Stats SA conducts a monthly building statistics survey collecting information on building plans passed and buildings completed — financed by the private sector — from the largest local government institutions in South Africa. The value of the completed buildings increased by 14.5% (R7.142-billion) during the period under review, compared with January to October 2021.    Increases were recorded for additions and alterations (21.8% or R2.522-billion), non-residential buildings (12.5% or R1.417-billion) and residential buildings (12.2% or R3.204-billion). These exclude low-cost housing projects, as data on subsidised housing is obtained f...

In a continent with 30,500 kilometers of coastline, it is a bold claim, but agent Pola Jocum, from Hamptons International, reckons the heartbreakingly beautiful Camps Bay in Cape Town on South Africa’s Atlantic Seaboard, is Africa’s most Instagrammed beach location.   The suburb is a hot spot for celebrities, locals and international visitors to kick back over the summer with a cocktail and a meal in one of its many fashionable restaurants, after a long day of surfing, sunbathing, hiking or cycling.   Ms. Jocum calls Camps Bay the poshest holiday resort-styled suburb in Cape Town, but it is also a laid-back area full of nature and popu...