SA neighbourhoods among the coolest in the world
Updated | By Carol Ofori
Kalk Bay in Cape Town and Maboneng in Johannesburg have been named two of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world by Forbes Magazine.

To make it onto any of the Forbes lists is a huge thing and for two neighbourhoods from my country to get there, I am beyond proud!
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Everyone knows that the cool kids hang out at either Kalk Bay or Mboneng, both offering two different things but leave you with a feeling of belonging.
They beat out well-known neighbourhoods such as Manhattan in New York, and London’s fashionable Soho district.
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According to Business Insider South Africa, the quaint seaside village of Kalk Bay, Cape Town and the creative melting-pot of Maboneng, Johannesburg have been named two of the ‘coolest neighbourhoods in the world’ by US business magazine Forbes - and I can see why, too.
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Some of the other neighourhoods included on the list;
- Barcelona: Sants
- Washington, D.C.: Navy Yard
- Cartagena: Getsemani
- Tbilisi: Plekhanov
- Panama City: Casco Viejo
Let's just say, bucket list loading!
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