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Motsoseng

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Mahikeng, North West

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
94
Affordability
84
Property confidence
81
Schools — 18 schools within range
Trade-offs
50
Transport
50
Amenities
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Transport — no source available yet
Amenities — no source available yet
What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
Weather: Heat gives way to afternoon storms and strong winds South African
Planning a Saturday outing? Here is what to expect from the weather across KZN, Free State and North West this weekend.
2 weeks ago Read article
Was Suliman Carrim planning to come back to SA? – Flight tickets, old cases argued in bail battle The Citizen
The 49-year-old was arrested on Thursday, while preparing to board a flight to the UAE.
2 weeks ago Read article
Mahikeng clinic runs out of antenatal supplements: “I am scared for my baby” Ebnewsdaily
Pregnant women at Ramatlabama Health Centre in Mahikeng fear for their babies' health and their own as antenatal supplements run out.
2 weeks ago Read article
WEATHER TODAY: Richards Bay hits 39°C as heat wave holds Eastern Cape and KZN South African
Weather for Friday: Thunderstorms bring a 30% chance of rain to Johannesburg and Pretoria, while Cape Town stays dry and mild under high cloud at 20°C.
2 weeks ago Read article
The Constitution has the last word – for now Mail & Guardian
As anti-immigration protests clash with Constitutional Court decisions on asylum seeker rights, South Africa faces a growing dilemma between majority public demand and the supremacy of the Constitution.
2 weeks ago Read article
Data confidence
Moderate coverage
70

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
10 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Verified schools
0 inside · 18 nearby
official_schools
school · verified 2026-09-23
Source
Score dashboard
modelled
78
Safety
Top 36%
estimated
94
Affordability
Top 37%
modelled
81
Schools
Top 30%
2020
50
Transport
Bottom 45%
pending
50
Amenities
Bottom 44%
pending
50
Lifestyle
Bottom 42%
pending
84
Property Confidence
Top 18%
RPPI 2010-2023
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
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Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,244 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
49%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
49%
Has electricity
92%
Regular refuse removal
46%
Water interruptions (past yr)
73%
Less happy than last year
54%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 32%
Littering 32%
Water pollution 20%
Air pollution 31%
Land degradation 56%
Noise pollution 15%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 8,757 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
42%
Flush toilet
49%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
1%
Electricity for lighting
97%
Regular refuse removal
33%
Home internet access
8%
No internet access
23%
Owns a motor car
28%
Food security

% of households reporting hunger at least sometimes in the past year.

Adult hunger 28%
Child hunger 25%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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