Highstead is an estate in

Groote Schuur Groote Schuur (; ) is an estate in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1657, the estate was owned by the Dutch East India Company which used it partly as a granary. Later, the farm and farmhouse was sold into private hands. Groote Schuur was later acqu ...

and is the official residence of the

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. The house was built in the mid-20th century and was originally a government minister's house. In the late 1990s, the house was renovated and expanded.

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{{coord missing, South Africa Buildings and structures in Cape Town