Sandton Central traffic woes being addressed and resolved

Work towards significant improvement to traffic signals and traffic flow in Africa’s financial hub, Sandton Central, is ongoing, with Sandton Central Management District (SCMD), Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and Traffic Freeflow joining forces.
This is according to Elaine Jack, City……more

Exclusive lease agreements under the spotlight again

Retail counters call for the use of exclusive lease agreements at shopping malls to be regulated and even abolished.
Ray Mahlaka  /  7 June 2017 (MoneyWeb)
The controversial use of exclusive lease agreements between owners of large shopping malls and retail anchor……more

Richmond Park Development underway

"Touted as the biggest and most ambitious property development in the greater Cape Town area, the Richmond Park development in Milnerton is underway. Richmond Park will be developed on 84ha of land as a landmark business park and mixed-use precinct……more

PLEDGE TO TAKE BACK BUILDINGS

 BY: CLAUDI MAILOVICH (BUSINESS DAY)
 Mayor Herman Mashaba plans to open up Johannesburg's hijacked buildings to private developers and will expropriate property if necessary.
Johannesburg has hundreds of "hijacked" buildings that have been taken over by residents or abandoned by owners.
Mashaba said……more

How tax on foreigners can help the Cape Town housing crisis

Some creative thinking will fix the supply-side too.
Hilton Tarrant  /  29 May 2017
I don’t generally favour intervention in a market. Despite a liberal arts brainwashing (tertiary) education, I’m a firm believer in the free market. Except, when a market isn’t……more

The battle to get SA’s R117bn property portfolio in safe hands

Management by the state of the country’s largest property portfolio – at R117 billion – is showing signs of a turnaround after being in a shambolic state and prone to abuse and corruption.
Positive signs were acknowledged during a Public Works……more