Gunsss, I wish I could agree with you on that, but sadly, everyone seems to touch wood untill it happens to them one day, and then you realise that the crime issues are for real. I was involved in an armed robbery (on the victim side!) in an upper class restaurant in Midrand. Like you, I have friends and family all over South Africa, and unfortunately we were not as lucky as your family. That, together with the current state of the SAAF, has pushed me north of the equator, and I'm not looking back.
SA is a beautiful country with BEAUTIFUL woman and it's cheap to get into the air. However, to anyone attempting to fly in SA, my personal recomendation would be to stay out of the Midrand, Johannesburg and Pretoria area and look further south towards the Cape. If you ignore the wind - the Cape grows on you!
Just my pennies worth - I.
