Originally Posted by
PAXboy
I have been visiting South Africa regularly from 1989. Was there this year and last. Overall: I have never had a problem, many have. Daylight and transport that is known to those who know you works well.
When I have to go from JNB to Pretoria, my sister books me on a pre-booked car service. I get emailed with the details of the car type, colour and the name of the person who will meet me. Works every time. Always punctual and safe drivers. I get met as I emerge from baggage.customs and get delivered back in good time. Your journey from JNB to the Rovos Main Station in Pretoria means that you go nowhere near JNB city. The airport is out to the east of the city and Pretoria is to the north
If you are using more then JNB, let me know here on in PM.
The other end of my trip will be either Cape Town or Durban, I haven't decided which yet - and would solicit suggestions as to which is the better Rovos train journey. I'll need transfer from train station to aeroport, either way. All suggestions welcome.
I know very little about South Africa, I haven't been there since the mid-80s, during the state of emergency, when just about everything was shut down at the weekend. I had reps there who drove me everywhere, with a gun in the glovebox - one of them got burgled during my five-day stay. Consider me a total innocent about the current situation; one who is soliciting any advice going, about personal safety, and indeed anything I ought to know.
My girlfriend is South African, as are her parents, but they're not a lot of help. They're all doom and gloom. They are just glad to have left the place, and eternally grateful to me for having got them EU passports.