South Africa narrowly avoided a recession in the first half of 2014 – a fact that is doing little to assuage investors’ concerns over the country’s economic prospects.
There are mermaids in the Klein Karoo.They’re there in legend and art, and there’s even a Mermaid Route in the Amalienstein / Zoar region.
With an enviable all-year round climate, the little town of White River occupies a prime position in Mpumalanga.
The daily carbon footprint of an energy guzzling consumer society is dominated by the time we spend indoors.
Generally speaking, when placing a house on the market, a seller will want to “move” it as quickly and profitably as possible. Agent mandates – which vary – play a crucial role in this regard.
When the City of Cape Town boasted earlier this year that both the New York Times and The Guardian had named the Mother City their favourite destination for 2014.
It’s difficult to imagine that the jewel in the crown of South Africa’s mountain passes – the Swartberg Pass – wasn’t built for the exclusive pleasure of us in the 21st Century with our bikes.
The town has boomed in recent years and what started life as a small sleepy seaside village has blossomed into “the place to be”.
Although Margate and nearby Uvongo in KwaZulu-Natal continue to see an improvement in the number of permanent residents settling in the area, the second-home market remains very muted.
