jafo33: With all due respect - you have no idea what you are talking about.
As I am sure Solid Rust Twotter will confirm, there are many European pilots flying South African registered aircraft in Africa on validated South African Licences when there are plenty of unemployed pilots back in SA desperate for a break.
In fact, more than half of my colleagues that fly our ZS registered aircraft do not hold SA licences, but validated licences that can be obtained in less than a week in most cases.
Even though I am a British Citizen what are my chances of validating my SA ATPL to fly in Europe??? Pretty slim.