Originally Posted by
bluemoon68
Consider going via Capetown or Durban.
If anything, at this time of year, you are even less likely to find availability to CPT I reckon.
1) It is the prime holiday destination and
2) Last time I checked summer BA schedule was 2x A380 to JNB but 1x 747 to CPT, so there are just a few less seats knocking around.