I have been looking in to arranging a short backpacking trip around South Africa later this year. From what I have read both on the internet and in travel guides, and talking to South Africans it's making me think twice, it's giving me the impression that it seems almost certain I will be involved in some sort of incident, which I hope is not the case.
What are likely to be the main safety threats on a three week holiday, flying into Cape Town and out of Nelspruit (via Johannesburg). We will be travelling internally by foot, hire car, and 2 internal flights (George to Durban, and Durban to Nelspruit).
