Brain regain as Saffers return home in droves

Cost of living, nanny culture and small homes among reasons for coming back to SA

10 March 2024 - 00:00

It was the joy and fervour of last year’s Rugby World Cup that inspired the Houbart family to give up trying to get permanent visas for Australia and move back to South Africa. By January, they were back in their home in Hout Bay...

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