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Cape Town advice
My son (16) is going to Cape Town for about 3 weeks in the summer, on an
organised exchange visit, staying in one of the township areas. Any advice on the best way of him accessing emergency funds? Our thoughts at the moment are to use a UK bank a/c, which we can top up at this end, and he can access via an ATM. Are ATM's widely distributed in the area, and is there any preference for Visa or Mastercard? TIA Envo. |
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Do you know which township he'll be in?
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"Dave Patterson" wrote in message ... Do you know which township he'll be in? Mitchell's Plain, Cape flatts area, I think. Envo |
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Here are some web sites you should see:
http://www.southafrica.net/heritage/...ells_plain.cfm http://www.dplg.gov.za/html/progs/ur...llsProfile.htm http://www.faranani.org.za/capeflats/tships.htm http://www.socdev.gov.za/Statements/...gust/kaya1.htm Your son has the chance to experience a life none of us can imagine. Thousands of people living in a variety of housing - some in very nice homes, some in not-so-nice-homes, some in shacks. This is an area populated predominantly by mixed-race South Africans described as Coloureds - Islam is the main religion, but that is nothing to fear, despite the drumbeat of warnings about Muslims. He should be cautious about his movements, displaying his funds and possessions. But he is essentially safe, if he is cautious. And he will meet some wonderful hard-working South Africans. He will be very close to the water - False Bay. The nearest community outside Mitchell's Plain would be Muizenburg.. The basically all-black township of Khayalitsha is adjacent to Mitchell's Plain, and much less secure for an outsider. His hosts will make that clear. |
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Sorry,
Why do you want to go to Mitchell's Plain? Would you advise foreigners to be exchange student to say Harlem? Just a thought... "Envo" wrote in message ... "Dave Patterson" wrote in message ... Do you know which township he'll be in? Mitchell's Plain, Cape flatts area, I think. Envo |
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Originally posted by Envo My son (16) is going to Cape Town for about 3 weeks in the summer, on an organised exchange visit, staying in one of the township areas. Any advice on the best way of him accessing emergency funds? Our thoughts at the moment are to use a UK bank a/c, which we can top up at this end, and he can access via an ATM. Are ATM's widely distributed in the area, and is there any preference for Visa or Mastercard? TIA Visa and M/C both fine, as is any ATM card linked toi Cirrus/ Maestro. Dont know bout ATMs in Mitchells Plain itself, Cape TOwn area has tons tho. Should be no problem. Be aware of credit card fraud/ scams etc however. Envo. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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Several years ago my wife could not use her bank card at ATM's in South
Africa because she had a 6 digit PIN. The South African ATM's would only accept 4 digit PIN's so she had to actually go into the bank and talk to a real person. I was travelling a couple of weeks later and change my PIN to 4 digits while still in Canada. I had no problem with my Interac card on that or subsequent trips. You might want to check that you PIN has only 4 digits or whether ATM's have been change in South Africa. Scott "Envo" wrote in message ... My son (16) is going to Cape Town for about 3 weeks in the summer, on an organised exchange visit, staying in one of the township areas. Any advice on the best way of him accessing emergency funds? Our thoughts at the moment are to use a UK bank a/c, which we can top up at this end, and he can access via an ATM. Are ATM's widely distributed in the area, and is there any preference for Visa or Mastercard? TIA Envo. |
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