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2021 SA Budget Speech Summary Earlier today we saw Minister Tito Mboweni, South African Minister of Finance deliver his 2021 National Budget Speech in the South African Parliament in Cape Town. This is a summary of the speech as published earlier by Alec Hogg on biznews.com. • The Section 12J tax incentive, introduced in 2008, […]

His Excellency Ambassador Faizel Moosa, South African Ambassador to Qatar opens the Carrefour South African fresh meat, fruit and vegetable week in Qatar. HE Ambassador Faizel Moosa today launched the Carrefour, South Africa, fresh meat and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable week. It is the intention to promote South African Agri-processed products into the Qatari market

Qatar and Saudi Arabia agree to open airspace, land and sea borders between the two nations With a sudden shift from both Qatar and Saudi Arabia, an agreement has been reached to open land, sea, and air borders between the two countries as of 4 January 2020. In 2017, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates

We look back at 2020 and its challenges across the world In only 9 months things have changed globally. The Coronavirus in many ways have affected every single person living on this planet. Many of us have lost loved ones and many of us have been infected ourselves and recovered. 2020 is indeed a year

Keeping the flag flying high, South Africans in Qatar officially launches SAFA Supporters Club SAFA and South Africans in Qatar community sign MOU for first ever Bafana and Banyana Supporters Club in the Middle East Johannesburg-Doha: 21 November 2020 The South African Football Association (SAFA) and the South Africans in Qatar (SAIQ) community group today

Our vehicle recovery from the Sealine Desert by AOUN Qatar Rescue As a follow up to our SA Inland Sea Adventure, we come to the rescue and recovery of our vehicle which we were forced to abandon in the desert due to what we thought was a ruptured radiator. After 2 days of hunting for

We get lost in the desert after attending the South Africans in Qatar event at Inland Sea On Friday,13 November 2020, SA Diplomat Abroad went out to the Inland Sea camping site with the South Africans in Qatar Group to shoot a video of the event and to partake in the festivities of being part

Leading from the front with slow steps as the South African Community in Doha launches Walking Football. The South African Walking Football Club (SAWFC) was officially launched at an auspicious occasion last night at the Aspire Mini Football Fields. SAWFC is under the patronage of HE Ambassador Faizel Moosa of South Africa to Qatar, and

A tribute to the late Dr Anwah Nagia “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.” Nelson Mandela Today, we are all far poorer due to the loss

We accompany Love2Serve Charities on their distribution drive in Cape Town On Saturday, SA Diplomat Abroad had the pleasure of accompanying Love2Serve Charities on their monthly distribution drive. A few months ago, we interviewed Maajida Fakier, one of the founders and directors of Love2Serve Charities as they put out their appeal for support from the