Area Profiles

The Upper Highway area, west of the city of Durban, includes the main suburbs of Kloof and Hillcrest as well as the smaller areas of Assagay, Botha’s Hill, Forest Hills, Gillitts, Waterfall and Winston Park. The area offers a country lifestyle with undulating hills, valleys and gorges and plenty of wide open spaces. Kloof borders the 500-hectare Krantzkloof Nature Reserve that cuts through a ravine along which the Molweni River runs and cascades into intermittent waterfalls. The reserve is rich in birdlife and beauty. Homes in the area are large with leafy gardens and lovely views. Hillcrest is just as stunning in natural beauty and is home to a number of...

The Midlands - the heart of KwaZulu-Natal - stretches from Pietermaritzburg to the Drakensberg. It is a relatively easy drive from Durban and Johannesburg and offers a safe, relaxed, peaceful and scenic country lifestyle surrounded by rolling hills, indigenous forests, streams, dams, forests and an abundance of wide open space. For anyone wanting to experience the Midlands country life, there is something to fulfil every wish: compact units in secure sectional title estates, large free standing family homes, lifestyle smallholdings, large productive farms or luxury retire-in-style units in one of Howick's many retirement villages. For families wishing to make a...

The Upper Highway area, west of the city of Durban, includes the suburb of Kloof, offers a country lifestyle with undulating hills, valleys and gorges and plenty of wide open spaces. Kloof borders the 500-hectare Krantzkloof Nature Reserve which cuts through a ravine along which the Molweni River runs and cascades into intermittent waterfalls. The reserve is rich in birdlife and beauty. Homes in the area are large with leafy gardens and lovely views. There is so much to do in the Upper Highway area. From visiting the many reserves – Krantzkloof, Shongweni, Springside – to mountain biking in the Giba Gorge. The Shongweni Nature Reserve is one of the top...

The N3 freeway from Pietermaritzburg, through Howick and Mooi River, connects the Midlands to the rest of South Africa. Howick is located approximately 1 hour from Durban and 5 hours from Johannesburg/Pretoria, this area has seen a revival as the destination of choice. Not only a retirement option, but as lifestyle choice. While the elderly have made Howick their haven, the Midlands is not for the golden oldies alone. Commuters are within easy reach of Durban, Johannesburg and beyond either by road or air, with daily flights out of Pietermaritzburg. Young economically active families are also talking advantage unrivalled quality of life and extensive choice of...

The beautiful garden suburb of Berea is situated on a ridge overlooking the city of Durban and the Indian Ocean. In Durban’s early days, the scenic area was favoured by gentry who wanted to get away from the dust and noise of the city centre. They built large homes and surrounded them with orchards, paddocks and fields. Some of the gracious mansions from this bygone area remain and a number have been converted to business premises. Today the area offers a wide range of residential homes from small student flats to penthouse apartments and grand mansions. The area has a great mix of architectural styles from Edwardian to Victorian as well as modern, art-deco...

Phoenix is situated northwest of central Durban, KZN. It was established as a township in 1976. It is associated with the Phoenix Settlement, built by Mahatma Gandhi. Today Phoenix is the largest “Indian” town in South Africa. Residential areas surrounding Phoenix are Verulam, Ottawa, Mount Edgecombe, Broadlands, Avoca Hills, Effingham etc. All are close to strategic business, commercial and industrial growth nodes that have evolved along with the new King Shaka International Airport, Phoenix Industrial Park, Riverhorse Valley and the Dube Tradeport are important sources of investment and employment. The Phoenix Plaza, Gem City, Starwood Mall,...

Pinetown is a middle to upper class suburb situated between Westville and Kloof. It was originally established around the Wayside Hotel in 1850 as this was a stop-off point along the main wagon route between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. It was named after the Governor of Natal at the time, Sir Benjamin Pine. The area used to be perceived as a light industrial town but in recent times this has changed and Pinetown has gained a good reputation in the property market because of its affordability. It is now regarded as a fully-fledged residential suburb with everything needed to service families from schools, sports facilities and upmarket shopping complexes. Property in...

Queensburgh has grown in popularity mainly because of its great location, it includes as many as ten suburbs. Situated south west of the City of Durban it is centrally located to the southern industrial suburbs and Pinetown’s industrial areas and just a short drive from the Pavilion shopping centre, Pinetown, Chatsworth, central Durban. Accessibility to the main highways is good with the M7/ N2 /N3 highways all being within easy reach. The Queensburgh area developed when early settlers wanted to escape from the humidity of the coast and so they headed to the inland hills. In 1924 four residential suburbs in the area being Malvern, Escombe, Northdene and Moseley...

Richards Bay at a glance The bustling town of Richards Bay began as a makeshift harbour set up by a Commodore of the Cape, Sir Frederick Richards during the Anglo-Boer War of 1879, and settlement sprang up around a port now named after Richards. The harbour is now the country's largest in South Africa. The town is vibrant and fast becoming the north coast holiday destination, offering spectacular scenery, unspoilt beaches and the largest estuarine system in Southern Africa. The coastline stretches some 350km from the mouth of the mighty Tugela River in the south to the Mozambique border in the north.  The bustling business centre has every modern facility and the...

Known as the jewel of the Kwa-Zulu Natal South Coast Scottburgh was named after the governor of Natal. John Scott, Aliwal Shoal just north of Scottburgh was so named when Captain James Anderson, skipper of the barque Aliwal noticed the shoal in 1849, after narrowly avoiding collision with it. As a direct result of thsi a lighthouse was built at both Clansthal and Scottburgh. The Aliwal Shoal is, today, nationally and internationally known for its rich marine life and coral and is a world reknowned scuba diving spot with divers coming from far and wide to see the abundant fish life. Scottburgh Surf Lifesaving club was formed in 1929 and has rescued in excess of 5000...