Is South Africa safe for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?

Is South Africa safe for a foreign exchange student to study abroad in?
I may study abroad in South Africa as a foreign exchange student next year, and I wanted to know if it is dangerous because someone said that it is. Are there any precautions that I should take?
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I think that it might be dangerous, but i would rather go to Italy!

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