FAQs

What is Guide2KwaZulu Natal and why is it so amazing?

Guide2KwaZulu Natal is the second website launched in Africa as part of the Guide2TheWorld franchise network of websites. Once launched, Guide2KwaZulu Natal aims to be a comprehensive source of information for KwaZulu Natal locals and visitors. Designed specifically for English speakers who are planning a holiday specifically in KwaZulu Natal, contemplating buying property in South Africa or for residents of South Africa. Guide2KwaZulu Natal provides Property & Accommodation listings, KwaZulu Natal News, Events, City information as well as Classified listings, a Business Directory and Blog.

Guide2KwaZulu Natal is a community site and encourages our visitors to take advantage of free membership so that they can participate in Blog discussions, post classifieds, events and more.

Why do I need Guide2KwaZulu Natal?

Guide2KwaZulu Natal is the one stop source of information for KwaZulu Natal. From News to Events, Property to Holidays, Accommodation to Classifieds we've got it covered. With articles stripped down to the bare facts, you can quickly grab the information you need without having to wade through pages and pages of text. Why not join our community and post your own content to the site or join in the blog discussions and interact with others who are passionate about KwaZulu Natal!

How do I post an ad if I already have a Guide2KwaZulu Natal account?

From the left hand side of any page on the site there is a sign-in box where members can sign–in. Once signed in, the page will be refreshed to your My Guide 2 page, which lists all current postings in all categories. These categories can be expanded and contracted. From this page, simply find the section that you want to post in and click on the “Click here to post new ad” link. Simply fill in the form, agree to the terms and conditions and you´re finished.
 
Additionally, if you are signed-in to the website, no matter what page you are on, you can simply click the “Place Ad” button in the top left and you will be brought to a posting form.

How do I post an ad if I'm not a Guide2KwaZulu Natal account holder?

At the top of each page there is a sign-in box where members are invited to sign-in by entering their username and password. Once signed in, the page will be refreshed, simply click on "My Account" to access your Guide2KwaZulu Natal member page, which lists all current postings in all categories. From this page, click on "My Listings" and simply find the section that you want to post in and click on the "Add New" link. Complete the form, click "submit" and you´re finished.

NB Whilst members can post to many sections completely free of charge there is an advertising charge for posting property and accommodation listings, enhanced business directory listings and banner ads throughout the site.

How do I respond to a posting?

On all general postings there is a link in the ad that says “Send Email”. Unless the posting has a phone number in the text, this is the only way to contact that person. Simply fill in the form to send that person an email and we will send it through Guide 2. But don´t worry, they will receive it as if it came from you, and will be able to reply directly back to the email address you leave in the form.On all general postings there is a link in the ad that says "Send Email". Unless the posting has a phone number in the text, this is the only way to contact that person. Simply fill in the form to send that person an email and we will send it through Guide2KwaZulu Natal. But don´t worry, they will receive it as if it came from you, and will be able to reply directly back to the email address you leave in the form.

How do I remove or change a posting?

Sign into your account, click on "My Listings" choose the section of the listing you wish to edit or remove. Once you've found the listing you wish to edit or remove click on the appropriate icon under the "Action" heading to the right of your listing title. This allows you to edit or delete the post.

What do I do if I feel the Discussion is inappropriate?

If you feel that a discussion is inappropriate or you have been abused on the site by other users then please contact us so that we can take appropriate action. Any Guide2KwaZulu Natal member who we deem to have behaved inappropriately will be banned from using the site.

How do I post an event?

At the top of each page there is a sign-in box where members are invited to sign-in by entering their username and password. Once signed in, the page will be refreshed, simply click on "My Account" to access your Guide2KwaZulu Natal member page, which lists all current postings in all categories. From this page, click on "My Listings" and then choose "Events". Click on the "Add New" link. Complete the form, click "submit" and you´re finished.

If you are not yet a member you can join Guide2KwaZulu Natal for free by simply click on the "Sign Up" link towards the top of each page or click here.

How do I advertise with Guide2KwaZulu Natal?

The internet is increasingly the first port of call for property hunters, holiday makers & residents. Guide2KwaZulu Natal is the one-stop source of information for this already large and growing audience. With a cutting edge site design and snappy comprehensive content Guide2KwaZulu Natal has been launched to critical acclaim and is already featuring strongly in the Search engine rankings. Traffic is growing daily and we are well on our way to establishing Guide2KwaZulu Natal as the number 1 website for KwaZulu Natal.

We have many cost-effective ways to help you reach this audience, raise your business profile, generate leads and increase your turnover. From Enhanced Directory listings, Button and Banner ads, Property listings, Accommodation listings, Premium advertising and Sponsorship Guide2KwaZulu Natal has a solution for all businesses and budgets. We'd be delighted to discuss how Guide2KwaZulu Natal can help grow your business, we look forward to hearing from you soon...... Contact Guide2KwaZulu Natal

What if I want to post something but there is no category for it?

Guide2KwaZulu Natal welcomes contributions of all kinds from property purchasers, home movers, holiday makers, events, advisers or anyone with valuable experience to offer our visitors. If you would like to contribute to other areas of the site please email the editor .

What am I allowed to post on Guide2KwaZulu Natal?

Guide2KwaZulu Natal is a community site and values contributions from its visitors. We especially invite Guide2KwaZulu Natal visitors to post information on upcoming events in specifically KwaZulu Natal or South Africa, to post to the Blog and add comments to Blog posts from other users. We also invite our visitors to take advantage of free classified advertising on the site and for those with businesses to add their free listing to the directory. All the above can be posted directly by our visitors once they've become a member of Guide2KwaZulu Natal.

Guide2KwaZulu Natal also welcomes contributions of all kinds from property purchasers, home movers, holiday makers, advisers or anyone with valuable experience to offer our visitors. If you would like to contribute to other areas of the site or make suggestions for improvements or corrections to existing articles please email the editor.

What am I not allowed to post on Guide2KwaZulu Natal?

Please refrain from posting content that:

• Violates any international or national copyright, patent or intellectual property laws.
• Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, invasive or any information harmful to minors
• Is of a political nature and/or is critical of any government or municipal employee of South Africa.
• Is pornographic or contains any kind of nudity, sexually explicit or perverse content
• Is racist or discriminatory towards any race, religion, creed, nationality, gender or any other grouping of individuals
• Impersonates another person, which includes but is not limited to: Guide2KwaZulu Natal.com employees, political figures or public figures
• Includes identifying information about another person without permission
• Is false or deceptive
• Infringes on any patent, copyright or intellectual property rights
• Can be classified as: spam, junk mail, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any unsolicited commercial advertisement
• is solicitation and is not in the designated area
• Includes links to other websites unless it is: (1) with expressed written permission of the Service (2) in the designated area for services
• That advertises the sale of anything illegal under the laws of South Africa
• That contains software viruses
• That disrupts the normal flow with an excessive number of messages
• That uses misleading contact details to disguise the origin