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While South Africa is by no means the safest place to hitchhike in it isn't that bad either. Sure armed robbery and rape is rampant in some parts but by using the simple preventative safety measure of '''common sense''' you'll almost certainly encounter no more than the occasional pickpocket attempt. For example hitchhiking after after darkness is generally not a good idea. Some areas (e.g. Gauteng) can be considered fairly dangerous to hitchhike in but in these areas people don't tend to stop anyways so hitchhiking is futileif you just thumb it by the side of the road. In those areas you can just ask people at gas stations.