What I meant is that, if Kaz's idea is right and you were bitten by ordinary horse flies, not tsetse flies, it would mean that there was zero risk of catching sleeping sickness. Obviously, I have no expertise in this field! I am sure the specialists you saw in Germany knew what they were doing.

As for me, I will see what I do when I go to East Africa. I am not desperate to go on a safari because I understand it is quite expensive in E Africa and, when I was in South Africa, I went to Kruger Park -- I got a very good deal on a fantastic safari lasting several days.

I had a look on line and horse flies and tsetse flies seem to look pretty much the same... When they get close to you, I suppose it is not easy to examine them thoroughly, and the urge to swat and squash them must be the stronger impulse. :-)

Yeah, the term "Mediterranean climate" is regularly used for South Africa and parts of South America. If certain wine grapes and olives grow there, it’s Mediterranean climate-wise even if it is far away from the Mediterranean.

I agree:

We really want to visit milawe (presumably Malawi), Zimbabwe, mozambique and South Africa.

No mention of Togo in this list (and I couldn't come up with anywhere in the region which sounds like "Togo"...).

In 4 months you could spend all of your time in these four with no problem.

To make my question a bit clearer:
we are going to visit from Germany for travelling Australia for 6 weeks next February. My husband is using a wheelchair, so we are looking into the opportunities for a self driving road trip (like it is possible in other countries like NZ, US, Canada, South Africa and more). But up to now the big rental companies only say: no we don't rent cars like that. And Tourism Australia didn't bother to answer my question...

Do you know something that might help us solve this problem?

You have a border between South Africa and Zimbabwe then no need to pass through Botswana...

Michel

Hi Max, the best site to follow would be News24. There is a section dedicated to 'Travel' in South Africa and this will definitely keep you up to date with latest news and events. https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/

The paved roads are all nice. There are several non paved roads (to the dam and some lodges) which will be impossible. That said you can visit quite a bit on the paved sections.

if thinking about the sani pass. We recently went down the Sani Pass in a rental car. Before our trip I researched alot on here and other forums but found conflicting information on whether its possible to descend the Sani Pass in a rental car from Lesotho to South Africa. Read my writeup below. In summary, its definitely impossible to ascend the pass from South Africa to Lesotho in a non 4x4. Even if you could, which you cant, the authorities wont let you. If going down the pass starting from Lesotho, its also virtually impossible in a non 4x4 rental car, but you might have a better chance with a truck, or vehicle with sufficient ground clearance. I have alot of offroad driving experience, and still it required approx 3 hours, alot of teamwork, a bit of luck, alot of concentration and extreme skill. The pass is very steep and dangerous, with large boulders and rocks. It should not be considered without a 4x4 with proper ground clearance. Once you start from Lesotho at the top, it will be impossible to turn back.

see my complete writeup on my website at www.nothingdeclared.com

Please see my complete writeup here

...... to avoid some backtracking and visit El-Jadida and Essaouira from Marrakech.... from Marrakech travel first to El-Jadida, from there travelling south to Essaouira...
https://www.lagare.ma/en/trajet-eljadida-essaouira_aller_2019-01-16.html

https://www.lagare.ma/en/trajet-essaouira-taroudant_aller_2019-12-16.html however you can travel to Taroudannt via Agadir and/or Inezgane (a suburb south of Agadir City)... and easily find another bus, or better and faster a public shared grand taxi from Batoire near Place Slam in Agadir, Buses travelling to Inezgane terminate beside the Taxi Lot...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbkmDP2vROI .... see bus station(Gare Routiere) in background.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=772uOKMHUUs

http://reversehomesickness.com/africa/taxi-fares-morocco/

further reading.....

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/africa/morocco/taghazout-to-ouirigaine#post_23219540 and....

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/africa/morocco/buses-in-essouria-area#post_23019605

If travelling onwards to Ouarzazate, do it from Taroudannt via Oulad Berhil and Talouine.... Talouine is an interesting little village to see in two parts either side of a river, a Bridge and/or a Ford for a stepping-stone exercise depending which end of the village you cross, the centre for Saffron in Morocco, with a Saffron cultural centre on the newer built by-pass main street/road, if passing worth finding and visiting, the displays are easy to follow and helpful staff, the best quality Saffron is available to buy.

On Taroudannt.... my favourite place in Morocco since 1992.... this is essentially an agricultural town with services in engineering, marketing and administration for the huge Sous Valley area and the southern slopes of the high Atlas mountains, it's the centre for farmers and their families to socialise, visit the hospital, secondary school and in recent times the University of Agadir has built a college for some popular courses to lead-on to students finishing at a more advanced level in Agadir latter.

It's a fun town, busy and lively with students from the wider area boarding here with relatives, or boarding houses. see following link for an insight....
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/africa/morocco/easter-and-itinerary?page=1#post_22435986

Have you formed the bones of an itinerary yet.? To mention, a copy of the Lonelyplanet Moroccan Guide is probably the best investment you can make, these pages won't be as good or complete, have a copy to hand as you travel.