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Bars/ pubs to watch the World Cup while in South Africa? [more inside]
posted by ch3ch2oh around South Africa at 11:31 AM - 1 answer

In two months, Wife and I are moving to Durban, South Africa, for a year. What should we know? [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon around Durban, South Africa at 3:20 PM - 15 answers

I have to travel to Johannesburg for 3 weeks on business so I thought I'd check our corporate travel / life insurance. I'm covered for $20,000 which I consider way below par. I need business travel life insurance options. [more inside]
posted by NailsTheCat around Johannesburg, South Africa at 9:25 AM - 5 answers

What is there to do in Capetown? I mean I plan on buying a cool cape from one of the legendary cape tailors of cape town but after that...what do I do? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 around South Africa at 6:16 PM - 8 answers

My partner and I will be spending a few days in Cape Town next month, but we want to go prepared. My main concern is that neither of us drives -- which leaves two questions: How can we get around the city? And what are the best things to see and do for two people without the use of a car? [more inside]
posted by macdara around Cape Town, South Africa at 9:23 AM - 4 answers

South Africa: Company wants us to move there. The question is, do we want to live there? The city is East London. We're a white gay couple (American and Belgian). How safe is it? How much an issue that we're gay and/or foreign? I've searched and asked around, too many conflicting reports.
posted by Goofyy around South Africa at 2:56 AM - 8 answers