SA has lost loads of talent to international markets over the years. It has cost the country, both economically and when it comes to innovation. But it’s not just the push factors — the sluggish local economy, poor governance, and high levels of crime —...
It was the influential 19th-century economist Thomas Malthus who said: “A great emigration implies unhappiness of some kind in the country.”
But often, it’s simply that there is better opportunity elsewhere — as the SA-born entrepreneurs who moved overseas and subsequently made epic fortunes in the US can attest...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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