Cape Town - Johannesburg is still home to the largest portion of South
Africa`s multi-millionaires, according to the South Africa 2015 Wealth
Report by New World Wealth.


Last year's report also found that most "super-rich" lived in
Johannesburg.


For the purposes of the study a millionaire (or high net worth
individual) is an individual with wealth of $1m (about R12.3m) or
more, while a multi-millionaire is an individual with wealth of at
least $10m (about R120m).



New World Wealth provides information on the global wealth sector,
with a special focus on Africa and the Middle East.


The report focuses on the performance of high net worth individuals
between the end of 2007 - the peak before the global financial crisis
- and the end of 2014. This was to determine how well they have
performed through the crisis.


About 48% - or 990 - of South Africa's 2 060 multi-millionaires live
in Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town with an 18% share (380
multi-millionaires) and Durban (including Umhlanga, La Lucia, Zimbali
and Mount Edgecombe) at 6%, or 120 multi-millionaires.
Pretoria achieved the fourth place with 5%, or 110, of SA's
multi-millionaires.


The rest of the multi-millionaires - 22% or 460 - live elsewhere in
the country, like Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, Stellenbosch,
Franschhoek and Hermanus.


What they do
Financial services form the main industry from which South African
multi-millionaires have acquired their wealth. It is the primary
source of wealth for 20% of local multi-millionaires. Other important
industries for them include

real estate and construction (16%), basic
materials (14%) and diversified (12%).


Many of Johannesburg's multi-millionaires are involved in financial
services, basic materials and construction. Those in Cape Town are
involved in industries like real estate, financial services, retail
and tourism.


Major industries for multi-millionaires in Durban include
pharmaceuticals (healthcare), construction and transport, while in
Pretoria it includes basic materials, manufacturing and financial
services.


Favourite suburbs
In Johannesburg Sandhurst is the favourite suburb for
multi-millionaires, followed closely by Hyde Park and Bryanston.
Houghton and Westcliff also make the list, but each with about half
the number of multi-millionaires than the top three suburbs.
Most of the multi-millionaires in Cape Town can be found in Camps Bay,
followed by Bishopscourt, Constantia and Tokai, Clifton, Bantry Bay,
Fresnaye and Llandudno.


Estate living
For those multi-millionaires, who prefer living on security estates,
Zimbali in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) comes out tops, followed by Erinvale in
Somerset West - each with about 20 multi-millionaire residents.


The Johannesburg security estates of Blair Atholl, Dainfern and
Waterfall Equestrian Estate, the Cape estates of Silverhurst,
Steenberg, Fancourt, Pezula and Pearl Valley as well as Silver Lakes
in Pretoria and Mount Edgecombe in KZN complete the list. They have up
to about ten multi-millionaire residents each. V.1510

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One of the applicants, Phindile Mazibuko, became a victim of identity theft in 2012 when fraudulent transactions occurred, using her personal details.

-The Pretoria High Court found that the department of home affairs had violated constitutional rights without due process.
-Only half of Lawyers for Human Rights` test group has been unblocked, while 385 000 identities remain blocked nationwide.
-LHR appeals extension, urges affected people to seek help now.

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) are intensifying pressure on the department of home affairs over the national ID-blocking crisis, accusing the state of acting too slowly to unblock qualifying individuals despite a landmark court ruling.

In January last year, the Pretoria High Court found that the department`s practice of blocking IDs without due process was unlawful and unconstitutional. One of the applicants, Phindile Mazibuko, a Swati citizen and South African permanent resident since 1998, fell victim to identity theft in 2012 when fraudsters used her personal details.

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The Border Management Authority (BMA) has doubled its staff at Airports in South Africa , including immigration officers.

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The Border Management Authority (BMA) has doubled its staff at Airports in South Africa , including immigration officers.

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A Washington state mother and her 6-year-old son have been released after spending more than three weeks in US immigration detention due to a brief trip to Canada and a small paperwork mistake, her attorney told CNN on Saturday.

Sarah Shaw, a New Zealand citizen who has lived legally in the US since she arrived in 2021, was detained at the Blaine, Washington, Customs and Border Protection checkpoint when returning home after dropping her two oldest children off at the Vancouver airport for a flight to visit their grandparents in New Zealand. Shaw, 33, chose the flight out of Vancouver because it was direct and she didn`t want her children to have to navigate a layover alone, her attorney Minda Thorward, told CNN.

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On 22 July 2025, the Gauteng High Court dismissed Sitrusrand Boerdery`s review of the Department of Employment and Labour`s refusal to issue a Working Conditions and Salary Benchmarking Certificate, an essential precondition for obtaining corporate visas under the Immigration Act.

Acting Judge Kekana AJ held that the Department`s decision was lawful, rational and procedurally fair. This judgment illustrates how businesses can - and must - structure their corporate visa applications to meet statutory requirements, and how legal practitioners should prepare robust review challenges when administrative authorities decline to recommend foreign-work permits.

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The United States could forfeit an estimated 9.4 billion dollars in visitor spending over the next three years following the introduction of a new 250 dollars `visa integrity fee,` according to industry groups, who warn the policy risks undermining tourism and costing thousands of jobs.
The United States’ decision to introduce a 250 dollars `visa integrity fee` on international visitors has triggered sharp criticism from the global tourism industry, with officials warning that the measure could deter millions of travellers and cost the U.S. economy billions.
The 250dollar `visa integrity fee,` part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed on July 4, 2025, will take effect later this year. According to immigration law firm Envoy Global, it applies to all nonimmigrant visa holders which include students, tourists, temporary workers, and business visitors particularly from African countries. V.6132
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The Border Management Authority (BMA) has doubled its staff at Airports in South Africa , including immigration officers.

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1. Right to Legal Representation•You have the right to consult with a legal representative.•Contact an immigration practitioner, legal aid clinic, or attorney urgently.•Do not sign any documents without understanding them fully. 2. Section 34 of the Immigration Act•You must be brought to court with 48 hours to confirm arrest but you can remain locked up very long as courts figure out what to do with you •If you`re found to be illegally in South Africa, you may be detained for up to 30 days (extendable by a magistrate) pending deportation.•BUT this cannot happen arbitrarily. You must be informed of your rights, and Home Affairs must follow due process.- becomes a nightmare , you could lose your job , business , place to stay V.6121
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Driving for Bolt, Uber, Mr D, or Checkers Sixty60?If you`re undocumented, you`re risking more than just your income.The Risks if You`re Not Legal: - Vehicle impoundment - Heavy fines - Arrest & deportation - Permanent bans from working in SA V.6122
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