Okay, I have a few questions about Africa travel. As background I'm a 30ish solo female traveler and I'll maybe be there for a week or two in August of this year. Here are my questions:

1. What's the best way to keep assessed of the safety situation in places like Johannesburg and Victoria Falls area, both of which I hope to visit? I've traveled by myself a fair bit across central and western Europe, and some in Japan, but Africa does have me a little wary.

2. Any advice for visiting Victoria Falls? I was thinking of flying JNB-VFA and then staying... well, somewhere, I'm not sure where. That's the issue.

3. I've set aside 5 days in Johannesburg for a safari somewhere in or around Kruger. It seems like a lot of safari companies do transfers, usually air, from Johannesburg. I saw you can arrange tours on the Kruger Park web site. Is this the best way to go about it, booking in advance? Or could I find a TA reasonably easily in Jo'burg and book something good at a discount the day before departure?

4. What are the BA/Comair intra-Africa flights like?