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Shazia Essa is purposefully passionate about property
Shazia Essa is purposefully passionate about property
[Sindy Peters] Shazia Essa stepped onto the real estate scene about 10 years ago... read
Property
Growthpoint opens incubation programme to KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs
Growthpoint opens incubation programme to KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs
Growthpoint Properties has opened up its Property Point incubation programme to KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to build sustainable small businesses in the industry... read
Perverse incentives and the myth of the estate agent commission
Perverse incentives and the myth of the estate agent commission

Marcèl du Toit

Getting human beings to perform a particular action isn't as straight-forward as offering them the carrot if they do and the stick if they don't... read

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Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists
Standard Bank announces 2017 Top Women Awards finalists

Issued by Topco Media

The awards attracted a flood of entries for this year's 14th annual ceremony, which will take place at Emperors Palace on 17 August, before a host of business and government leaders, along with celebrities... read
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Commercial Property
New landmark Walmer commercial development under construction
New landmark Walmer commercial development under construction

Shaun Gillham

The commercial growth of Walmer's Main Road in Nelson Mandela Bay is gathering pace, with the building of a R20m office and retail development set to modernise the rapidly expanding business node... read
Thavhani Mall geared to support community business
Thavhani Mall geared to support community business
The Thavhani Mall in Thohoyandou is ready for its big opening on 24 August 2017, when local businesses as well as national companies will benefit... read
Twin City Bushbuckridge Shopping Centre in Mpumalanga
Property development in underserved areas is not for the faint of heart
Building in under-serviced areas is tough, but the socio-economic payoff makes it worthwhile in the long run... read
John Sanei talks forever profitable retail
John Sanei talks forever profitable retail
John Sanei, global speaker, author, entrepreneur and trend specialist shared his thought-provoking presentation on how businesses can be forever profitable... read
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Liberty vehicle looks to eateries

Alistair Anderson

Liberty 2 Degrees (L2D), which is the Liberty Group's listed property vehicle, says it is improving the tenant mix at a number of its malls as it looks to tackle a weak retail environment across the country... read
SVA International's Jannie Wagenaar (left) and Greenacres centre manager Brent Starr (right) inspect the new Virgin Active health club that forms the final phase of the two-year shopping centre upgrade.
SVA International completes R100m health club in Eastern Cape
Designed by SVA International, the R100m, 3,572m2 Virgin Active officially opened its doors on Saturday, 29 July in PE... read
FMCG
L-R: Enda Kwinga, HR; Grant Brooke, CEO; Kikonde Mwatela, COO; Caine Wanjau, CTO; Mahia-John Mahiaini, CFO.
Twiga Foods raises investment to expand
Twiga Foods, the Kenyan business-to-business food supply platform, has raised $10.3m in Series A Investment Round... read
Market & Investments
Dr Andrew Golding, Saleh Said at Zanzibar Amber Resort
Pam Golding appointed to market Zanzibar Amber Resort luxury apartments and villas
Pam Golding Property has been appointed to market the luxury apartments and villas of mega-development Zanzibar Amber Resort, set to be the largest premium hospitality investment and resort in East Africa... read
Resilient lives up to its name with growth during recession
Resilient lives up to its name with growth during recession

Alistair Anderson

Resilient Reit's strategy of owning a diverse range of shopping centres in SA and interests in several offshore groups is paying off, with the company continuing to outdo its peers... read
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Hyprop 'should keep investors in the loop'

Alistair Anderson

Blue chip shopping centre owner Hyprop Investments needs to reassure investors about its European and African strategies given the pressure the domestic portfolio faces... read
Student digs fund targets JSE niche
Student digs fund targets JSE niche

Alistair Anderson

The listing of the first student accommodation group Inkunzi should encourage more companies focusing on student housing to go public... read
Property Management
#SmartHomes: The number one tenant amenity today is Wi-Fi
#SmartHomes: The number one tenant amenity today is Wi-Fi

Riaan Graham

In today's crazy technology age, we are seeing many new developments being incorporated into the home... read
HouseME founders Benjamin Shaw and Kyle Bradley
Startup stirs up Cape rent market

Dave Chambers

Digital disruption is starting to eat into the property rental market, spearheaded by a Cape Town startup... read
Rental
Average national rental exceeds R7,000 in Q2 2017
Average national rental exceeds R7,000 in Q2 2017
The recently released PayProp Rental Index has reported that in the past quarter, the weighted average national rental exceeded R7,000 for the first time... read
Residential
Further rates cut could be key for ailing housing market
Further rates cut could be key for ailing housing market

Issued by Private Property

Analysis by a leading bank indicates that the housing market continues to weaken. Further interest rates cuts are key to the market turning around... read
Absa to ease terms to boost mortgages
Absa to ease terms to boost mortgages

Hanna Ziady

Absa is loosening the credit taps in its mortgage business, hoping to grow its share of new home loans now that Barclays is no longer dictating its credit criteria and risk appetite... read
Business
Christelle Colman, CEO of Europe Assistance South Africa
#WomensMonth: Why the gender pay gap is still an issue

Christelle Colman

Despite all the progress in equality and women's rights, the gender pay gap is still a very big issue... read
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