Western Cape faces new property rival

Western Cape faces new property rival

For years, the Western Cape has set the pace in South Africa’s residential property market. However, fresh industry data suggests another province is quietly narrowing that gap, and doing so with momentum that’s hard to ignore. According to the Daily Investor, Mpumalanga has emerged as one of the country’s strongest-performing property regions, recording year-on-year house price growth of 7% in 2025. That puts it just behind the Western Cape’s 7…