Category: Affordable Accommodation

Getting your first apartment feels like crossing some invisible threshold into actual adulthood. There is something about holding those keys, picking out which corner gets your desk, arguing over who gets the bigger closet. But here is what nobody ...

Cape Town pulls thousands of students each year to its universities—UCT, CPUT, and others—but finding somewhere decent to live can feel like a second full-time job. You want a place that doesn’t devour your budget, keeps you reasonably close ...

When I first started researching student housing trends, I expected to find a straightforward answer about whether shared accommodation or solo apartments made more sense. What I found instead was considerably more nuanced, and honestly, more interesting than I ...

The vineyards stretch endlessly here, framed by mountains that turn purple at dusk. Stellenbosch—or Stellies, if you have been around long enough to earn the nickname—smells like oak trees and possibility. Fifteen years back, I stood outside the Neelsie ...

Finding a place to stay as a student can be a real nightmare. I get it – you want somewhere decent that will not drain your bank account completely, and if you are heading to Wits, you know Johannesburg ...

Looking for student housing in Durban without breaking the bank? Trust me, I know how stressful this can be. Between trying to keep up with your studies and watching every penny, finding decent accommodation that does not cost a ...

Cape Town has become one of South Africa’s most exciting cities for students, hosting world-class universities like the University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and the University of the Western Cape. But here’s the challenge every ...

Getting that acceptance letter from the University of Pretoria feels incredible, but then reality hits you like a brick wall. Where exactly are you going to live? If this sounds familiar, you are definitely not the only one panicking ...

Imagine you have just landed at Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport, clutching your acceptance letter and a bank balance that makes you wince every time you check it. Welcome to the reality thousands of students face when they arrive ...