TRAVEL AND SAFETY TIPS - 2010-08-08
TRAVEL AND SAFETY TIPS
Banking
Most banks in the North West are open during the following hours:
Monday to Friday: 09h00 - 15h00
Saturday: 08h30 - 11h00
Automated teller machines are found in all main shopping centres and around the towns and cities.
Credit cards accepted in South Africa are Visa, American Express, Dine...more World Cup 2010 travel guide: Johannesburg apartheid tour - 2010-07-02 The injustices of South Africa's apartheid past have been turned into a sobering but ultimately uplifting heritage industry in Johannesburg
No wonder the World Cup, sport's biggest international gathering, is important to South Africa's self-image. Just 20 years ago, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison, the country wa...more - 2010-06-16
June 2010
Ministers and ambassadors were among the first people to travel on the Gautrain, which will be running from the airport in time for the World Cup.
GOLD ribbons were cut at four new Gautrain stations on Saturday evening, 5 June to herald the completion of the first phase of the Gautrain, betwee...more City of Johannesburg - 2010-05-10
Jozi, the City of Gold
Johannesburg attractions
How to get here
OR Thambo Airport receives daily flights from all major cities around the globe. The city's centre is about 30 min from the airport. Cape Town is 1390 km from Johannesburg and Durban is 565km away.
Where to stay
There's all sorts of accomodation offered aroun...more - 2010-01-25 ...more City of Pretoria - 2009-12-18
Things you didn't know
Written by Administrator
+ Pretoria was first called Petoriusdorp
+ Pretoria's main street, Church Street, is the longest urban street in South Africa and one of the longest straight streets in the world.
+ The Union Building house the office of the President of South Afric...more