Area Profiles

Pinetown is located inland of Durban and is within a 20 minute drive of the city centre. The suburb with the most sought after property in the Pinetown area is Cowies Hill. This tranquil area has elegant homes ranging from original farmhouses to modern architecture. It offers an excellent alternative to those property renters wanting to escape the humidity belt along the coastline of the Durban Metropolitan area. Pinetown has many other suburbs with prime property to rent. These suburbs include Ashley, Farningham Ridge, Hatton Estate, Highland Hills, Manors, New Germany, Pinelands, Pineside, Preston, Padfield Park, The Wolds, Caversham Glen, Marianhill Park, Moseley...

Less than 30 kilometres west of Durban, Kloof was the region of choice in the late 19th Century for captains of commerce, industry and government, who built far from the humidity of the City. Many of the homes were originally farmlands and over the years, as demand for homes in the area increased, these farmlands were subdivided with stands averaging between a minimum of two acres (in some areas) and one half acres and an interesting blend of new and old architecture emerged. The lush and heavily wooded vegetation, which is a unique characteristic of the Upper Highway area, is still preserved today. The Upper Highway encompasses about 10 little suburbs stretching from...

You'd be forgiven for not knowing where Lephalale is. Until recently, this unassuming town has stayed under the radar. In 2002, the name was changed from Ellisras to Lephalale. The latter name is taken from the Phalala River, which is derived from the Tswana verb “to flow” or “one which overflows”. The town is located west of Polokwane, and north of Rustenberg. It is not far from the South African border with Botswana however, it is far from the large cities. What makes Lephalale special is the growth that is expected to unfold over the next 25 years. It is believed by locals that the town is the future of power generation in South...

Meaning 'Place of Safety', is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former official name Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. Polokwane was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The town officially became a city on April 23, 1992; on February 25, 2005, the government declared the official name of the city as Polokwane, a name that was generally in use by the speakers of Northern Sotho. The South African Census showed the population of Polokwane as 271,911 in 2001 and 503,000 in 2010. Much of...

Bethal derives its name of parts of the names of Elizabeth du Plooy and Alida Naude, who were sisters and the wives of the owners of the farm on which the town was proclaimed. It is situated in the COSMOS COUNTRY of the Mpumalanga Province and is a beautiful farming community. Bethal was proclaimed a town in 1880 on a portion of the farm Blesbokspruit. In 1904, Bethal was declared a municipality and Mr. George Hutchinson was elected the first chairman of the Municipal Council. During 1905 the railway line from Springs to the Natal North coast reached Bethal and contributed to the prosperity of the town. Bethal now falls under the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality. The town...

Situated in the Grass and Wetlands region of the Mpumalanga province lies the town of Ermelo. Origin/meaning : Ermelo was founded in 1880, and was named by its first resident clergyman, Rev Frans Lion-Cachet, after Ermelo in the Netherlands. The town was burned to the ground during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and rebuilt afterwards, hence the phoenix in the arms. It lies in the heart of a wool-producing and coal-mining district, both of which are alluded to in the arms. Long before the town was formally established, the site was a much frequented outspan on the transport route between Lydenburg and Natal. Because the area is well watered and dotted with freshwater...

Bloubergstrand is a suburb of Cape Town along the shores of Table Bay, 15 km due north of the city centre of Cape Town. The name Bloubergstrand literally means "blue mountain beach" in Afrikaans, and is derived from Blaauwberg, a nearby mountain. Bloubergstrand is mainly a residential area, and attracts large numbers of visitors. The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a classic view of Table Mountain across the bay. Robben Island is located 6,9 km west of the coast of Bloubergstrand.

Cape Town’s City Bowl is amazingly aptly named. The heart of Cape Town is enfolded between the harbour and the mountain, virtually in the shape of a bowl. The City Bowl holds some of the most interesting and historically significant neighbourhoods and the likes of the Bo Kaap, Oranjezicht, Tamboerskloof and Gardens provide hours of easy meanderings, restaurants and historical sights. The City Centre lies encircled by these Suburbs that, the closer one gets to the mountain, the steeper they become, so that Higgovale and Oranjezicht lie right up on the slopes of Table Mountain. City Bowl Rentals A current snapshot of City Bowl rental properties indicates that...

Durbanville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, part of the greater City of Cape Town metropolitan area. Durbanville is a semi-rural residential suburb on the northern outskirts of the metropolis and is surrounded by farms producing wine and wheat.