{"id":380067,"date":"2020-03-14T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=380067"},"modified":"2020-03-13T15:33:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T13:33:33","slug":"4-areas-that-south-africans-are-semigrating-to-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/380067\/4-areas-that-south-africans-are-semigrating-to-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"4 areas that South Africans are semigrating to right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A growing number of South Africans are looking to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/344518\/these-6-towns-in-south-africa-are-attracting-a-new-wave-of-semigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">semigrate<\/a><\/strong> within the country, targetting better work opportunities and a change in lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Semigration refers to the action of moving from one part of a country to another. Real estate agency Seeff said that this is a common occurrence in South Africa, where people move from one province to another in search of something new or because of the unique opportunities available.<\/p>\n<p>Seeff said that reasons for moving may vary from the changing job market to property-related preferences, affordability, and general quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>For example, one family might move across the country due to better work opportunities in their profession, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Another example might be that there are greater growth opportunities in major cities rather than in a more rural, country community or small isolated town.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the different reasons for moving, Seeff said that certain areas are much more popular to relocate to. It outlined these areas below and explained why people are moving.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cape Town &#8211;\u00a0 <\/strong>The most popular city for relocation from within the country is Cape Town and most semigrants come from Gauteng and from KwaZulu-Natal, Seeff said. &#8220;Cape Town is well known for its laid-back lifestyle, efficient municipalities, and world-class amenities &#8211; the Mother City\u2019s popularity comes as no surprise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Northern KZN &#8211; <\/strong>The Northern parts of KZN are also in high demand for semigration, Seeff said. &#8220;It\u2019s a less populated coastal region, so property here can get pricey. Luxury areas such as Zimbali Estate and the Dolphin Coast\u2019s Ballito offer property owners a balance between seclusion and access to all the activities and amenities you can think of.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plettenberg Bay, George and Knysna\u00a0 &#8211; <\/strong>&#8220;Between the Eastern Cape and Western Cape lies a stretch of coastal areas known as the Garden Route,&#8221; Seeff said. &#8220;The towns of Plettenberg Bay and Knysna fall along this stretch and are also experiencing a wave of semigration. &#8220;Loaded with tourism opportunities, a lot of the property owners here have followed commercial interests, along with a property purchase that offers a quieter lifestyle.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gauteng\u2019s newly developed areas such as the West Rand, Gauteng East, the greater Fourways area and Midrand &#8211; <\/strong>Newly developed spots in the Gauteng region are a magnet to professionals and families alike, Seeff said. &#8220;These kinds of areas offer massive potential for business enthusiasts and families as the local economies in and around them are booming.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/379105\/a-look-inside-south-africas-new-tiny-homes-and-how-much-they-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A look inside South Africa\u2019s new \u2018tiny homes\u2019 \u2013 and how much they cost<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing number of South Africans are looking to semigrate within the country, targetting better work opportunities and a change in lifestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":195506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12755],"tags":[26,10773],"class_list":["post-380067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-property","tag-headline","tag-seeff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380067"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":381659,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380067\/revisions\/381659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}