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SACPCMP deregisters 1 983 construction professionals for CPD non-compliance
16th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Regulator the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) has deregistered 1 983 of its 14 000 members for continuing professional development (CPD)... 


IFC Southern Africa regional director Cláudia Conceição and Balwin CEO Steve Brookes
R1bn IFC loan to support Balwin to build 14 500 affordable apartments in Tshwane
15th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group, has made a R1-billion, or $58-million, facility available to JSE-listed... 


Merchant West Investments listed property and portfolio manager head Ian Anderson
South Africa listed property stocks bounce back despite unsteady global markets
15th April 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Despite the “turbulence” in global markets, the South African real estate investment trust (Reit) sector is in significantly better shape today than it was five years ago, according to Merchant... 


Sun International's Sibaya Casino unveils 2.5 MW solar power plant
9th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

A solar plant as large as four rugby fields will provide 60% of the Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom’s electricity requirements, says hospitality group Sun International, which owns the... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield
Atlantis SEZ Zone 1 launched with Quantum V3 facility sod turning
8th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Zone 1 of the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), in the Western Cape, was officially launched on April 7 with the sod turning ceremony for the Quantum V3 facility, which will support South... 


Joburg to rehabilitate buildings declared uninhabitable in inner city
7th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) will rehabilitate buildings that have been declared uninhabitable by the courts, with the objective of leasing them to stimulate urban renewal, attract investment,... 


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Volatile global demand negatively affecting steel, associated industries
4th April 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Shrinking local and global demand for steel, owing to an oversupply of raw and processed variants – especially in China – and increased imports are the main causes for the declining steel and... 


L2D CE José Snyders
L2D reports resilient full-year performance for 2024
31st March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Property investment company Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) has reported that it has delivered a robust performance for the 2024 financial year, demonstrating resilience amid persistent macroeconomic... 


Vukile CEO Laurence Rapp
Vukile reports transformative year, on track to meet full year guidance
31st March 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Vukile Property Fund has reported that it has achieved a strong performance for the financial year ended March 31, underscoring its dealmaking... 


DPWI reports progress in tackling construction ‘mafia’ stoppages
28th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has reported significant progress in reducing construction stoppages by criminal syndicates through intensified intelligence gathering, data... 


RFP deadline for State properties redevelopment extended
28th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has extended the deadline for requests for proposals (RFPs) on the redevelopment of 31 State properties, owing to “the immense interest... 


Cape Town hot spot for building opportunities, Gauteng market softening – WBHO
21st March 2025 By: Irma Venter

The building and civil engineering market in Gauteng continues to soften, but Cape Town is still offering “huge opportunities”, says WBHO CEO Wolfgang Neff. Announcing the construction giant’s... 


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Video Interview: New biography of Union Buildings architect Herbert Baker
19th March 2025

Award-winning UK architect and architectural historian John Stewart speaks to Creamer Media’s Engineering News about his newly published book ‘Sir Herbert Baker: A Biography’, written with the... 


Hyprop CEO Morné Wilken
Favourable trade metrics boost Hyprop’s interim distributable income growth by 14.5%
13th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE- and A2X-listed specialist property retail fund Hyprop Investments has achieved double-digit growth of 14.5% year-on-year in its distributable income to R765-million for the six months ended... 


Growthpoint South Africa CEO Estienne de Klerk
Macroeconomics support 3.9% interim DIPS growth for Growthpoint Properties
12th March 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties has increased its distributable income per share (DIPS) for the six months ended December 31, 2024, by 3.9% year-on-year to... 


Standard Bank secures $250m loan from IFC to boost green financing initiatives
12th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Financial services firm Standard Bank has successfully closed a $250-million, seven-year unsecured loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which will significantly bolster the bank's... 


Sirius to acquire Southampton business park for £40.5m
12th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed Sirius Real Estate, which owns industrial parks in Germany and the UK, has agreed to acquire Chalcroft Business Park, in Southampton, in the UK, for £36.5-million, representing a net... 


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South African Reit sector shows recovery in February
11th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

South Africa's real estate investment trust (Reit) sector showed a recovery in February, rebounding by 1.2% after price declines seen in January. This positive return outpaced the broader equity... 


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RFP deadline on the redevelopment of 31 State properties extended
11th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has extended the deadline for requests for proposals (RFPs) on the redevelopment of 31 State properties owing to “the immense interest... 


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Attacq delivers strong half-year results on the back of Waterfall City success
11th March 2025 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Attacq, a strategic development partner of Waterfall City in Midrand, Gauteng, has announced a strong set of financial results for the six months... 


Real estate consumer confidence highest in 10 years, index shows
7th March 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The confidence of South African consumers in the future of residential property climbed to 87% in the fourth quarter of 2024, which is the highest level recorded in a decade, with the dominance of... 


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Cape Town hot spot for building opportunities, Gauteng market softening – WBHO
5th March 2025 By: Irma Venter

The building and civil engineering market in Gauteng continues to soften, but Cape Town is still offering “huge opportunities”, says WBHO CEO Wolfgang Neff. Announcing the construction giant’s... 


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Strategic shift underpins Fortress’ solid interim performance
28th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Real estate company Fortress Real Estate Investments achieved a solid performance for the six months ended December 31, with distributable earnings a share of 76.15c, a 29.8% increase on the... 


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Cisco demonstrates scalable smart building system
27th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Networking and cybersecurity company Cisco has built a smart building system into Africa infrastructure development fund manager Harith General Partners' offices in Chislehurston, Sandton.   


Growthpoint plans imminent construction of Olympus development
Growthpoint plans imminent construction of Olympus development
26th February 2025

Real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties expects to start construction on the first of two towers of the Olympus development in the coming months, as the company nears the 75% pre-sales... 


Growthpoint Longkloof Precint The Refinery
Growthpoint completes redevelopment of historic Longkloof Precinct
21st February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint has completed the multiyear, multimillion-rand redevelopment of the historic Longkloof Precinct in a heritage-led project to inject new life into... 


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Bayer joins Waterfall City
18th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Property company Attacq has welcomed Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition, at Waterfall City. Bayer will occupy a collaborative... 


Geordin Hill-Lewis
Cape Town calls for Budget to increase affordable housing funding to cities
18th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town says it is “eagerly awaiting” Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement that the Budget, set to be delivered on Wednesday, will increase funding for cities to deliver... 


Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront hopes to break ground on R20bn project later this year
7th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

The V&A Waterfront hopes to break ground later this year on a proposed R20-billion development to be rolled out in phases over the next 15 to 20 years. The new development and its funding have... 


Spark to finance energy efficient lighting projects at 93 retail stores
6th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Climate and impact fund manager Camco subsidiary Spark Energy Services has signed an agreement with renewable energy and energy efficiency company GreenYellow South Africa to finance a portfolio of... 


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Attacq, Nedbank CIB welcome Mall of Africa’s EDGE certification
4th February 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq, the strategic development partner of Waterfall City, announces that its flagship retail asset, Mall of Africa, has achieved the Excellence in Design... 


Redefine claims ESG excellence ranking in top 50 companies surveyed by Sustainalytics
4th February 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Redefine Properties has achieved an environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk rating of 6.5 from ESG research and data company Sustainalytics,... 


Insurance tycoon and property developer douw Steyn dies at 72
4th February 2025 By: Bloomberg

Douw Steyn, a South African insurance tycoon and luxury property-estate developer, died at 72. The founder of local insurer Auto & General and the UK’s BGL Group also set up Steyn City, a private... 


Growthpoint Properties' Olympus development
Growthpoint to start construction of Olympus development ‘within months’
30th January 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following the soft launch of JSE-listed real investment trust Growthpoint Properties’ R2-billion Olympus mixed-use residential and retail development, in Sandton, Gauteng, in December, CEO Estienne... 


Otis Iberia, Middle East and Africa senior VP João Penedo
Otis playing its role in driving sustainable urbanisation worldwide
30th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Elevator, lift, escalator and moving walkway manufacturer Otis is providing equipment, advice and training to provide the vertical mobility that is needed to support the global trend of... 


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South Africa moving in the right direction in transmission infrastructure rollout, but challenges remain
30th January 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa’s grid transmission infrastructure is constrained, and it is critical that this be dealt with to support the country’s goal of increasing its energy supply and diversifying its energy... 


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