All guides
Each guide answers one practical question for people staying in Cape Town, and links to the official source it relies on. None of them replaces a consultation with a doctor.
Is Cape Town tap water safe to drink?
The City of Cape Town tests more than 5 700 water samples a year against the national standard SANS 241. What its reports show, and which parts of the municipal supply its sampling covers.
Is Cape Town malaria-free?
Where the NICD says malaria is transmitted in South Africa, a list that does not include the Western Cape, and why a fever after leaving a malaria area needs medical help straight away.
For a doctor to visit you where you are staying, see home and hotel doctor in Cape Town. To find out how these guides are written and checked, read how we write this website.
🚨 Emergencies
SA Home Doctor is not an emergency service. In a medical emergency, call 10177 for an ambulance or 112 from a mobile phone. Do not wait for a reply from us.