Hi, there are some good Facebook Groups taht will help you with tips Expat Cape Town or drop me an message and I will see how I can help. Best regards. Claus

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Thanks for your help Claus! Can you recommend a FB group or how to search for one? I don't use FB much. Have you lived in CT long?

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Hi, I am living in Cape Town for 7 years now. I am from Germany, my girlfriend from the US. We love it, it is a great place and has much to offer for expats. Check out this FB link https://www.facebook.com/groups/116634161710517/ or visit http://www.intergate-immigration.com/ for lots of info. Best regards Claus

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Moving companies in Germany will just use agents in Cape Town. Britannia Movers, Stuttafords and Pickfords are probably the most experienced.
Most areas are "safe" in Cape Town or as safe as any other major City in the World. The best areas would be Camps Bay, Blouberg, Constantia & Newlands.
Bear in mind Greater Cape Town spreads for about 20kms so it will depend on your place of business. Do they mean Cape Town City Bowl itself or one of the suburbs? Many businesses/shopping malls etc are in the suburbs.

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Welcome to South Africa! Cape Town is a fantastic city to live in, I lived there for a few years. There are many good suburbs and the choice will depend on what you want to be near to - school, work, church, shopping malls, etc. Also depends on your budget, as some suburbs are very expensive. The Atlantic seaboard (Camps Bay etc) is very expensive and the main selling point is sea views. The southern suburbs such as Rondebosch, Claremont, Constantia (behind the mountain) are also popular and quite expensive. The northern suburbs are the most spread out and range from lower middle class areas like Parow and Bellville to very upmarket areas like Panorama, Plattekloof and Durbanville. Bloubergstrand and Milnerton to the north of Cape Town are also nice areas. Panorama has some of the best views in the suburbs, overlooking all of Cape Town and Table Mountain.

Traffic is an important consideration. If you need to be in the city everyday, I would avoid the outlying areas because of traffic congestion. It normally takes 30 minutes to get from Durbanville or Bellville area to Cape Town via the N1, but in peak hours it takes an hour and a half because of congestion. I would not want to be further east than Panorama if I have to drive in to the city everyday. Same with suburbs like Hout Bay or Llandudno to the south - great if you work there, but not great to live there and work in the city.

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There is a brand new bus service with it's own dedicated lane running from Bloubergstrand to the City centre every 20mins and it only takes around 40mins. This is the area to be nowadays if you hate traffic jams and don't need to take your car into the City

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