Pretoria - Post Report Question and Answers

Are there any particular mental health issues that tend to crop up at post, such as Seasonal Affective Disorder (winter blues)?

Not really. - Apr 2023


I have heard some people complain that Pretoria is isolating. I think part of this is due to the high-security apparatus. It also seems hard to break in with local people. - Mar 2023


Not that I know of, though there have been a lot of curtailments in the past year which, I think, is reflective of people not being happy here. - Jun 2022


I think the big issue at this post is the crime threat which is a real cause of stress - sometimes it takes a trip to the US or other lower-risk place to realize how much it really affects life here. All cynicism aside, DC is relatively safe, and here is not. - Jan 2020


None to my knowledge. - Dec 2019


I got cabin fever from being locked up inside our compound a bit too much. I am not aware of anything major. - Mar 2019


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