'It’s a safe haven in these uncertain times': Covid-19 sparks craving for Karoo

The phones are ringing at estate agencies in small Karoo towns as city dwellers seek a safer life in the country.

From Cradock to Nieu Bethesda to Barrydale, property consultants report a surge of inquiries about houses and plots, mostly from people in Gauteng, Cape Town and the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.

“There’s been a sudden upsurge in interest,” said David McNaughton, who runs Seeff Properties in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape.

Of the “three or four” inquiries he had last week, “only one is a local”.

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