Living in South Africa

Expat Articles and Essential Resources

Expat Arrivals: Moving to South Africa offers a section that includes resources, and helpful advice on moving and living.

Expat Focus: Move to South Africa Easily provides information and resources for many countries, including forums and blogs for expats.

Expat.com: Living in South Africa as an Expatriate is a worldwide directory of resources and blogs.

InterNations – Your Expat Community in South Africa provides essential information with an option for paid registration with an expat community.

Justlanded: South Africa offers resources and background on living in visas, working, living, and moving to the country.

Numbeo: Cost of Living in South Africa is a fine crowdsourced site that provides much aggregate and itemized information about the cost of living in the country, the main cities, and bigger towns which should help prepare you for the transition.

Welcome to South Africa is the official South African Tourism website.

Lonely Planet: Complete Guide to South Africa makes it easy for travelers to deal with the daily challenges independent travelers face: how to get around, where to stay, where to eat, and much more.

Rough Guides: Travel Guide South Africa describes various attractions and destinations, while also providing practical travel tips about transportation, safety, and other travel essentials.