South Africa address format & examples

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Let’s explore some of the generalities of South African addresses. We’ll even provide you with a South African postal address example. The South African address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:

1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name. Who are you sending things to?
2. House or building number and street name - The premise number followed by the street name go on this line. They should be included in that order and without separating punctuation.
3. Locality - The locality will get its very own, special row. Don’t put anything else on this line.
4. Postal code - The postal code goes on the next line.
5. Country - Write "ZAF" in all caps on the last line.