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September 23, 2026
Amsterdam Dance Event runs from 21 to 25 October 2026. Dates, tickets, getting there from Haarlem and Zandvoort, and how to get home afterwards.…
From 1 January 2027 the Dutch 30% ruling becomes a 27% ruling for most expats. Who is affected, the new salary thresholds and what it means for your payslip.…
Income tax, health insurance, housing and solar panels: what the Prinsjesdag 2026 plans mean for expats in the Netherlands in 2027, in plain English.…
More than 40,000 South Africans live in the Netherlands. Here’s where to find them: Facebook groups, the Zuid-Afrikahuis, rugby, events like SAFFA Fest and South African shops.…
From a South African sports bar in Amsterdam to Irish pubs and rugby clubs: where to watch the Springboks in the Netherlands, plus the Boks’ November 2026 matches.…
The main ways South Africans can live and work in the Netherlands: highly skilled migrant, EU Blue Card, orientation year, partner, self-employed and study, explained in plain English.…
Slachthuis, the Haarlem music venue in the old slaughterhouse on the Rockplein, has gone bankrupt. What happened, what happens next and how you can help by signing the petition.…
You can drive on a South African licence in the Netherlands for 185 days after you move here. Then what? The rules, the 30% ruling shortcut and the exams explained.…
Craving biltong, rusks or Mrs Balls? The South African shops and webshops in the Netherlands that sell the real stuff.…
Speak Afrikaans? You’ll understand more Dutch than you think. The similarities, the traps, false friends and tips for learning Dutch as a South African.…