Paarl
Drakenstein Municipality
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Paarl’s new growth engine: from wine farms to warehouses F or decades, when you said
READ TIME: 7min
“Paarl,” most people thought of wine estates, schoolboy rugby and Cape Dutch homesteads framed by the Drakenstein mountains. However, lately, areas under the Drakenstein Municipality have been quietly rebranding themselves as something bigger: becoming the industrial and commercial powerhouse of the Cape Winelands. From estates to ecosystems The mushrooming of residential estates in the Winelands – think MontClair, La Boutonne and Drakenzicht – has brought a new kind of growth. Where homes go, communities grow. And where individuals settle, retail
By Ash Müller: Winner of the ‘Best Newcomer of the Year’ award at the 2025 SAPOA Journalism Awards for Excellence
Development in Southern Paarl
October 2025 | Issue 141 | Asset Magazine 257
256 Asset Magazine | Issue 141 | October 2025
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