Seriously South Africa? Maybe Zimbabwe or Honolulu right away? But by the way, South Africa is a country with tech startups, an almost Mediterranean climate and the richest ethnic composition. Our hero Ilya Shikhov opened a startup in South Africa and spends 3 months a year in the country with his wife and two children. He will tell you how life is in Africa, how things are with education and medicine, what attracts European retirees to the country and what an IT specialist can do here in general.
How I got carried to South Africa, specifically to Cape Town
In 2010, I decided to restore my English: I knew it well at school, and dropped out of classes at the institute. At one point, I began to study with a native speaker from Johannesburg and South Africa - a black guy, an accountant by the main profession.
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