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The Citizen
2 hours ago
- Business
- The Citizen
These are the suburbs most people are moving to in Johannesburg
A recent report found Gauteng's high tenant rate resulted in the most intra-province moves while the Cape absorbed the most newcomers. The people of Johannesburg are constantly on the move, whether within their own city or in search of opportunity elsewhere. A recent report showed that of all those changing addresses, the majority were done so by those moving within or out of Gauteng. However, Cape Town was the biggest recipient of new residents with almost half coming from either Johannesburg or Pretoria. Johannesburg trends The Wise Move Migration Report 2025 stated that of all South Africans changing address, 70% stayed in the same province. Gauteng accounted for 60% of the intra-province relocations and for those choosing Johannesburg, just over 60% of moves were directed at three areas of the city. Sandton was the overwhelming favourite with 26.5% of the moves, followed by Johannesburg Central and Randburg with 18.7% and 16.5%, respectively. Midrand and Roodepoort made up sizeable chunks with 11.2% and 10.1% each, with Roodepoort popular for its mix of affordability and access to nature. The East Rand had a more scattered spread of relocations, with Boksburg, Kempton Park, Germiston, Edenvale and Benoni hovering between 3 and 4% each. Cape popularity However, 48% of all relocations across provincial borders were people leaving Gauteng for Cape Town. 'This trend highlights the magnetic pull of the Western Cape's coastal lifestyle, economic opportunities, and quality of life,' stated Wise Move CEO and co-founder Chante Venter. While Cape Town absorbed the vast majority of Western Cape semigration, 5% of the incomers moved to the West Coast, and another 9% chose towns along the Garden Route. Other key insights include 30% of relocation traffic occurring between November and January, with Wednesday being the least popular day to move. Females made up almost 57% of those relocating, while those aged between 25 and 44 accounting for 55.5% of movers. Lower rentals in Gauteng Accompanying the influx to the Cape, the Tenant Payment Network (TPN) reported a boost in the Gauteng rental market where 37.8% of households were tenants. Property24 highlighted that property prices in Gauteng were roughly 27% lower than those of a comparable property in the Cape, while rentals in Gauteng were approximately 20% lower. Additionally, building completions in Gauteng declined by 30% in the last financial year compared to a 24% rise in new building completions in Cape Town, while largely served high-income investors. NOW READ: Joburg's residents fuming as city aims to cash in on public parks and sports clubs
Zawya
11-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
South Africa: Gauteng rental market booms as semigrants return for affordable living
Gauteng's rental market — the largest in South Africa — is gaining momentum as returning semigrants and new arrivals seek affordable living options in the country's economic heartland. With nearly 38% of households renting, and demand rising faster than supply, the region is fast becoming a hotspot for both tenants and savvy property investors. This growth is being fuelled in part by a reported reverse semigration trend, with many who had previously moved to the Cape now returning to Gauteng. According to the Wise Move 2025 Migration Report, an estimated 25% of those who left for the Cape have since headed back. Much of this shift is driven by Gauteng's comparatively lower cost of living and greater economic opportunities. Property prices are approximately 27% lower than in the Cape (average R1.3m vs R1.8m), and rentals around 20% more affordable, with PayProp citing average monthly rents of R9,201 compared to R11,285 in the Cape. The rental market is often where people returning or moving to the metros turn to before they even start thinking about purchasing property. Gauteng, as the biggest economy in the country, is therefore also the largest rental market with about 37.8% of households renting according to TPN. Despite the high demand, rents have remained affordable, increasing by only around 2.9% on average over the last year according to PayProp. That said, many areas have seen increases of 3% - 5% due to higher demand and a lack of stock, thus presenting opportunities for rental investors, according to rental agents from Seeff. Aside from more affordable rentals, the costs of living are also slightly lower in Johannesburg and Pretoria, according to The Gauteng metro areas also offer a much wider range of more affordable rentals including more entry-level housing. Investor hotspots emerge Christa Roos, licensee for Seeff Helderkruin, says she has observed an influx of people heading to areas in the valley (Kloofendal, Helderkruin, Wilro Park and Roodekrans), largely due to the good value for money. Rental properties move very quickly in the R15,000-plus market. Joburg South and Alberton are very popular due to affordability, especially in the R4,500 to R8,000 per month range, says Ruth Sturgess from Seeff, adding that there are investor opportunities to earn steady rental incomes from R6,000 to R12,500 (family houses in Kibler Park). According to Carin Buitendach from Seeff Boksburg and Benoni, these areas are very popular for their affordability in the R5,000 to R7,000 per month range, with top-end rentals reaching R15,000 for a freestanding house rented out by Seeff. Rents grew by about 5% over the last year, and there is opportunity for investors to earn steady monthly rentals of R6,000 to R6,500. Randburg offers a broad middle-class appeal, and a great choice of affordable rentals in the R7,000 to R14,000 per month range while larger homes tend to rent out in the R25,000 to R35,000-plus range. The Joburg North West area offers affordability for those who commute for work into Randburg and Sandton. Rochelle Holland, Seeff's sales and rentals manager for the area says people often rent before they buy in the area. There is also an opportunity for rental investors in the R500,000 to R950,000 price brackets as these are very popular rentals and can earn a steady income of R7,000 to R12,000 monthly. The Eagle Canyon Golf Estate is also very popular for rentals, priced mostly in the R20,000 - R30,000 range with high-end homes renting out for up to R60,000 - R70,000 by Seeff. The northern suburbs of Sandton/Bryanston/Fourways is also hugely popular with a mix of status and wanting to be close to business areas driving demand, according to Seeff Sandton. The R10,000 - R20,000 bracket is the most popular, especially for sectional titles while luxury homes range between R45,000 and R60,000, and super homes well above this. In the Pretoria metro, areas such as Centurion are popular for their proximity to the metro and Midrand, according to Tiaan Pretorius, manager for Seeff Centurion who says correctly priced rentals can go within hours or days. Prices start from R5,000 with the highest demand in the R14,000 to R25,000 range. Rental escalations have been in line with the CPI at between 3% and 5%. The Pretoria East rental market has been particularly busy this year with Seeff recording some of its best months, according to PG van der Linde, rentals manager for Seeff Pretoria East. The R12,000 to R20,000 bracket has been most active. He says an added boost has come from people who are still hesitant to buy and choose to rent for the meantime. All rights reserved. © 2022. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Daily Mirror
05-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Trans killer says 'human rights breached' over leaked recording of 'joke'
Sophie Eastwood, a trans prisoner who is serving life for the murder of cellmate Paul Algie, is claiming her rights were breached when a recording was made of her at Wishaw General Hospital A trans killer claims her human rights were breached after a security guard secretly recorded her sharing a joke with a colleague. Life prisoner Sophie Eastwood alleges the incident was an intrusion into her privacy and that of the guard. Since the recording was made the man she was joking with has been sacked and she is calling for him to be reinstated - while she also wants disciplinary action against the other guard. Eastwood, 39, has been in Wishaw General Hospital, North Lanarkshire, since August last year because a fissure in her small intestine, caused by swallowing sharp objects as she struggled with her mental health leaving her unable to eat and drink normally. She has been kept in hospital where Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), which gives her the nutrition she needs intravenously, has been administered to keep her alive while senior medics assess whether an operation might be possible. GeoAmey, the company that manages prisoner transfers between jail and court and also hospital visits and stays, has had two guards with Eastwood, who is cuffed and chained to one of the guards, 24 hours a day. Eastwood told the Daily Record: 'As a prisoner, people have power over me and might find a way to punish me for speaking out, but this is so unfair I feel I have to. 'The guy who was suspended is very good at his job and is liked and respected by everyone, and all his colleagues are really gutted for him, but they can't influence what happens to him. I've had a wide array of guards watching me over the past ten months or so, and he was one of the best. 'He is friendly while making it clear he is in charge and he has been with GeoAmey for many years. He was on duty on the night of May 21 into May 22 with a female colleague who I also thought I knew. Throughout her shift, she was nipping out for five, ten minutes, and I assumed it was toilet breaks or breaks to have a cigarette or a vape. 'But it turned out that she was leaving her mobile phone behind and, obviously without our knowledge or consent, was leaving it to record our conversations. We learned she had handed the recordings over to GeoAmey managers at the Bellshill headquarters. There was nothing that I recall that should have been a disciplinary matter. 'At one point, I think because we thought she was going out for a vape, we joked about a previous incident where I had my room and bathroom searched for vapes – I didn't have any - and it was reported in the Record. It seems a guy with many years' service, who is really good at his job, has been suspended for having a joke with a prisoner.' It has long been established that covert recordings, even of active criminals planning an operation, are not legal and cannot be used as evidence in court without consent, or a warrant from a sheriff has allowed it in the public interest. Eastwood said: 'Nothing we discussed would have been of any interest to the public, and we didn't know we were being recorded so how is this possible?' She added that she knew the names of both security guards involved but was not sharing them out of respect for their privacy. Earlier this year Eastwood had her TPN withdrawn following a crisis in her mental health. The unexpected death of her father led to her attempting to self-harm with scissors and a razor blade. She now awaits a decision on whether an operation that would allow her to eat normally might be attempted. If successful, this would see her returned to prison. Eastwood is serving life for the murder of cellmate Paul Algie, 22, in 2004, in Dumfries Young Offenders Institution when she was just 18 and still living as Daniel Eastwood. Eastwood was close to being released from prison for driving offences when she committed the murder, which she says she regrets every day and will regret until her own death. Ordered to serve a minimum 15 years at the High Court in Glasgow, she has now served more than 20. If an operation were successful, she would almost certainly be returned to Glenochil Prison, where she became seriously unwell after being moved back to the male estate having spent many years among female prisoners. This followed the farce at the start of last year around the rapist Adam Graham, who declared while facing two rape charges that he was transitioning to female and wanted to be known as Isla Bryson and serve his sentence in a female jail. The political fallout from that case led the SPS to review its management of all trans prisoners, and some were moved back into prisons that aligned with their gender at birth. Eastwood had previously been bullied and assaulted by male prisoners after starting to transition in 2017 and was terrified to be back among them. A GeoAmey spokesperson said: 'All allegations regarding staff conduct are subject to internal investigation. It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.'
Daily Record
05-07-2025
- Daily Record
Trans killer moans "human rights breached" over leaked recording of her cracking joke
Life prisoner Sophie Eastwood has raised the matter as a breach of human rights – specifically to hers and the guard's right to privacy – and called for him to be allowed to return to work, and his female colleague disciplined. A Trans killer has moaned that her human rights were breached after a security guard secretly recorded her sharing a joke with his colleague. Life prisoner Sophie Eastwood has raised the matter as a breach to hers and the other guard's right to privacy. The guard recorded talking to her has since been sacked as she calls for him to be allowed to return to work and for the colleague who took the recording to be disciplined. Eastwood, 39, has been in Wishaw General Hospital since August last year because a fissure in her small intestine, caused by swallowing razor blades during a bout of poor mental health, left her unable to eat and drink normally. She has been kept in hospital where Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), which gives her the nutrition she needs intravenously, has been administered to keep her alive while senior medics assess whether an operation might be possible. GeoAmey, the company that manages prisoner transfers between jail and court and also hospital visits and stays, has had two guards with Eastwood, who is cuffed and chained to one of the guards, 24 hours a day. Eastwood told the Record: 'As a prisoner, people have power over me and might find a way to punish me for speaking out, but this is so unfair I feel I have to. 'The guy who was suspended is very good at his job and is liked and respected by everyone, and all his colleagues are really gutted for him, but they can't influence what happens to him. 'I've had a wide array of guards watching me over the past ten months or so, and he was one of the best. 'He is friendly while making it clear he is in charge and he has been with GeoAmey for many years. 'He was on duty on the night of May 21 into May 22 with a female colleague who I also thought I knew. 'Throughout her shift, she was nipping out for five, ten minutes, and I assumed it was toilet breaks or breaks to have a cigarette or a vape. 'But it turned out that she was leaving her mobile phone behind and, obviously without our knowledge or consent, was leaving it to record our conversations. 'We learned she had handed the recordings over to GeoAmey managers at the Bellshill headquarters. 'There was nothing that I recall that should have been a disciplinary matter. 'At one point, I think because we thought she was going out for a vape, we joked about a previous incident where I had my room and bathroom searched for vapes – I didn't have any - and it was reported in the Record. 'It seems a guy with many years' service, who is really good at his job, has been suspended for having a joke with a prisoner.' It has long been established that covert recordings, even of active criminals planning an operation, are not legal and cannot be used as evidence in court without consent, or a warrant from a sheriff has allowed it in the public interest. Eastwood said: 'Nothing we discussed would have been of any interest to the public, and we didn't know we were being recorded so how is this possible?' She added that she knew the names of both security guards involved but was not sharing them out of respect for their privacy. Earlier this year Eastwood had her TPN withdrawn following a crisis in her mental health. The unexpected death of her father led to her attempting to self-harm with scissors and a razor blade. She had the life-saving treatment restored after the Record highlighted her fears that she had been left to die. She now awaits a decision on whether an operation that would allow her to eat normally might be attempted. If successful, this would see her returned to prison. Eastwood is serving life for the murder of cellmate Paul Algie, 22, in 2004, in Dumfries Young Offenders Institution when she was just 18 and still living as Daniel Eastwood. Eastwood was close to being released from prison for driving offences when she committed the murder, which she says she regrets every day and will regret until her own death. Ordered to serve a minimum 15 years at the High Court in Glasgow, she has now served more than 20. If an operation were successful, she would almost certainly be returned to Glenochil Prison, where she became seriously unwell after being moved back to the male estate having spent many years among female prisoners. This followed the farce at the start of last year around the rapist Adam Graham, who declared while facing two rape charges that he was transitioning to female and wanted to be known as Isla Bryson and serve his sentence in a female jail. The political fallout from that case led the SPS to review its management of all trans prisoners, and some were moved back into prisons that aligned with their gender at birth. Eastwood had previously been bullied and assaulted by male prisoners after starting to transition in 2017 and was terrified to be back among them. A GeoAmey spokesperson said: 'All allegations regarding staff conduct are subject to internal investigation. 'It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.'
Wales Online
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Andy Murray's relationship with Emma Raducanu, net worth with wife, £350k hotel disaster
Andy Murray's relationship with Emma Raducanu, net worth with wife, £350k hotel disaster Wimbledon icon Andy Murray will be watching the Grand Slam action for the first time since hanging up his racket, although he'll be doing so from afar as the likes of Emma Raducanu compete Andy Murray hasn't ruled out one day coaching Emma Raducanu (Image: TPN/Getty Images ) Sir Andy Murray will be tuning into the action at Wimbledon this week for the first time since hanging up his racket last year. But the two-time champion is still sure to be heavily invested in the action from SW19, even if he doesn't plan to attend in person. Murray, 38, recently told The Guardian he has no intention to attend the tournament unless his children fancy taking in the sights. But in his stead, British compatriot Emma Raducanu will look to mimic her former mentor as she looks to best last year's fourth-round finish. Raducanu and Murray represent two different generations of British tennis that were set to mix before last year's doubles debacle. Wales Online dissects the current status of their relationship, along with Murray's net worth with wife Kim and how it's been affected in light of one costly investment. Emma Raducanu relationship Raducanu, 22, couldn't possibly have envisioned just what an impact she would have had on Murray's retirement from tennis. And yet that ended up being one of the main headlines at Wimbledon 2024 after the pair were pencilled in to compete in the mixed doubles event. That was until Raducanu, who was making good progress in the women's singles, complained of stiffness in her wrist and withdrew from the draw. And in the process, she inadvertently brought the curtain down on Murray's Wimbledon career in flat fashion. Murray's mum and former coach, Judy, described the situation as "astonishing" on social media before claiming that comment was made in jest. And while Murray has remained largely quiet on the incident, Raducanu has repeatedly said she has apologised to her countryman and still feels regret. Article continues below Raducanu has said she hopes there's no "bad blood" between her and Murray (Image:) "I hope he's forgiven me for last year, I still feel bad about it," she said at this year's French Open. "I'm looking forward to seeing him around and having a conversation. "I think he would give great advice, he's been in a similar situation and would probably understand a lot of things that I'm also going through. But as to anything more, I don't know, that's very far out of thought." Speaking at the Australian Open in January, Raducanu reaffirmed Murray as someone she's "grown up looking up to." Furthermore, she hoped there was "no bad blood" between the two, though one could understand Murray being upset at how his Wimbledon exit was thrust upon him. One might also forgive there being some tensions between the two parties after Raducanu sacked Nigel Sears in the summer of 2021. That wouldn't usually have any impact on the Murrays, were it not for the fact Nigel is the father of Andy's wife, Kim. Net worth with wife Kim Murray has built a staggering empire with wife Kim by his side (Image: Getty ) In addition to the £47million or so he won playing on the ATP Tour, Murray has inflated his earnings with a long list of sponsorships and endorsements. One might think the Scot's salary would therefore drop off in retirement, and yet Murray's net worth has in fact moved in the opposite direction. That's after he maintained his spot on this year's edition of the Sunday Times Rich List. The Glaswegian was ranked as the 35th richest sportsperson in Britain back in May, boasting a staggering valuation of £110m. Retirement or not, that figure represented a £10m increase from 12 months prior, suggesting he's hardly struggling since taking his leave of the sport. It was announced in May 2025 that Murray had made a more formal move into the world of business after becoming an associate partner at Redrice Ventures. He has also pumped money into other ventures like Game4Padel, a padel court operator, and crowdfunding business Seedrs. That's in addition to his stake in sportswear giant Castore, who sponsored him towards the end of his career, and sports tech outfit TMRW Sports, among others. But there's more to the Murray empire than Andy himself. And wife Kim has a certain amount of sway in his affairs after the couple purchased the Cromlix Hotel in December 2022. Hotel shortfall Seven years after having their wedding reception at the Cromlix Hotel in Dunblane, Andy and Kim purchased the property for £1.8million (Image: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire ) A decade has passed since Andy and Kim held their wedding reception at the five-star Cromlix Hotel in Dunblane. And the couple were apparently so impressed by the venue that they decided to just buy it outright. The Murrays shelled out a mighty £1.8m to purchase the 10-bedroom, 34-acre property almost three years ago. Cromlix also houses five suites, a one bedroom lodge, its own private chapel, tennis court, pickleball court, as well as an award-winning restaurant. Yet the hotel, which charges between £350 and £950 per night and won the AA Hotel of the Year award for Scotland, posted a loss of £369,045 for the year ending March 2024. That's according to CityAM, which clarified those figures were still an improvement on the losses posted in the previous financial year. Article continues below And Murray's wife, Kim, has been described as the "creative force" behind their renovation project, which has the potential to be a big money-maker for the couple. While she may have no formal education in the industry, Murray's fairer half is thought to be quite the dab hand in promoting their Dunblane enterprise. "We'd finished having children and we'd finished building our house, so it seemed the perfect time," she told Country Living magazine when asked about the motivation to invest in a site close to their hearts. "Having little kids has been all-consuming. "Renovating the hotel has enabled me to come out of motherhood and create something different. I think of it as a family project. Maybe in 15 years, the kids will be interested in it. I want to see where it takes us."
