Oprah's financial guru
Suze Orman has splashed out R9-million on her saffalicious Joburg flat. Orman, who is reportedly looking to make South Africa her home base, says she bought in Northcliff for "the same reason I invested in the number one property markets in the United States ... position, position and position."
And what did the Saffa-wannabe have to say about Mzansi?
"I like it here a lot. I see the potential here, and here is where it's at.... Johannesburg is the hub. It is where it is happening."
Joburg has been named the cheapest city in the world to live - if you're an expat, that is, and are being paid in dollars or pounds (or earning the equivalent thereof in the bonny old rand).
Mercer's cost of living survey cited the sharp increase of the rand against the US dollar as the reason why Jozi slipped to the bottom position (replacing Asunción in Paraguay of all places as the cheapest city).
This is good news for football fans wishing to visit South African shores next year - foreign currency goes a long, long way at the moment!
Saffanisms (AKA buzzwords)
Saffa (n): South Africans. Usually used to describe expats (fondly)
Saffagette (n): A South African whose vote is reserved for Mzansi, the Motherland. A Saffagette is not an ostrich. A Saffagette has a vote and is determined to stand in a queue to cast it.
Saffavescence (n): Developed from saffervescence, which is a slang derivative of effervescence. Saffavescence means awesome, amazing - in a South African sense of course.
Saffaring (v): Being patriotic.
Suffaring (v): Having to listen to others not being patriotic.
