Do South African Nationals Need a Special Visa for Stays Longer Than 30 Days in Thailand?

And as there is no response of the OP and a strange discussion starts, I close the commenting.

Options:

Visa Exempt Entry for 30 days

Single Entry Tourist Visa for 60 days

Both can be Extended once with 30 days.

Like to stay longer:

Multiple Entry Tourist Visa, 6 months valid each entry 60 days.

Single Entry Non Immigrant Visa gives you 90 days once

Multiple Entry Non Immigrant Visa, gives you 90 days, 1 year, 5 years on each entry during a year, depending on the reason why you have this visa.

Thai Elite Visa for 5, 10 o 20 years.

To many options and we can discuss long about how many days you got on entry, but if you have a different visa or a different reason to get that visa the period of stay is different.

best is to use a visa that fits your purpose and length of stay.

If you know how long you like to be inside Thailand and what you like to do inside Thailand, you take a look at the website of the Thai Consulate in your area and search for a visa that fits those goals.

Get a visa exempt when you arrive and then you c an extend for another 30 days at an immigration office. If longer than 60 days you need a tourist visa which with extension gives 90 days

Single entry tourist visa you get before you go from embassy will give you 60 days.

Yes