Visas
One of the first things you need to do is to check if you
need a visa.
Click here to see the South African Governments visa
information
Map
View South Africa in a larger map
Currance Converters
In South Africa the currancy is the South African Rand (ZAR) wich has 100 cents
to R1, the lowest cent is 5 cents and all purchases are rounded off.
Value add tax
The current VAT rate is 14% and foriegn visitors can claim their VAT back on
certain purchases
Telephone
There are 4 cell/mobile companies in South Africa. You can purchase prepaid
airtime for your stay and have a local number, but be warned the cell phone
rates are the most expensive in the world!
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