So my girlfriend is heading off to South Africa to study abroad in a town called Pietermaritzburg. It seems like a great place and there are zebras and crap there for her to play with, but people keep making comments to us that its super dangerous. Now I know that the rape and crime rates are out of control in South Africa, but this town seems like it might be a little bit more legit. After all, like I always say, "The further away from Oscar the safer".
So here is the question, if you live or have been to or just have a good knowledge of South Africa, how safe is it for a 20 year old blonde girl to study abroad at Pietermaritzburg?
Im thinking it should be absolutely fine, but who knows. Just wanted to get some opinions from people who arent just saying what the TV has told them about Africa.