I'm a 40 year old Scottish mum living in Luanda (Angola) with my husband and 2 kids. He's in the oil and gas industry and I'm a 'retired' graphic designer. We have previously been in Bergen Norway and more recently in Tripoli, Libya until we were evacuated in Feb 2011 at the start of the Gadaffi war! Never a dull moment in our family

Hi jillybaby and Welcome to BE.

Wow, you sure have done the rounds in Africa. Good on Ya.

Hi,
Im Simon.
I am from a tiny village in Northumberland called Cresswell.
I moved to London last year to pursue acting as a viable passion.
I met "J".
I want to move to SA with her and at the same time pull my weight and be valuable to the country, so Im looking for advice because it seems quite daunting from where Im sitting.

Hi Simon
I'm about to take up a teaching post in Nigeria - a pretty dangerous part of Africa from what I've read. I'll be living in a compound on Victoria Island, the wealthy, heavily protected commercial hub next to Lagos, and have advised to have not only a driver but also a police escort if I travel into Lagos after dark. Why Africa? - seems a good way to experience the land/culture/people/coastline (South Africa being a definite 'draw') but Kidnappings and armed robberries are prevalent so - would be wise to check out the location VERY carefully, and make sure you have enough cash to offer the odd bribe here and there bcos I've heard the place (incl the police force) is also pretty corrupt.

Hello lovely people!
I'm Natalie, 29, currently living in The Midlands UK with my partner (Who is a Zim national on a Greek Passport) and our 6 year old boy.
Nice to meet you all

Hi and Welcome to BE.

I grew up in Zim and have Irish passport (amongst others)

Hello!! Are you still living in Zim?

I live in Brisbane now. I left Zim when my parents moved back to S.A. when I was 17ish and never been back.

Hello all

Im in Liverpool now but am a mature student just graduating and going through the interview process for the British Council in Kenya.

Nice to meet you all :-)

Hi everyone! I have just moved from the UK to Cape Town as my husband is from SA and was getting homesick! I was happy to leave the UK weather for the weather here! I am now sorting out my temporary residence permit and looking around for work ideally near Big Bay.

Nice to meet you!

Hi Laura,

I am not in SA, but I wanted to stop by and welcome you to the BE community.

I hope you enjoy it here.

Welcome Laura - I'm writing this at CPT airport heading to Durban. The weather was very British in CT today and the clouds look like home. Welcome to SA, welcome to BE - shout if you need any info.

Good luck

Ed

I emigrated to SA a while ago, After a bit of a struggle I managed to make a decent living. Married a SA girl.

Although we were OK, I did not think there was much of a future for my kids. So we packed up and started again in England, and are now settled in.

It’s a pity, as SA could be the best country in the world, best climate and scenery, and many decent people. But its all gone wrong.

+1. Good post.