Pleasures and plans at the V&A Waterfront
‘The most iconic real estate in South Africa’ is looking not just to boost the appeal of the precinct for locals, but also to bump overall visitor numbers to 35-million a year
27 April 2023 - 05:00
Cape Town’s landmark V&A Waterfront is going through something of a growth spurt. Already the most visited destination in Africa — it attracts about 25-million people a year — the precinct intends to add 300,000m² of space over the next twenty years to bump that number up to 35-million.
With shops and offices near the ocean, the occasional seal popping up on the surface of the sea and kayaks launching from the waterfront, the country’s oldest working harbour is one of South Africa’s biggest real estate successes. ..
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