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South Africa : Health & Security
Prepare your travel to South Africa
I. Crime and insecurity in South Africa
Burglaries in South Africa
Murders in South Africa
Sex crimes in South Africa
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crime in South Africa
Following the increase in burglaries in the early 1990s, South Africans began to barricade their homes (fences, walls).
The more affluent have installed motion detectors, alarms and electrified grids 9000 volts.
The criminals then turned their victims in their homes, their putting a gun to his head.
So the wealthy inhabitants of Johannesburg were entrenched in fortress-like quarters, walled and secure.
In these areas crime has dropped 70%, but to avoid the decline of the rich among them, the municipalities have banned barricade themselves in this way.
South Africa breaks records on crime, they include:
- Around 20 000 murders a year
- 30 000 attempted murders
- More than 50,000 rapes
- Approximately 300 000 burglaries.
The rate of sexual violence in South Africa in 2000 was the highest in the world.
Almost all people in South Africa have once in their life is the direct experience of crime.
The South African state has yet to 200,000 police and 60,000 soldiers to restore order and security, but the police are poorly trained and poorly paid.
The police itself by some police monitor private companies.
The latter, employing 420 000 private security guards, are so far responsible for the protection of one and half million homes and businesses in South Africa.
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Security bound travelers:
Security, the country has a bad reputation.
Rated aggression is particularly large cities that are particularly dangerous and Greater Johannesburg - Pretoria.
In Pretoria, it is advisable to lock the car from never let hang, not to stop at red lights after 22 hours.
However, the country's political development is encouraging and the country becomes more and more about.
It should also be careful in Durban and East London with no complacency in other major cities.
It is also advisable to visit the centers of large cities on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency Number:
- Police: 10111
- Ambulance: 10177
For more information, visit the website of the French diplomacy ( France ):
- Council Travel
Road safety:
In South Africa, cars drive on the left, but the focus is on the right.
There are numerous intersections with 4 stops: all the cars stop, the first came off again in first, second, second, ...
hen a car wants to overtake you, it is fashionable, if the road allows, placing themselves on the hard shutdown time, the excess is carried out.
The other car will thank you then a few flashes of warning.
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II. The health of South Africa
- Total fertility rate: 2.4 children / woman
- Death rate: 11% o
- Infant mortality rate: 60.33% o
- Life expectancy: 53 years
- Literacy rate: 86.4%
- Percentage of HIV (adult): 19.9% ??
- Access to safe water: 86%
III. HIV : A major problem for South Africa
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Percentage of HIV by Region:
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Western Cape |
Eastern. Cape |
Northern Cape |
Free State |
Kwazulu / Natal |
Mpumulanga |
Northern Province |
Gauteng |
North West |
| 1996 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
6.5 |
5.17 |
9.19 |
8.15 |
7.9 |
5.15 |
1.25 |
| 1997 |
6.3 |
6.12 |
8.6 |
6.19 |
9.26 |
6.22 |
8.2 |
1.17 |
1.18 |
| 1998 |
5.2 |
9.15 |
9.9 |
8.22 |
32.5 |
30.0 |
5.11 |
5.22 |
3.21 |
| 1999 |
7.1 |
18.0 |
1.10 |
9.27 |
32.5 |
3.27 |
4.11 |
9.23 |
23.0 |
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III. Malaria and water quality in South Africa
Water is generally safe to drink throughout the country, at least in urban areas.
It is at the extreme northeast of the country, near the Kruger Park that infection is most pronounced.
Source : 2008
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