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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by PAINGAIN: 9:43am On May 12, 2015
moski5:


thanks

emmm life partnership whats that?
its another term for live in lovers. Its marriage without actually being married. But u have to go to the lawyers to make it official in the form of notarial agreement whereby d SA citizen agrees to b ur spouse and cater for u and vice versa.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by PAINGAIN: 9:44am On May 12, 2015
moski5:


thanks

emmm life partnership whats that?
its another term for live in lovers. Its marriage without actually being married. But u have to go to the lawyers to make it official in the form of notarial agreement whereby d SA citizen agrees to b ur spouse and cater for u and vice versa. But u two have to live together, own stuffs together bcus d immigrations do conduct random checks on u two.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by moski5(m): 9:49am On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
its another term for live in lovers. Its marriage without actually being married. But u have to go to the lawyers to make it official in the form of notarial agreement whereby d SA citizen agrees to b ur spouse and cater for u and vice versa.

thanks alot bro
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by PAINGAIN: 9:58am On May 12, 2015
Thermodynamics:
What about studying on shot programs in south African UNISA to be precise. How must is the tuition fees for a diploma in Engineering and what about food in SA, how much can one survive in a month, also what are the chances of geting a job in SA for someone holding a South African diploma in Engineering certificate. If you have an idea of any other good shot program or company training that have a high job opportunity in SA please tell me about it. eg like safety and pipeline training some companies do here in Nigeria.
there r a lot of short courses u can do at unisa, there is one for 6 months,one year, 2,3 years. It all depends on what u wanna do. U fit get employment here after studying if u r very good at it. I know some naija pikins who get their own companies(construction)here. Engineering pays here. I bet u, if u stand out academic wise, a lot of construction companies go even dey track u before u finish ur studies. As per d fees for studying at unisa I think google will help u better. The best part is that u don't even have to pay everything cash. U r given a time frame to pay. There are a lot of professional nigerians here doing very well in their fields. No discrimantion whatsoever, if u can deliver, everyone patronises u, blacks,whites,indians,chinese,coloureds.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by samtol4(m): 10:55am On May 12, 2015
Good write up ....although saying 90percents are pauper is absolutely wrong .More so,"what we do here"?what abt Nigerians in d academic?what abt the technicians?and the rest .

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 10:56am On May 12, 2015
i didnt want to come online today but i know their may be questions waiting for me let me reply then start answering them one after the other.
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 11:02am On May 12, 2015
youngsahito:
Wich city is the best to stay, I mean dat is rilly productive for guyz to wrk n make cool cash?
let me classify it like this, if u are extroverted hustler go to johanesburg their is like lagos hustling for strong people u will make it too, if u are introverted hustler go to pretoria, pretoria is like abuja where president stays all the same the are all good.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 11:07am On May 12, 2015
wolex3030:
Hi uche i guess i met u when i came to SA cos ur story sound familia. u live in Pretoria Sunnyside to be precise & ur business is in Sunnyside also,close to Ghana bar which very close to plein str where i stayed . u got to SA from Ghana. u ve a friend who is in UNISA a Yoruba guy.If u are the person am taking abt. then u shld be able to remember me as well,i visited SA two times one in dec 2013 for my Xmas & new year holiday & the 2nd time during my Easter holiday in 2014.i usually stop to say hi to u any time am going out then.I still remember ur business packages (culf 1,2,3 etc).Anyway ur submission as regard SA due to ur experience is just the reality abt SA bt also there are many young Nigerians do wonderfully well in SA as in doing legit work & business. as for me i enjoyed my stay in SA cos it is good place to spend time if u ve money.also there is a huge gap btw SA & naija. GOD bless u uche.
wooow my man i remember! how are u? hmmmm good to see you here iam the one. i just got admission UNISA please come again o the busines has expanded now i operate my kitchen from Ghana bar now i really appreciate all your surports and courage God is with us. when are u coming perminently like u promised?

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 11:17am On May 12, 2015
Thermodynamics:
What about studying on shot programs in south African UNISA to be precise. How must is the tuition fees for a diploma in Engineering and what about food in SA, how much can one survive in a month, also what are the chances of geting a job in SA for someone holding a South African diploma in Engineering certificate. If you have an idea of any other good shot program or company training that have a high job opportunity in SA please tell me about it. eg like safety and pipeline training some companies do here in Nigeria.
hie short programmes around N90k for 6months, if you know how to manage you can survive with N65 to N70k per month including rent kitchen is alwys available u can just buy pot cooking is easy, a plate of food is around N530. when you have south african certificate within 3 months u can get a job.
they have those programmes here in UNISA.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 11:19am On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
its another term for live in lovers. Its marriage without actually being married. But u have to go to the lawyers to make it official in the form of notarial agreement whereby d SA citizen agrees to b ur spouse and cater for u and vice versa. But u two have to live together, own stuffs together bcus d immigrations do conduct random checks on u two.
perfect.
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 11:23am On May 12, 2015
samtol4:
Good write up ....although saying 90percents are pauper is absolutely wrong .More so,"what we do here"?what abt Nigerians in d academic?what abt the technicians?and the rest .
thanks bro but no where i said 90 percent are pauper, although i didnt include academic but i said 10 percent working in big offices, another 10 percent own business so if i had added academic u can see the percentage.
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by LeSudAfricaine: 11:49am On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
let me help that guy cus I also live in joburg. First and foremost d xenophobia attacks happened in places they call locations/townships or basically slums. Nigerians don't live in those slums no matter how koboless they r bcus that's where the worst of the worst in SA live. Some of these slums r pretty close to d highbrow areas. Zimbabweans,malawians stay in those kind of places. FYI those slums r like 5percent of joburg and these attacks on foreigners always happen in such places. Coming to d issue of nigerians and drugs, yes nigerians r seen as drug dealers but if u r not dealing on drugs then u have nothing to worry about, no one will discrimate against u. Eg, I sell cars, I go to auctions or places they sell accident damage cars, I buy one or two cars, fix them up and sell them. Sometimes in a month I sell upto 4 to 5 cars. A lot of nigerians,cameroonians r into that business too. I also do interpretation in law courts here in SA. Basically I am working for d government in a job that no south african can do. There r a lot of nigerians here doing real business, some r realtors, some r into importation,some have restaurants, some run night clubs, some have bottle shops, some r mechanics(if u r a mechanic come to SA,it pays). Bottomline is, if u r not into drugs bizness and u have ur permit, u have absolutely nothing to worry about.
Nah man, you are lying hey, Nigerians do live in slums, the whole Berea, Yeovil, Hillbrow area is made up of slums and that's where you find African immigrants the most, and no again there are informal settlements and townships, there two aren't the same, Soweto for instance is not a slum
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by LeSudAfricaine: 12:04pm On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
hillbrow is not a slum. Hillbrow has one of d best collection of skyscrapers. When u r outside d city of joburg and u take a look at d CBD u'll realise how beautiful it is both during d day and at night. Hillbrow was so nice that when SA blacks got their freedom it was d first place they started living in. The only problem with hillbrow is d people living in hillbrow,they don't keep it as clean as d rest of joburg CBD,there is prostituting going on, a lot of night clubs. What I meant was nigerians don't live in the slums no matter how poor they r.
No bro hillbrow is a slum, let's be realistic, many peope call it Lagos now, don't mislead people
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 12:05pm On May 12, 2015
this thread is meant for advice and guildlines before you decide to come over, i 'll advice any one who wants to coment to make sure you read from the first page else u wont undastnd the reason we come this far.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 12:12pm On May 12, 2015
truth be told iam not exempted we are supose to migrate to another country with dignity and alot of fund, not just paying visa and flight thatz where the whole problm startd for 90percent of people suffering here.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 12:16pm On May 12, 2015
finally the whole blame to our government and economy may God help us all and bless our country nigeria, i wish buhari will change things i 'll like to return start a big fast food their and employ nigerian maybe nxt 2 years.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by azat: 12:22pm On May 12, 2015
ucheokpara100:
this thread is meant for advice and guildlines before you decide to come over, i 'll advice any one who wants to coment to make sure you read from the first page else u wont undastnd the reason we come this far.
thanks for all this info.

Pls tell me what you know about Nigerian doctors in SA. Can u link me to any? How easy or hard is it to work in sa for a doctor who schooled in naija?
Thanks

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by gboly3190(m): 12:40pm On May 12, 2015
How much would it cost for someone who has a diploma in Nursing to do degree in SA, and how many years would it take. Are their jobs for nurses.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 12:41pm On May 12, 2015
azat:
thanks for all this info.

Pls tell me what you know about Nigerian doctors in SA. Can u link me to any? How easy or hard is it to work in sa for a doctor who schooled in naija?
Thanks
the only doctor thatz close to me is a Congolese but i will findout secondly if u are a nigerian doctor geting a job here is easy iam sure of that thy need nigerian doctors here.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by Nobody: 12:42pm On May 12, 2015
Op the area called Bedford view what can you say about this place. Thank you
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 12:50pm On May 12, 2015
gboly3190:
How much would it cost for someone who has a diploma in Nursing to do degree in SA, and how many years would it take. Are their jobs for nurses.
they have a body called SAQA they are in charge of certificate valuation, afta their valuation your points will determine in any school offering nursing courses cos i dnt know if unisa is offering it but i will check and let you know.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by PAINGAIN: 12:53pm On May 12, 2015
gboly3190:
How much would it cost for someone who has a diploma in Nursing to do degree in SA, and how many years would it take. Are their jobs for nurses.
my friend's wife(both nigerians) dey do nursing now. She's in her fourth year now but not at unisa. D thing can cost u between 15 to 20 thousand rand a year(that's over 400thousand naira) but once u finish,job dey well well. My friends wife has been getting employment offers since her second year but she turned them down bcus she wants to go further in studying. She just finished one practical at one hospital and they have given her an open offer for when she finishes her studies or she can start immediately.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by gboly3190(m): 12:54pm On May 12, 2015
ucheokpara100:
they have a body called SAQA they are in charge of certificate valuation, afta their valuation your points will determine in any school offering nursing courses cos i dnt know if unisa is offering it but i will check and let you know.
Thanks Op, would be expecting the info. Pls how much do they pay nurses per month
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 12:54pm On May 12, 2015
penquin:
Op the area called Bedford view what can you say about this place. Thank you
iam in pretoria, is like iam staying in abuja, i 've been to johanesburg is like i 've been to lagos also but not every part of lagos and abuja so i dont know that place called Bedford View.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by gboly3190(m): 12:57pm On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
my friend's wife(both nigerians) dey do nursing now. She's in her fourth year now but not at unisa. D thing can cost u between 15 to 20 thousand rand a year(that's over 400thousand naira) but once u finish,job dey well well. My friends wife has been getting employment offers since her second year but she turned them down bcus she wants to go further in studying. She just finished one practical at one hospital and they have given her an open offer for when she finishes her
studies or she can start immediately.
Thanks bro. Pls can u help me find out the school she is doing her degree, and the process involved. Thanks bro
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by PAINGAIN: 12:59pm On May 12, 2015
LeSudAfricaine:
Nah man, you are lying hey, Nigerians do live in slums, the whole Berea, Yeovil, Hillbrow area is made up of slums and that's where you find African immigrants the most, and no again there are informal settlements and townships, there two aren't the same, Soweto for instance is not a slum
do u even know the meaning of SLUM? How can u call hillbrow,berea,yeovil as slums? Its like saying harlem in newyork is a slum. Alexandra is a slum that's why they r called townships/informal settlements bcus using d word slum would not b cool. U call a place as well developed as hillbrow,berea and yeaovil slums. Smh
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 1:00pm On May 12, 2015
gboly3190:

Thanks Op, would be expecting the info. Pls how much do they pay nurses per month
i have a female nurse friend she's earning N192,000 which is N12,000 here. in a big hospital i dnt know of small hospitals.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by ucheokpara100(m): 1:08pm On May 12, 2015
about work if you study here there is job, iam studying accounting first year companys do call us for job introductions thats my own personal experience

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by PAINGAIN: 1:12pm On May 12, 2015
gboly3190:

Thanks bro. Pls can u help me find out the school she is doing her degree, and the process involved. Thanks bro
she's doing hers in a private nursing school, they r all acredited. The process isn't that hectic. Their minimun requirement is school cert which will b evaluated by d south african qualifications authority(SAQA). Then immediately its completed, which takes between 10 to 20 working days, u take it back to d nursing school, they'll then process ur apllication,get medical cover, make d necessary payments(u don't have to pay everything at once) then they issue u admission letter which u'll use to apply for ur study permit. When u get ur permit u can open a bank account. Then ur study resumes.

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by LeSudAfricaine: 1:15pm On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
do u even know the meaning of SLUM? How can u call hillbrow,berea,yeovil as slums? Its like saying harlem in newyork is a slum. Alexandra is a slum that's why they r called townships/informal settlements bcus using d word slum would not b cool. U call a place as well developed as hillbrow,berea and yeaovil slums. Smh
ha ha ha, bru I'm South African born and bred, we can't argue about my country I know it like I know the back of my hand you can't teach me anything, The presence of bulidings alone does not make an area developed, yes the infrastructure is there but it's crumbling, Hillbrow over the years has degenerated into a slum, it is a shadow of what it once was, derelict buildings, open sewers, litter everywhere etc, there are slums in New York, Paris and London, Hillbrow is one slum of Johannesburg .To say no Nigerian in SA live in slums is laughable

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by gboly3190(m): 1:18pm On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
she's doing hers in a private nursing school, they r all acredited. The process isn't that hectic. Their minimun requirement is school cert which will b evaluated by d south african qualifications authority(SAQA). Then immediately its completed, which takes between 10 to 20 working days, u take it back to d nursing school, they'll then process ur apllication,get medical cover, make d necessary payments(u don't have to pay everything at once) then they issue u admission letter which u'll use to apply for ur study permit. When u get ur permit u can open a bank account. Then ur study resumes.
Thanks, can I do the application from Nigeria or I av to travel tl SA
Re: Things You Must Know Before Coming To South Africa - A Nairalander In SA by gboly3190(m): 1:18pm On May 12, 2015
PAINGAIN:
she's doing hers in a private nursing school, they r all acredited. The process isn't that hectic. Their minimun requirement is school cert which will b evaluated by d south african qualifications authority(SAQA). Then immediately its completed, which takes between 10 to 20 working days, u take it back to d nursing school, they'll then process ur apllication,get medical cover, make d necessary payments(u don't have to pay everything at once) then they issue u admission letter which u'll use to apply for ur study permit. When u get ur permit u can open a bank account. Then ur study resumes.
Thanks, can I do the application from Nigeria or I av to travel to SA

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