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Are You Moving to South Africa?

South Africa is a stunning place of natural beauty, and many expats come here to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle.

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16 November 2016

Last updated on 19 January 2020
Are You Moving to South Africa?
If you’re looking at moving to South Africa, then it is important to do your research. Living in South Africa can offer expatriates an exciting experience, full of diverse culture and rich history. With a lively culture, beautiful scenery and the largest economy in the continent, there’s a great number of reasons why you should choose South Africa. South Africa is located on the southern tip of Africa, and Cape Town, the legislative capital, is one of the most popular cities for expats to move to in the country, alongside Johannesburg.

While most people think of Safaris and wild animals when they think of South Africa, there’s so much more to living there than that. With sprawling metropolises, cosmopolitan dining and shopping malls to suit all budgets, there’s a number of things that you can do there. If you are looking for a taste of the wild, many nature reserves and safari sites containing elephants, zebras and more are generally located just an hour away from the big cities.

 
Cape Town is known as the Mother City, and with its complicated history, the city offers a mixture of colonial and local influences making the city the perfect blend of part-African, part-European. In Cape Town and throughout the rest of South Africa, you are likely to find a balanced lifestyle of relaxation at home and high-stress at work. Private healthcare is of a high quality, and Cape Town is at the heart of South Africa’s information technology industry. It is also home to some of South Africa’s best-known education institutions, such as Bishops Diocesan College, and the University of Cape Town.

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South Africa is a stunning place of natural beauty, and many expats come here to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle. Although it is said to be regarded as an unsafe country by many onlookers, and as poverty and crime do occur in some certain areas, it really isn’t as dangerous as many people perceive it to be. Cape Town is just as dangerous as any other big city in the world. 

Provided you exercise due care and caution in South Africa, as you would in the rest of the world, you will find that generally, people are welcoming and friendly. With white sandy beaches, wildlife, winelands, mountains and hiking trails, South Africa is home to a number of great attractions which make living in the country a pleasure.

There are eleven official languages in South Africa, including Afrikaans, English, isNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. This shows just how diverse the country is. South Africa remains a relatively cheap expat destination, in comparison to many Western countries, and in the 2012 Mercer cost of living rankings, Johannesburg and Cape Town featured in the list. The cheap cost of labour means that expats can have a high standard of living and domestic help as the norm if they so wish.
 

South Africa’s climate differs from region to region, with the Western Cape offering a Mediterranean climate, and the interior of the country propels a desert like a climate that is typified by cold, dry winters and summer rainfall. When it comes to employment, females, people of colour and people with disabilities often have a preference for job opportunities which can favour locals over expats looking for jobs. However, with a demand in certain skill sectors, this is where expats will be able to securely find employment opportunities.
 
If you’re looking for a city that is easy to adjust to, unique and blends natural beauty with cosmopolitan metropolis, then look to Cape Town. Find out how Santa Fe Relocation Services can help you with your relocation to South Africa, by contacting a member of our local team today

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