Some interesting information: http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=3088066
Now spouses of South Africans can only get permanent residence once they have been married for 5 years. Kind regards from Heinz -- Dr. Heinz M. Kabutz (Maximum Solutions) Sun Java Champion Author of "The Java(tm) Specialists' Newsletter" http://www.javaspecialists.co.za Tel: +27 (83) 340-5633 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dr Heinz M. Kabutz > Sent: 29 January 2006 22:50 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CTJUG Forum] Re: Promoting Africa > > > > Yo Carl, > > jobs per se was not my intention, rather the state of Java > development in Africa. > > TheServerSide.com might interview me at their Java Symposium > in March. My responses could potentially be seen by 500'000 > Java developers around the world. Some of the questions > could centre around Java developers in Africa. What are > the dynamics? How many are there? What are the problems > programmers / companies face? etc. > > Fact: There are several cool Java companies in Cape Town that > are struggling to find good staff. > > I am trying to understand why, when in other countries, good > Java programmers are apparently struggling to find jobs. > > Any input is appreciated. > > Kind regards from > > Heinz > -- > Dr. Heinz M. Kabutz (Maximum Solutions) > Sun Java Champion > Author of "The Java(tm) Specialists' Newsletter" > http://www.javaspecialists.co.za > Tel: +27 (83) 340-5633 > > > Hi guys and girls, its all nice and well to discuss jobs on > > this forum, > > but lets keep it nice and polite, also I wonder how relevant > > this is to > > Java. I think the kind of frustration some of you are > experiencing is > > universally applicable to the job market.... so what is the > relevance > > here? My 2 barks worth - Carl > > > > Dr Heinz M. Kabutz wrote: > > >>>3.I would like to comment on "Companies are being > pressured to not > > >>>give permanent employment to whites. In addition, it is > hard for a > > >>>skilled white programmer to advance to senior management > > >> > > >>positions. " > > >> > > >>>I've heard this being said many a times but I'm not too > > >> > > >>sure how this > > >> > > >>>is being done.My experience working in Cape Town has in > > >> > > >>fact been the > > >> > > >>>opposite of what you state here Heinz. > > >>> > > >> > > >>I agree with Jeff here. My 15 years in the Cape Town > > >>development hiring > > >>world (usually as one of the team of interviewers), job market and > > >>general industry has shown me that the majority of senior > > >>management and > > >>even 'real' (non token) jobs still go to white professionals. > > >>These are > > >>still the people calling the shots and that is why the 'referral' > > >>network perpetuates the status quo. > > > > > > > > > Interesting Lisa. Did you find that the 'real' jobs go > > mostly to men? > >
