South Africa

Addressing formats
Four numbers as the last line of the address.

Postcodes are essential.

Names of provinces (such as Transvaal) should be omitted.

No commas or any form of punctuation should appear in an address.

Post Office Box = Post Office Box or Postbus

Mr John Doe
Enterprise X
Gewel Street
ISANDO
1600 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

Undeliverable mail terms

• Geweier
  Refused

• Nie so 'n nummer nie
  No such number

• Nie so 'n straat nie
  No such street

• Onbekend
  Unknown

• Postbus gesluit
  P.O. box has been closed
   

 National Holidays 2011

1 January ♦ New Year's Day
6 January ♦ Epiphany
21 March ♦ Human Rights’ Day
22 April ♦ Good Friday
24 and 25  April ♦ Easter
27  April ♦ African Freedom Day
2 June ♦ Ascension
12 and 13 June ♦ Pentecost
16 June ♦ Youth Day
16 December ♦ Reconciliation Day
25 and 26 December ♦ Christmas