Thanks Moon and xxx I'll check them both out. I'm hoping to avoid the fees and hassle by using my US bank account. I can choose to get paid in SA or in the US, so hopefully I won't have to pay money to convert currency too.
While keeping a brain dump as a backup might be useful, I'd much rather be able to upload into my brain. I've wanted to upload wikipedia for ages, and it could really speed up my french learning!
Fees add up fast, so try your best to keep them as low as possible. There an article in the insufficient blog about that. On another note, if you're not staying in Sa and therefore not paying tax here it shouldn't matter when you sell tax wise.