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 2012

1 January ♦ New Year's Day
2 January ♦ New Year's Day in lieu
21 March ♦ Human Rights’ Day
6 April ♦ Good Friday
8 April ♦ Easter Sunday
9 April ♦ Easter Monday
27 April ♦ African Freedom Day
1 May ♦ Labour Day
16 June ♦ Youth Day
9 August ♦ National Women's Day
13 August ♦ Substitution for the Queen's Birthday
24 September ♦ Heritage Day
16 December ♦ First Reconciliation Day
17 December ♦ Second Reconciliation Day
25 December ♦ Christmas
26 December ♦ Boxing Day