SEMIGRATION | While semigration has not exactly taken the life out of Johannesburg, it has exposed the city’s underlying hostility — which has seemingly become more acute in recent years amid a steady deterioration of services.
pointed out, the bump in jobs in the Western Cape likely has something to do with the so-called semigration trend, which has seen an influx of skilled workers moving to the province.
The ascent of the Randlords also gave rise to repressive labour policies, which protected their wealth and the interests of white workers, and paved the way for apartheid. The semigration trend is largely associated with changes in the way that we do our jobs, set off by the pandemic and the rise of remote work. Though it feels like a distinctly South African phenomenon, the white elite fleeing south, Covid-era semigration happened all over.
But for others, the pandemic represented an opportunity — to escape Johannesburg’s hard edge in favour of a softer, less backbreaking, lifestyle. In the wake of an historic downturn, which resulted in 2.2 million people losing their jobs, those who were able to take advantage of this opportunity had to have had the means to do so.
The recent Knight Frank Wealth Report, which is touted as a guide to prime property markets and global wealth distribution, showed that Cape Town moved up 63 places on the Prime International Residential Index from 94th to 31st.
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