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Drinks Federation of SA launches report on the alcohol industry's role in the SA's economy

Retail

Drinks Federation of SA launches report on the alcohol industry's role in the SA's economy

20 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Wits University land sale to transform students' futures

19 Sep 2024

Building tomorrow's cities today

ICT

Building tomorrow's cities today

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 18 Sep 2024

Property

Data reveals the rising trend in affordable housing in the Western Cape

5 Sep 2024

Source: New Development Bank.

Finance

South Africa needs to step up to attract investments from the New Development Bank

Duarte da Silva 3 Sep 2024

Property

Looming electricity price hike to hit vulnerable social-housing tenants hard

23 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Vanesha Palani, the executive of financial management at Nedbank.

Finance

#Women'sMonth: Uplifting South Africans through financial leadership at Nedbank

Katja Hamilton 19 Aug 2024

Vuyo Mazabane, Client Consultant, AfriGIS.

Property

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jul 2024

The 2nd annual Africa Impact Investment Award winners

ESG & Sustainability

Winners of the 2024 Africa Impact Investment Awards

23 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Klein de Koning.

Property

Cape Town's Northern Suburbs faces rental-market squeeze

10 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Residential investment and development summit (Reside) chair, Debbie Tagg.

Property

Sustainability enhances residential property development's long-term viability

2 Jul 2024

Property

New property scam preys on South Africa’s most vulnerable population segment

26 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Property

#AfricaMonth: Seeff explores the continent's real estate trends and growth opportunities

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

Source: x.com. Minister Senzo Mchunu.

Property

Mchunu, TCTA donate 40 homes to Kgubetswana families

24 May 2024

Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

Entrepreneurship

Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

21 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Affordable housing in Western Cape townships poised for a promising future

30 Apr 2024

Reclaim the City demonstrated outside the Western Cape High Court in 2020, calling for the Tafelberg site to be used as affordable housing. Archive photo: James Stent / GroundUp

Legal

Housing activists lose Tafelberg case

Tania Broughton 15 Apr 2024

SAMRRA unlocks data for investment into the multifamily residential property asset class

Property

SAMRRA unlocks data for investment into the multifamily residential property asset class

Issued by Catchwords 3 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

To tackle poverty, Africa needs welfarist policies and people-centred development - Adesina

4 Apr 2024

South African creatives are designing for social impact

Retail

South African creatives are designing for social impact

15 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. SAMRRA's founding chief executive officer, Myles Kritzinger.

Property

South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (SAMRRA) launches

31 Jan 2024

Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa

Property

Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa

Issued by Catchwords 18 Dec 2023

Source: James Baldwin/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Absa helps real estate sector lead SA towards a sustainable future

4 Dec 2023

File photo: The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as zebras walk through the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, 3 December 2018. Reuters/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Legal

UPDATED: Kenyan court strikes down housing levy in finance law

Humphrey Malalo and Bhargav Acharya 28 Nov 2023

Source: Yael Geffen, chief executive officer and a shareholder of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty.

Property

#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

Yael Geffen 8 Jan 2024

Malcolm Weaich presented his research at the awards.

Construction & Engineering

Young South African academic honoured for sustainable housing research

17 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Reader, chief investment officer at Divercity.

Property

Breaking ground on affordable rental apartments in Cape Town

30 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.

Property

IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Divercity kicks off leasing of Barlow Park's affordably luxury living apartments in Sandton

Property

Divercity kicks off leasing of Barlow Park's affordably luxury living apartments in Sandton

Issued by Catchwords 19 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Radical housing model teaches powerful lessons for solving South Africa's housing crisis

18 Sep 2023

Construction industry needs to decarbonise. Source: C Dustin/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Decarbonising construction sector is key to reaching climate targets

23 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Pride Flisp housing project delivers affordable homes in Eerste River

23 Aug 2023

How co-living spaces are redefining community living

Property

How co-living spaces are redefining community living

11 Aug 2023

How rezoning your property could provide an opportunity for growth

Property

How rezoning your property could provide an opportunity for growth

8 Aug 2023

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Property

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Matthew Hirsch 1 Aug 2023

#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market

Property

#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2023

Reinvigorating property development in SA through the right legislation

Property

Reinvigorating property development in SA through the right legislation

Kagiso Mahlangu 19 Jul 2023

#PropertyRevamped: Newinbosch creating a connected, inclusive community in Stellenbosch

Property

#PropertyRevamped: Newinbosch creating a connected, inclusive community in Stellenbosch

Sindy Peters 18 Jul 2023

Retail

Amazon and City of Cape Town secure legal win against OCA

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jun 2023

Lightstone provides provincial snapshot of SA housing market

Property

Lightstone provides provincial snapshot of SA housing market

30 May 2023

Image source: watchara ritjan –

Property

9 global real estate trends and how to leverage them

3 May 2023

Township development facility, uMaStandi Fund, attracts R125m

Property

Township development facility, uMaStandi Fund, attracts R125m

13 Mar 2023

Kunjani Mall Concordia celebrates Zanele Montle on opening day

Retail

Kunjani Mall Concordia celebrates Zanele Montle on opening day

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 9 Mar 2023

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town's notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

Steve Kretzmann 9 Mar 2023

Source: MSN The ABC Q4 2022 is out

Marketing & Media

Magazines ABC Q4 2022: Magazine category looks up

Danette Breitenbach 22 Feb 2023

Western Cape residents urged to apply for affordable housing opportunities

Property

Western Cape residents urged to apply for affordable housing opportunities

16 Feb 2023

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

Property

#Sona2023: NPPC disappointed by Ramaphosa's silence on housing delivery

13 Feb 2023

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Property

Social housing in South Africa is in trouble - here's why

Maxwell Roeland 10 Feb 2023

WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development

Property

WC, Gauteng suburbs with entry-level housing dominate in residential development

1 Feb 2023