Menu
Expat.com

Your neighbours in South Africa

Post new topic

Cheryl

Hello everyone,

When you move in South Africa, relationships with your neighbours can play a vital role in your well-being and integration. Share your experiences of the interactions and routines that punctuate your daily life in South Africa:

Tell us about your relationships with your neighbours in South Africa. Do you have any anecdotes to share, moments of solidarity or community initiatives that have touched you?

Are there any specific customs or cultural norms to be respected between neighbours? For example, is it normal to introduce yourself to your neighbours and invite them over when you move in South Africa?

Do you have any tips or advice for fostering good neighbourly relations in South Africa? How do you deal with the differences and diversities that can exist within the community?

Are there any initiatives to organise activities between neighbours, whether official events or spontaneous gatherings?

Are your neighbours expats or locals? How does this influence your experience in South Africa?

By sharing your experiences, you enrich everyone's understanding of life in South Africa and help many people to plan their life abroad.

Thank you all for your contributions.

Cheryl
Expat.com Team

See also

Living in South Africa: the expat guideCost of living in South Africa in 2025New members of the South Africa forum, introduce yourselves here - 2025Traveling solo with kids as an expat in South AfricaCost of living in South Africa in 2024

Articles to help you in your expat project in South Africa

  • The South African lifestyle
    The South African lifestyle

    Diversity is one of the words that could best describe South Africa: diversity of landscapes, languages and ...

  • Leisure in South Africa
    Leisure in South Africa

    When moving to South Africa, whether to work, study or for other reasons, the “Rainbow Nation” offers ...

  • Buying property in Cape Town
    Buying property in Cape Town

    Cape Town is one of the most popular cities for overseas property buyers and is one of the top 5 tourist ...

  • Accommodation in Cape Town
    Accommodation in Cape Town

    Cape Town lies between Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a cosmopolitan, active and dynamic city with ...

  • Accommodation in South Africa
    Accommodation in South Africa

    South Africa is a huge country, unusual in the diversity of its landscapes, all of which are of remarkable beauty. ...

  • The Pros and Cons of living in Cape Town
    The Pros and Cons of living in Cape Town

    Curiously, opinions on life in Cape Town are often divided: there are those who express reluctance at the thought ...

  • Accommodation in Pretoria
    Accommodation in Pretoria

    With a conservative and often Afrikaans population, Pretoria is rather welcoming toward expatriates from around ...

  • Student life in Cape Town
    Student life in Cape Town

    Cape Town is a university town. Three universities are located there: the University of Cape Town, the ...

All of South Africa's guide articles