Cape Town and the southernmost part of the Western Cape has a Mediterranean-type climate, with warm to hot summers. Winter brings gentle rain showers around Cape Town and the West Coast. KwaZulu-Natal enjoys a subtropical and sunny climate all year. Snow sometimes falls in the Drakensberg and Cape mountains in winter. The interior is dry and warm in winter, with cool nights.
Summers are hot with more frequent rain.
More than 800 venues are available for conferences and meetings in South Africa. They range from big city conference facilities to smaller venues in the mountain, coastal or savanna resorts. ATMs are situated outside most banks. Gasoline must be purchased with cash. The currency is the South African Rand, which is divided into 100 cents.