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Majakaneng (Thaba-Bosiu)

Moderate

Bloemfontein, Free State

Residential

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Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Safety

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Amenities — 7 amenities mapped nearby

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Safety — based on limited evidence

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Madagascar vs. South Africa - Kick-off time, team news, how to watch Banyana's second Olympic qualifier ESPN

South Africa have all but secured their place in the third round of CAF's Women's Olympic qualifying after a 4-0 first leg win over Madagascar, but the reverse fixture in Bloemfontein can give Desiree Ellis a useful opportunity to experiment.

3 weeks ago Read article

Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashes Chris Gayle's T20 record score The Economic Times

Lhuan-dre Pretorius achieved an unbeaten 188 runs while playing for the Titans against the Knights. His performance included 13 sixes and 14 fours, breaking Chris Gayle's previous record of 175 runs. The match took place during the South African CSA Challenge in Bloemfontein. The Titans finished with a total of 267-3 and won by 124 runs after bowling out the Knights.

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Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayle's record for highest individual T20 score with unbeaten 188 Devdiscourse

South Africa's Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed an unbeaten 188 off 79 balls to break Chris Gayle's record for the highest individual score in men's T20 cricket during the CSA T20 Challenge match between Titans and Knights in Bloemfontein.

1 month ago Read article

Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayles record for highest individual T20 score with unbeaten 188 Livemint

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History! Lhuan-dre Pretorius registers highest-individual score in T20 history NewsBytes

Lhuan-dre Pretorius scored an unbeaten 188, surpassing Chris Gayle's record for the highest men's T20 score during the CSA T20 Challenge in Bloemfontein.

1 month ago Read article

Data confidence

High coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

15 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

25 pts

demographic alignment

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outdoor recreation

0 inside · 10 nearby

5 within 3 km · 10 within 5 km

Nearest: Parks and play (0.7 km)

lifestyle

0 inside · 3 nearby

3 within 3 km · 3 within 5 km

Nearest: Vibes Cafe (0.4 km)

safety emergency

0 inside · 2 nearby

2 within 3 km · 2 within 5 km

Nearest: Thaba Bosiu Police Post (0.1 km)

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Score dashboard

OSM Nov 2026 · modelled

Safety

Bottom 43%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Bottom 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 1%

Nov 2026

Amenities

Bottom 23%

Nov 2026

Lifestyle

Bottom 32%

Nov 2026

Property Confidence

Bottom 28%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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Population (Census 2022)

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

790,709 people in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Black African 88%

Coloured 4%

Indian or Asian 0%

White 8%

Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 381 households surveyed in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

65%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

30%

Has electricity

98%

Regular refuse removal

57%

Water interruptions (past yr)

63%

Less happy than last year

37%

What residents are complaining about

% of households reporting each problem as present in their area.

Illegal rubbish dumping 68%

Littering 57%

Water pollution 27%

Air pollution 28%

Land degradation 54%

Noise pollution 34%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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Load-shedding

No load-shedding

National status

✓ No load-shedding

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Safety & crime

Safety is estimated

Not matched to a SAPS station yet — the safety score (77/100) is estimated from nearby data-backed suburbs. Check nearest stations below.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

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Nearby schools

DBE National Masterlist 2020 · within 5km

No schools from the DBE National Masterlist found within 5km.

Amenities & transport

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Healthcare 0

Shops 0

Community 0

Transport 0

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Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods or earthquakes recorded near this area since 2006.

Affordability

Estimated

Estimated figures — modelled from NeighbourhoodIQ score and area type. No suburb-level Stats SA survey exists. Use as a rough planning guide, not a valuation.

Avg monthly rent

R6,864

Median income

R19,360

Avg property price

R686,400

Price trend YoY

+2.5%

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Monthly income

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Median household income in Free State (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,960/mo

Official house price index — Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 63.5, 2010-02: 63.7, 2010-03: 64.3, 2010-04: 64.9, 2010-05: 65.7, 2010-06: 66.6, 2010-07: 67.4, 2010-08: 68.0, 2010-09: 68.2, 2010-10: 68.0, 2010-11: 67.9, 2010-12: 67.9, 2011-01: 68.3, 2011-02: 69.1, 2011-03: 70.2, 2011-04: 71.4, 2011-05: 72.4, 2011-06: 72.9, 2011-07: 72.8, 2011-08: 72.5, 2011-09: 72.3, 2011-10: 72.3, 2011-11: 72.6, 2011-12: 73.2, 2012-01: 73.7, 2012-02: 74.2, 2012-03: 74.6, 2012-04: 74.7, 2012-05: 74.6, 2012-06: 74.6, 2012-07: 74.7, 2012-08: 74.9, 2012-09: 75.4, 2012-10: 76.0, 2012-11: 76.6, 2012-12: 77.0, 2013-01: 77.1, 2013-02: 76.9, 2013-03: 76.4, 2013-04: 76.1, 2013-05: 76.2, 2013-06: 76.6, 2013-07: 77.3, 2013-08: 78.1, 2013-09: 78.9, 2013-10: 79.5, 2013-11: 80.1, 2013-12: 80.5, 2014-01: 80.8, 2014-02: 80.9, 2014-03: 80.8, 2014-04: 80.8, 2014-05: 80.8, 2014-06: 81.0, 2014-07: 81.4, 2014-08: 81.7, 2014-09: 81.8, 2014-10: 81.6, 2014-11: 81.3, 2014-12: 81.0, 2015-01: 81.0, 2015-02: 81.3, 2015-03: 81.9, 2015-04: 82.4, 2015-05: 82.8, 2015-06: 83.0, 2015-07: 83.0, 2015-08: 83.1, 2015-09: 83.4, 2015-10: 83.9, 2015-11: 84.5, 2015-12: 85.2, 2016-01: 85.8, 2016-02: 86.2, 2016-03: 86.4, 2016-04: 86.5, 2016-05: 86.7, 2016-06: 86.7, 2016-07: 86.7, 2016-08: 86.4, 2016-09: 86.0, 2016-10: 85.6, 2016-11: 85.3, 2016-12: 85.3, 2017-01: 85.7, 2017-02: 86.3, 2017-03: 87.0, 2017-04: 87.7, 2017-05: 88.2, 2017-06: 88.8, 2017-07: 89.4, 2017-08: 90.3, 2017-09: 91.3, 2017-10: 92.2, 2017-11: 92.7, 2017-12: 92.8, 2018-01: 92.4, 2018-02: 92.0, 2018-03: 91.7, 2018-04: 91.6, 2018-05: 91.7, 2018-06: 92.0, 2018-07: 92.4, 2018-08: 92.7, 2018-09: 93.0, 2018-10: 93.3, 2018-11: 93.7, 2018-12: 94.1, 2019-01: 94.5, 2019-02: 94.8, 2019-03: 95.0, 2019-04: 95.1, 2019-05: 95.0, 2019-06: 94.8, 2019-07: 94.4, 2019-08: 93.9, 2019-09: 93.5, 2019-10: 93.2, 2019-11: 93.1, 2019-12: 93.4, 2020-01: 93.8, 2020-02: 94.3, 2020-03: 94.9, 2020-04: 95.4, 2020-05: 95.9, 2020-06: 96.5, 2020-07: 97.0, 2020-08: 97.5, 2020-09: 98.0, 2020-10: 98.7, 2020-11: 99.3, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.7, 2021-02: 101.4, 2021-03: 102.0, 2021-04: 102.7, 2021-05: 103.3, 2021-06: 103.8, 2021-07: 104.4, 2021-08: 105.0, 2021-09: 105.4, 2021-10: 105.7, 2021-11: 105.7, 2021-12: 106.2, 2022-01: 106.0, 2022-02: 106.4, 2022-03: 106.7, 2022-04: 107.0, 2022-05: 107.3, 2022-06: 107.6, 2022-07: 107.9, 2022-08: 108.2, 2022-09: 108.3, 2022-10: 108.5, 2022-11: 108.5, 2022-12: 108.5, 2023-01: 108.6

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