Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
We advise caution when travelling to South Africa We advise caution when travelling to South Africa. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
South Africa shares a land border with 6 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including South Africa), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Zimbabwe (3.2), Lesotho (3), Mozambique (3), Namibia (3), Botswana with 2.8 and Swaziland with 2.7 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in South Africa. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in South Africa.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for South Africa.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination South Africa from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.4 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in South Africa due to violent crime (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Brottslighet och våld är stora problem i Sydafrika. Var ständigt på din vakt när du rör dig ute. Undvik besök i förorter (township). Även trafikkulturen är farlig.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of South Africa. Most recent events first.
The total rating for South Africa changed from 4.3 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government decreased their existing warning for South Africa to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for South Africa changed from 3.6 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for South Africa to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for South Africa changed from 3.4 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for South Africa changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for South Africa to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for South Africa changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for South Africa to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for South Africa to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for South Africa changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 4.0.
The Danish government increased their existing warning for South Africa to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for South Africa changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for South Africa with a rating of 3.0.
South Africa with its capital Pretoria is a country in Africa (Southern Africa), slightly less than twice the size of Texas (1,219,912 km²). The country is located Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa. The climate can be described as mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights. The landscape is vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain. With a population of about 43.79 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Pretoria |
| Population | about 43.79 million |
| Size | 1.219.912 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Common languages | Afrikaans, English, Southern Sotho, Tswana, Tsonga, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Currency | Rand (short: ZAR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +27 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .za |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | ZA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | ZAF |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 710 |
These are problems South Africa is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of South Africa. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from South Africa.
Export products
Import products
South Africa is currently rated at 3,4 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to South Africa.
Visiting the country South Africa is usually fine. The score is at 3,4 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for South Africa.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in South Africa. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in South Africa.
South Africa has a size of 1,219,912 km² or 471,010 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for South Africa and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Zimbabwe (3.2)
Lesotho (3.0)
Mozambique (3.0)
Namibia (3.0)
Botswana (2.8)
Swaziland (2.7)
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