EMIGRATION WAVE

According to furniture removal companies, South Africans are again emigrating in droves. The numbers are closely matching those of the 1994 emigration wave. The new emigrants are giving crime, affirmative action and falling standards as their reasons for leaving. One company claims that there has been an increase of 70%, compared to last year's figures, in Cape Town residents emigrating to New Zealand. Most are Afrikaans-speaking and/or Coloured. Pickfords has also seen an increase. compared to last year, of emigrants to Australia and New Zealand. They ship 10 to 15 containers to Australia each month, and 4 to 5 containers to the UK. Most of their clients are couples with young children. First National Bank's residential property report shows that 20% of sales are due to emigration. Two out of every 10 house sales are because of emigration.