Township property: An untapped market?

Soweto leads township ‘big three’; Khayelitsha needs more of Cape Town’s shine

MUCH HAS been written about the residential property markets in South Africa’s iconic cities—Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban – but what of the largest townships in or adjacent to each of these cities: Soweto, Umlazi, and Khayelitsha?

While the glossy brochures and media headlines often focus on city skylines and prime real estate, there’s a vibrant pulse of urban transformation that often beats strongest in the townships on their periphery.

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