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Rosebank Mall launches energy project
13th August 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Retail-focused real estate investment trust Hyprop Investments on August 12 launched the Rosebank Mall energy project, an integration of solar PV, battery storage, grid supply and generator backup,... 


Alfred Nzo development agency CEO Lumko Mtimde and  Coega Wild Coast SEZ programme executive manage Dr David Lefutso
Coega, Anda sign agreement to advance Alfred Nzo Industrial Park
13th August 2025 By: Darren Parker

The Coega Development Corporation (Coega) and the Alfred Nzo Development Agency (Anda) have signed a landmark service level agreement (SLA) at Coega’s offices in East London, marking a significant... 


Estienne de Klerk
Growthpoint confirms appointment of new CEO, CFO
11th August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Growthpoint Properties has announced the appointment of Estienne de Klerk as group CEO and José Snyders as group CFO from July 1, 2026, and January 1,... 


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New V&A Waterfront development will require 3.2 ha land reclamation
11th August 2025 By: Irma Venter

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) firm Infinity Environmental has released a pre-application draft scoping report on the proposed R20-billion expansion project at the V&A Waterfront in Cape... 


Growthpoint and FlySafair launch SmartFlight for office tenants in Johannesburg
7th August 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties and airline FlySafair have launched SmartFlight, an initiative that allows businesses signing new leases of three years or more in... 


Refurbished City Lodge Hotel Umhlanga Ridge - #Cafe restaurant
City Lodge Hotels celebrates 40 years
1st August 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

As City Lodge Hotels celebrates its fortieth anniversary, the group has grown to now operating 58 hotels with 7 374 rooms under four brands – Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge, and Road... 


Zimbabwean capital Harare
Logistical challenges, shortage of big contractors impacting construction in Africa – report
31st July 2025 By: Irma Venter

Logistical limitations and a lack of supply-chain capacity in the African construction market risk creating a barrier to investment, says a new report from global professional services firm Turner... 


Tertius Simmers
Western Cape government launches R2bn-plus Founders Garden Development
28th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers have unveiled the Founders Garden inner-city, mixed-use, affordable housing development in the Cape Town... 


Dipula CEO Izak Petersen
Dipula Income Fund rebrands to Dipula Properties
22nd July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

As part of a celebration marking 20 years in the South African property sector, real estate investment trust (Reit) Dipula Properties has unveiled a refreshed brand identity, including a new name... 


Emira CEO James Day
Emira’s new CEO takes the reins
21st July 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

Following the announcement of his appointment in May, JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Emira Property Fund confirms that James Day has assumed the role of CEO. Emira says he has... 


Cape Town eases zoning rules to spur selected backyard housing developments
11th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town’s City Council has approved a number of changes to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) in a move it believes will make it easier to develop and build affordable housing, especially in... 


Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson
Macpherson aims to restructure State property portfolio into ‘investible’ entity
9th July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has used his Budget Vote speech to unpack a vision for migrating government departments that collectively spend R6-billion yearly on private... 


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DPWI hands over unused property to Nkandla local municipality
7th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli officiated the handover of previously unused DPWI property to the Nkandla local municipality to... 


Enyuka adds six shopping centres to its portfolio
7th July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Retail property-focused real estate investment trust Enyuka has received the transfer of six established shopping centres from commercial property investment company ONE Eighty Holdings. The... 


SA Reit Association bullish about sector’s prospects, despite June pullback
7th July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

After a strong performance in April, the South African real estate investment trust (Reit) sector experienced a modest pullback in June, declining by 1%, trailing both equities (+2.4%) and bonds... 


Bureau Veritas executive VP Khurram Majeed addressing guests at the official opening of its new Sandton offices
Testing giant moves to bigger, better offices
4th July 2025

Last month, at a special event held in Sandton, Johannesburg, global testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas officially inaugurated the company's new office.   The event was... 


Economic Development and Spatial Planning MMC Councillor Sarah Mabotsa
Tshwane youth programme places 52 new building inspectors
4th July 2025

The City of Tshwane has put the 2025 Youth Month theme of ‘embracing the power of youth to drive socioeconomic transformation’ into action. “We are pleased to confirm the placement of the 52 new... 


MSCI South Africa client coverage VP Eileen Andrew
Green property index shows benefits of climate-resilient buildings
1st July 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Green and climate-resilient buildings and properties provide higher returns on investment, typically have lower vacancy rates and their cost-to-income ratios are tracking ahead of buildings that... 


An image showing solar at Hype Park Corner
Hyprop to dispose of 50% share in Hyde Park Corner and rental enterprise
1st July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Hyprop Investments on June 30 entered into a sale of rental enterprise agreement with MEP SPV 3, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Millennium Equity Partners, to dispose of a 50% undivided... 


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Cape Town revises by-law to boost selected backyard housing developments
27th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town’s City Council has approved a number of changes to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) in a move it believes will make it easier to develop and build affordable housing, especially in... 


Growthpoint meeting strategy targets
26th June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Growthpoint Properties says in a trading update for the nine months to March 31 that it remained focused on its two core strategies, mainly, improving quality through targeted disposals... 


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Construction under way on Growthpoint’s Sandton drive Link Bridge
23rd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties says construction has started on the Sandton drive Link Bridge. This bridge will provide a direct pedestrian route over Sandton drive... 


SOLA Group restructures Orionis as part of portfolio-based financing approach
20th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy solutions provider SOLA Group has optimised the debt facilities in its corporate and industrial solar PV fund Orionis and streamlined the fund's capital structure as part of its... 


300-plus problem buildings identified in Cape Town
300-plus problem buildings identified in Cape Town
20th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says its active problem building caseload is hovering at just more than 300 properties. The city’s Law Enforcement Problem Building Unit (PBU) has a total of 922... 


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Stor-Age reports strong full-year results
17th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed self-storage real estate investment trust Stor-Age has reported strong results for the 2025 financial year, ended March 31, demonstrating the resilience of its business, with key... 


Vukile CEO Laurence Rapp
Vukile poised for more growth on back of newly entered Portuguese market
17th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

After experiencing a transformative year in the 12 months ended March 31, driven by its growth strategy, JSE-listed Vukile Property Fund reported improvements in most of its performance metrics... 


Building confidence loses ground in Q2, residential sector under pressure – FNB/BER index
Building confidence loses ground in Q2, residential sector under pressure – FNB/BER index
9th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

After gaining one index point in the first quarter of the year, the FNB/BER Building Confidence Index fell by five points to 36 in the second quarter. The current reading means that almost 65% of... 


Fairvest CEO Darren Wilder
Fairvest delivers another strong performance, announces retail acquisitions
6th June 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Fairvest has announced its financial results for the six months to March 31, with an interim distribution of 69.66c per A share and 23.10c per B... 


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Was the George building collapse a warning or an aberration?
6th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

On May 6, 2024, the Neo Victoria project – a residential building that was still under construction in George, in the Western Cape – collapsed without warning, claiming the lives of 34 of the 62... 


An image of Alice Lane in Sandton
Redefine signs wheeling agreement with NOA
3rd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Property group Redefine Properties has signed a renewable energy supply agreement with integrated renewable energy utility NOA to support its decarbonisation efforts through wheeling,... 


Hyprop undertakes capital raise
2nd June 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Hyprop Investment will issue 19.02-million new shares at a price of R42.50 each, following an accelerated bookbuild on June 2. This follows major institutional investors in the South... 


Macpherson to meet families affected by George building collapse after receiving CBE report
2nd June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

After studying the final report from the Council for the Built Environment (CBE), Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson will return to George, in the Western Cape, to present the... 


An image of a commercial or retail HVAC system
Predictive maintenance enhances retail experience
30th May 2025

Maintaining comfortable temperatures and humidity levels as well as clean air quality aid employee and consumer comfort, while controlling the levels of moisture reduces the risk of mould or water... 


An image of an FM Solutions technical team member working on an HVAC component
HVAC building condition assessments key to compliance, safety
30th May 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Ensuring that heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) standards are enhanced through building condition assessments (BCAs) is a key focus for built environment advisory company Afroteq... 


An image of  Emira Property Fund CFO Greg Booyens
Emira delivers strong full-year results
29th May 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Emira Property Fund reported a strong set of results for the full-year ended March 31, with consistent strategic execution, accretive diversification and disciplined capital management.... 


Vukile launches revamped Bedworth Centre
Vukile launches revamped Bedworth Centre
28th May 2025

JSE-listed Vukile Property Fund has launched its revamped Bedworth Centre, in Vereeniging, following a redevelopment project that started last year.  


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