Here is a new thread for Nelspruit, capital of Mpumalanga province and an important hub between Johannesburg and Kruger National Park as well as Maputo, Mozambique. Please post images of this city. Thanks


Thank you for your posts on the Kimberley thread I started. Looks like it will do as well as the Bloemfontein and PMB threads.

Over the past few months, the Nelspruit property market has evolved into a buyer's market and prices have stabilised.

Looking at rough price indications of homes in the Nelspruit area, entry level prices for homes range from around R550 000 for one-bedroom, apartment-type accommodation, while mid-level prices for homes are in the region of R850 000 to R1,2million for a family home.

"Homes in the R1,5million to R2million price range offer executive-type homes and the upper-level homes reach prices of approximately R4million," says Lynn Gobey, director and residential licensee of Fine & Country-Kellaprince, F&C's new Nelspruit office.

There is a demand in the area for vacant land, however as available vacant land is usually sold off in large segments it is mostly snapped up by developers. Looking at the buyer profile for residential homes, Gobey says that Nelspruit is the seat for the Mpumalanga Government and as a result has a steady influx of government employees filling positions and looking for accommodation. Family-oriented buyers feature prominently in Nelspruit's buyer profile.

There are a host of factors that make the Nelspruit area desirable for investment including the favourable climate and the surrounding scenic environment. "Nelspruit is built on numerous hills so generally most homes have a good view. The area is very much a cosmopolitan type city offering all of the large city amenities, yet has still managed to keep many of the small town qualities," notes Gobey.

Looking at the prospects that lie ahead for the Nelspruit property market, Gobey says that the area has seen continued growth over the past few years, and will continue to grow. "It is anticipated that the new deeds office will be opening in August 2007, bringing a large number of additional families into the area. The commerce community is expanding with many of the franchise-type businesses opening second and sometimes third branches. With Nelspruit being one of the venues for the 2010 Soccer World Cup we expect an influx of contractors in preparation for the event, as well as massive spending towards the World Cup. We also seeing more and more professional people moving to the area and we anticipate this trend will continue," says Gobey.

Fine & Country - Kellaprince will be marketing a few new developments and will continue to expand its operations in the residential sector. Over the past 10 years some R200-million worth of developments have been visualised, designed, financed and developed by Fine & Country ?Kellaprince, including selling out 80 sectional title units in the Riverside Estate development to the value of R26-million. On the commercial side of things, the company completed a prime corner development with Tiger Wheel, Waltons and other retail stores to the value of R30-million.

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MY friend who stays in Nelspruit told me that construction is taking place around the city. He said that the outskirts of the city are the ones experiencing the major boom.

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Why a pic of the hilton hotel?

Oopsss

I prefer brazil

I prefer brazil

With just 6 posts, don't worry we understand. Experience tells a lot, welcome to SSC and we realise that you are still a blind mice.

Can someone get a pic of this city :D

Can someone get a pic of this city :D

Getting pictures of cities like Polokwane, Nelspruit, Rustenberg, Port Elizabeth, Kimberly, East London is like looking for a needle in a hay stack. LOL

damn lemme help yall out..

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Nelspruit part of Swaziland?

Deon de Lange, Beeld

Swaziland plans to go to the International Court of Justice to force South Africa to hand back large parts of Mpumalanga and some parts of KwaZulu-Natal that it claims were "stolen" from it by white colonial settlers.

City Press reports the Swazi monarch, King Mswati III, has decided to take his case to the world body in The Hague after several representations to President Thabo Mbeki had fallen on deaf ears.

Prince Tikhontele Dlamini, the most senior member of the Swazi royal family in South Africa, said negotiations with the ANC government, over several years, had yielded nothing.

"In 2000 we sent a petition to President Mbeki, fully explaining the situation.

"In 2003, we submitted another petition, but all we hear is that the matter is receiving attention. Our patience has run out," he said.

Mbeki's office confirmed receipt of Mswati's petition in 2003, but presidential spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga said he was unaware of the issue.

"I am not aware of the latest developments and I will only be able to check with the President on Tuesday," he said.

South Africa's foreign affairs department also declined to comment. It said it needed to first verify the facts before reacting to the claims.

"We are looking into the matter and will comment as soon as we are able to," said department spokesperson Nomfanelo Kota.

Treaty with apartheid government

The Swazis are not only relying on colonial "reparation" agreements - they've also dusted off an international treaty signed by South Africa's apartheid government in 1982.

The treaty pledges to cede thousands of square kilometres of South African territory to Swaziland for the kingdom's support against "terrorists" working for the ANC and other liberation movements.

Pik Botha, who was South Africa's foreign minister at the time, said he could not recall such a treaty.

He confirmed that since Swaziland's independence in 1968 there had from time to time been discussions on the possible excision of parts of far northern KwaZulu-Natal, referred to as the Ingwavuma region, to give Swaziland access to the sea.

The region was part of the former KwaZulu and IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi was vehemently opposed to it.

"Such a move could have led to a possible bloodbath between the Zulus and Swazis," said Botha.

Land includes Nelspruit

The disputed territory includes Nelspruit, Malelane, Barberton, Ermelo, Piet Retief, Badplaas and Pongola, and is home to an estimated one million people.

It also covers a string of peri-urban settlements along KwaZulu-Natal's borders with Swaziland.

The region is South Africa's winter breadbasket and grows almost 50% of its export-quality subtropical fruit, sugar and maize.

Jaisec, any new hotels, refurb or new constructions going on?

Best of luck to the King of the Swazis, don't think even the Swazis living in South Africa would want inclusion into Swaziland... best of luck to him, but SA ceading 1million of it's populous to the miniscule neighbour has a 0,001% chance of happening in my arrogant South African opinion.

Best of luck to the King of the Swazis, don't think even the Swazis living in South Africa would want inclusion into Swaziland... best of luck to him, but SA ceading 1million of it's populous to the miniscule neighbour has a 0,001% chance of happening in my arrogant South African opinion.

Its funny, they are even trying to do this in the first place. Their whole livelihood is intricately linked to South Africa. He should be rather thinking of increasing links with South Africa as opposed to trying to go on some bizarre fishing expedition.

Its funny, they are even trying to do this in the first place. Their whole livelihood is intricately linked to South Africa. He should be rather thinking of increasing links with South Africa as opposed to trying to go on some bizarre fishing expedition.
Very true... it's almost like he's trying to bite the hand that feeds his country. Don't piss Mbeki off... work with him on closer economic ties to better what he already has.

.....Kruger International Airport

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....Nelspruit CBD


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^^ weird azz airport.....is that airport that will be used for the world cup?

man tourists love that shit at the airport, know some Americans who live in Dubai who went there recently and they thought it was the coolest airport ever "so Native " they said. Me I just laughed at their dumbassess.

As for the CBD, Geeze its changed a lot since I was there last in 1999, I mean pinnacle is better than 99% of the buildings in PE and Slummies. Nelspruit has the best climet in Sa in my opinion and the vegitation is fantastic , a crsoo between massive bannana plantations and dense Africa scrub with foresty plantation

man tourists love that shit at the airport, know some Americans who live in Dubai who went there recently and they thought it was the coolest airport ever "so Native " they said. Me I just laughed at their dumbassess.

As for the CBD, Geeze its changed a lot since I was there last in 1999, I mean pinnacle is better than 99% of the buildings in PE and Slummies. Nelspruit has the best climet in Sa in my opinion and the vegitation is fantastic , a crsoo between massive bannana plantations and dense Africa scrub with foresty plantation


I like the airport. I have travelled extensively in the states where all the airports look the same. As long as the airport is modern, I think the fact that it is different is a bonus. It does have an African touch and that is also a plus.

The Riverside Lifestyle Centre

The Riverside Lifestyle Centre is adjacent to the R40 road between Nelspruit and White River opposite the existing Riverside node which houses the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, the Riverside Mall and Emnotweni Hotel and Casino, and is being developed as an attractive, safe and secure precinct which aims to achieve a convenient, highly exposed retail destination at below "Mall" rentals.


Riverside Lifestyle Centre a joint venture development between HL Halls and Sons, Intaprop, Aka Capital and Mokgatlo Investments is planned and laid out with strong synergies with Phase 1 of the Riverside node and thus will continue to attract a significant cross section of Regional and Local Customers.


Riverside Lifestyle Centre offers "value retailers" the opportunity to create a showcase for their brands in a co-ordinated manner by allowing retailers to influence the aesthetic to suit their needs. The site has a variety of store configurations we hope will meet the requirements of proposed new tenants.

The site is being developed in two stages, Phase 1 totalling 15 025m² which should be completed at the end of 2007, and Phase 2 totalling 19 175m² which will be completed at a later stage.

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^^

Phase 1 site plan

The Site totalling 34, 200m² of lettable area is being developed in two phases, the first of 15,025m² should be completed by the April 2008 and the second totalling 19,175m² should be completed by February 2009. The site has a variety of store configurations. Open as well as covered parking bays will be provided.

Typical unit sizes 50m² to 2500m² with a tenant mix that varies from restaurants with open terraces to highly visible showrooms.



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PROGRESS

News
As news and updates become available we'll post the information on this page for your reference.

Builders Warehouse opened 25thOctober 2007.
Meltz Mega Factory Store opened 25thOctober 2007.
Toys R Us opening 1 April 2008.
Coricraft opening 1 April 2008.
FNB opening 1 May 2008.
Wimpy opening 1 May 2008.
Mike's Kitchen opening 1 April 2008.
Storage Box opening 1 April 2008.
Mr. Computer Services opening 1 April 2008.
Mattress Warehouse opening 1 May 2008.


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Also found this ones.

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Nice. Thanks for the photos!

nelspruit is a town on da move.
what drives the local economy? tourism, kruger... farming?

Yeah big things happenin there

Riverside lifestyle centre progress.

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Opening in 2009.

-House & Home opening 27 August 2009.
-Hi-Fi Corporation opening 27 August 2009.
-Natal Wholesale Jewellers opening 27 August 2009.
-Tashas opening 27 August 2009.
-Rochester Home Furniture opening 27 August 2009.
-Super Spar & Tops opening 27 August 2009.
-Vodacom opening 27 August 2009.
-Placecol opening 27 August 2009.
-MTN opening 27 August 2009.
-Nashua Mobile opening 27 August 2009.
-Flight Centre opening 27 August 2009.

Cappello will be opening in Nelsruit, but I don't know the exact location.

nelspruit is a town on da move.
what drives the local economy? tourism, kruger... farming?

I have been in Nelspruit twice as a tourist, although untill now it has never been more than to me than a lunch-break and an excuse to go to the large shopping mall en-route to the north (Graskop - Sabie).

Amazing amount of development for a smallish city

I want to do my medical internship in Nelspruit. Any knowledge of the state of the hospital there?

^^ What's scary is these developments look more swanky than anything I've seen come out of Bloem... and that city is much larger... Well done Nelspruit!!! Looking Good!!! :cheers:

Nelspruit CBD from a distance.

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Various aerials of Nelspruit taken Nov 08.
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Riverside
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Various aerials of Nelspruit taken Nov 08.


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Thanks for the pics Tad, I just love the green side of Nelspruit, the only sad things is that I was last there in 2002.

What's being constructed in the vacant lland in this photo?

What's being constructed in the vacant lland in this photo?
The site is next to the Mecure Hotel. I think this is a new shopping centre being built for R170mill.

Thanks.

R14,9m civils contract awarded for near-Kruger property development


By: Dennis Ndaba
27th March 2009

Civil engineering contractor Odoko, of Gauteng, has been awarded a R14,9-million contract for the construction of internal civil engineering services for the 4 000-ha Mjejane Game Reserve and River Lodge on the border of the Kruger National Park.

Private developer Lugedlane Developments, a joint venture with majority shareholders Mjejane Trust and Hanrob, is developing luxury housing, a hotel and lodge on a game reserve located along the Crocodile river, in Hectorspruit, Mpumalanga.

Construction began in February this year and will be completed in May.

“We are proud to be associated with Odoko in this development. It is assuring to know that we are working with a contractor that has the ability to work at a rapid pace and also accommodate the many changes and the diversity of this development,” says Lugedlane Developments director Hennie Joubert.

Launched three years ago, Odoko provides turnkey solutions to the building and construction industry for the commercial, industrial and residential sectors.

Odoko director Akbar Hassim says that the contract is unique and challenging because there are many external factors that the company needs to proactively manage and consider.

These include employee safety and development as well as the environmental protection of the local fauna and flora.

“Our employees have got to adhere to a strict environmental management plan and health and safety regulations.

From civils and earthworks right through to road construction, a key to ensure continuity for this project was activating a consummate and well-equipped on-site service team for fleet maintenance and repair,” adds Hassim.

Through this reclamation project, Odoko will be a vehicle for job creation and skills transfer that will, in the long term, develop skills and careers. Odoko will create an expected 200 jobs through phase one of the development.

The company says that the project has opened the opportunity for services for low-cost housing development for the community as well as various other opportunities within the Mpumalanga province.

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Very cool modern design.

Very nice building.

2 other buildings were also under construction when I was there. I will post pics next week. That's a nice building.

nelspruit is a town on da move.
what drives the local economy? tourism, kruger... farming?

Nelspruit development owes quite a lot to Mozambican (or coming from Mozambique) visitors and shoppers. For many specializes services (home products, car repair, health care) Nelspruit is the place to go if you live in Maputo.

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International airport? What international destinations are we talking about?

And yes, it looks great.

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The board infront of the airport says international airport.

Yes, I can see that. But what international destinations are we talking about (since it's suppossed to be an international airport)? Can I fly from, let's say, The Netherlands to this airport?

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My input to the thread. Swaziland does a lot of business with Mpumalanga and Nelspruit is a choice of destination by many shoppers and small businesses for trade. This has contributed significantly to the economy there. Furthermore there discussions that the N17 from Oshoek to Chrissiesmeer in the old Transvaal will be upgraded to a proper highway since many interstate trucks use the route. I will upload photos of the N17 in the appropriate thread.

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Nelspruit looks very well developed. It appears both upper and lower tier cities in South Africa had a good urban layout and developments taking place. Nel is located in a highly vegetated area as we can see. Did the city name change actually occur ?

Yes Nel is very bushy green in summer and can be thorny dry in winter. @ ikops, the local airport can only take regional Southern Africa flights but not Europe.

Ok people I owe you pics of the city. Its amazing that the sun has not been that shining for my camera. I tell you will love them, just waiting for the sun to be on my side.

^^ that would be great G&G, pictures of the CBD, surrounding towns like Sabi and the beautiful nature will even be better.

By the way, you have to introduce yourself here http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=199868&page=49.

....Mpumalanga.....the happiest place on earth....my hubby and our boys truly love this place to death......its like Disney of South Africa.....

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