Originally Posted by worldtraveller73

I've been fortunate enough nequine not to have any incidents in South Africa. Based on perception, I find things safer in Cape Town than I do up in Johannesburg. We generally exercise compound living after dark; we don't walk around the streets (aimlessly or with purpose) after the sun goes down, we leave all jewellery and watches at home and the big camera gets tucked into my coat. My distant uncles in Meyerton, SA have gated grills in their house that they use to barracade themselves in the bedroom area of the house at night, but we didn't find anything that extreme in the Cape Town area. In short, it could be worse but you still need to take some precautions.