I wanted to send you a private message but that facility doesn't appear to be available. Perphaps as I'm a newbie on this forum?

I am interested in finding out more about Welkom and I note that you used to live there. I have an interview for a job in Welkom but I know little about the place or the surrounding area. I have lived in Botswana though so I do know something of what to expect of SA per se.

My main concern revolves around the fact that I am white British and my wife is a black Zambian. We have one mixed race child. Is Welkom (or anywhere within 30km's) condusive to a mixed race family? I am worried that I might take my family into a hotbed of intolerance!!!

I am also interested to know about the security situation around Welkom. I suspect that it's a different world to Jozie, Pretoria or Midrand and probably relatively safe but tbh I am just guessing!

Any advice from ff's would be gratefully received.