what shots are required to travel to south africa?

South Africa is big. Where would you be going and when. I live in South Africa and might help if you explain the above.

usually shots are not required but found the following for you to read.

Innoculations: No inoculations are required for South Africa or Mauritius if visiting from the U.K., but we would recommend consulting your doctor to make sure your children are up to date with all they require for their personal health and well-being.

and another site says this

Innoculations
There is no immunisation requirement needed for South Africa, unless you have travelled through a yellow-fever region in the six days before entering the country.

On the whole, South Africa is free of malaria, but it is prevalent in some of the popular tourist areas of the Northern Province, Mpumalanga (including the Kruger National park) and parts of KwaZulu-Natal. However, the risk can be greatly reduced by using malaria prophylactics and insect repellent, and by wearing long-sleeved shirts and trousers in the evening.


Im south african living in Europe and dont have any shots before going home.

go to the CDC( centers for disease control) website.
Lott's of info there.

I'm no doctor, but what I am aware of is to get flu shots, malaria shots and tetanus shots. You shouldn't have anything else to worry about! Have fun :)

Depend were you are going to, how long, what kind of shots you had in the past etc. In some area's there is an advice to swallow anti malaria tablets, roughly from the north of Kwazulu Natal towards Kruger park. But it depends how many days you are staying there.
Go to see a specialized doctor for advice.