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July 18th, 2012 
Sharon Gill 
Too much violent crime and too few job opportunities in SA drove another rat to leave the sinking ship. The older you get, the harder it is to pack up your entire life and move to the other side of the world.
After looking at all the options, Sharon Gill did it …
July 17th, 2012 Sharon Gill 
I’ve always preferred to find my way around using a printed map. I’m not exactly a technophobe, but sometimes it’s less trouble to open a book than mess about trying to program a device. And printed maps give you a bigger picture, so if you miss a turning, you can see whether there’s another one further up the road that will eventually get you back on track, or whether you need to turn round and go back to where you went wrong.
June 18th, 2012 Sharon Gill 
South Africa’s signature airline, South African Airways, recently announced that it will cut its route between London and Cape Town. The move is reflective of a number of factors that are seeing trade between the UK and South Africa decreasing, writes Jessica Redding.
The airline has run a signature route between London Heathrow – one of the world’s biggest airports – and Cape Town since 1992. In future, passengers wishing to travel between London and Cape Town will have to fly via Johannesburg.
June 6th, 2012 Sharon Gill 
Unless you’ve been living under a stone, you’ll have heard that South Africa is now part of an all-exclusive club made up of the fastest developing nations on Earth – BRICS.
While many have been sceptical, South Africa is certainly taking advantage of its membership of this economic boy’s club, writes Jessica Redding …
December 1st, 2011 Sharon Gill 
There’s been a lot written about South Africa’s Black Tuesday and the steamrolling of the Secrecy Bill.
Of course it will “protect the state” - by making it a criminal offence for the media to investigate and report on government fraud and corruption.
When I see 229 votes in favour of it, I wonder if there are 229 MPs with something to hide.
