South Africa

Things to Know About South Africa

South Africa is located in the Southern hemisphere, in May, they will be at the beginning of their Fall.  High temperatures will be around 68 degrees and low will be around 48 degrees.

Badplaas is the area we will be serving in, it is in the province of Mpumalanga.

The languages we will hear most are Siswati and Zulu.

We will drive on the LEFT side of the road.

The time difference from South Carolina is 8 hours.

"Big Five" game means, elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and leopard.

The hippopotamus is the most dangerous animal in the bush.

It is estimated that there are 1,200,000 orphans in South Africa.  In Mpumalanga, over 36,00 children have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS

Over 24% of South Africa's population is HIV positive.

Here's a map of the provinces.