How Safe is South Africa for your holiday
Jun 7th 2008travelTravel Insurance
South Africa is receiving an ever worsening reputation for its high crime rate. Crime is a big problem in South Africa; the robbery, rape and murder rate are among some of the highest in the world. One UK insurance company claims that the most claims from holiday insurance are placed by people who visit the country.
The crime rate in South Africa could be blamed on many things - the high unemployment rate, and poor wages for many of those who are employed, lack of decent education as well as the expense of further education that is completely out of reach of any of the poorer families and the poor housing conditions that many of the population are subject to.
Unfortunately, crime is here and it is rife - so why on earth would you want to come here on holiday?
Truth is South Africa is a beautiful country with many great places to visit and things to see, the Kruger National Park is an attraction that is known across the world, as is Table Mountain and Robben Island. The majority of tourists come here and go home having had a great holiday with no problems, and there are a few things that you can do to avoid becoming a statistic.
- Don’t walk around with lots of flashy jewellery on, or your
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