South Africa: In the Country

Eating Out

Rules For Eating Out: Some restaurants remain close on Sundays or Mondays. ‘Liquor stores' are open weekdays 0900-1800 and Sat 0900-1300. Supermarkets are permitted to sell wine but not beer or spirits. No alcohol can be sold from shops on a Sunday.

All restaurants and bars/cocktail lounges have waiter service and you pay your bill at the end.

It is customary to tip waiters; normally 10-15% of the bill amount, if service is not included. By law, hotel rates do not include a service charge.

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Cape Town (CPT)	22km / 15.5 miles	ZAR 200 / 20-40 min	-	-	Available
Durban Intl (DUR)	60km / 37.3 miles North of Durban	ZAR 400 / 25 min	-	-	Available
Johannesburg Intl (JNB)	21 km / 13 miles	ZAR 273-363 / 30 min	ZAR 109 / 45 min	-	Available
Pretoria - Wonderboom National Airport (PRY)	11 km / 7 miles N of Pretoria city centre and 64 km / 40 miles NNE of Johannesburg.	ZAR 200	Available to Pretoria: StarLine Bus #162	-	Available
Lanseria Intl (HLA)	30 km / 19 Miles NNW of Johannesburg, 35 km / 22 miles SW of Pretoria.	Available	-	-	Available

Time zone

Type of Climate: South Africa experiences pleasant and sunny summers, mild winters, with occasional snow fall in the mountain ranges of the Cape and Natal and in lower-lying areas. There are heavy rains along the southern coast from June to September.
For further information: South African Weather Service

Climate

Domestic Currency: South African Rand
ISO Code: ZAR
Possible Means of Payment: MasterCard and Visa are preferred. American Express and Diners Club are also widely accepted. ATMs are readily available in towns and cities, including in shopping malls and petrol stations, and accept all international debit and credit cards.

To Find a Cash Machine Where You Need, Use the ATM locator

Official Language: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu.
Other Languages Spoken: Fanagalo, Hindi, Sotho, Tsotsitaal, Venda.
Business Language: English and Afrikaans.

Telephone Codes: To Make a Call From South Africa, Dial 00
To Make a Call to in South Africa, Dial +27
National Mobile Phone Operators: Vodacom, MTN (Mobile Telephone Network) and Cell C.

Internet Suffix: .za
National Internet Access Providers: There are many ISPs operating in the country. For details, visit: Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) of South Africa.

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