Daily Maverick readers nominated their favourite small towns across South Africa — and the results are in. The process began with 2,069 Daily Maverick reader submissions for the best small town to live in. From there, nine writers – one per province – researched and whittled down the list of small towns from the top five per province to the one that scored the highest.
The judging criteria assessed functional elements but prioritised the “M-Factor” or “Maverick Gees” (spirit) – that unique energy defining a town’s soul. Towns were ultimately evaluated across seven distinct categories: Cleanliness, Municipality, Community, Safety, Nature, Family, and Connectivity. Finally, each writer visited their provincial winner to re-score them based on first-hand experience. The nine writers then met to compare notes, ultimately crowning Barrydale as the best Maverick Small Town to live in.
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