The mayor of Hessequa Municipality in the southern Cape has recorded his objection to the proposed oil and gas exploration in the region, in both his personal and executive capacities.
Chris Taute has told consultants compiling an environmental...
After a two-day meeting, the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the key monetary policy interest rate - the repo rate - unchanged at 6,5%. As a result, banks' lending rates to the public, i.e. prime and mortgage rates, ar...
The Environmental Health Section of the City's Health Directorate has reviewed the Contractors Environmental Management Plan, including a Specialist Dust, Noise and Vibration Plan, regarding the possible health risks that the implosion of the two Athlo...
CAPE TOWN - Imagine owning a comfortable house in a good area. It's large enough for your needs, requires some renovation, has been in the family for more than 100 years and is paid for. Then you get pressurised to sell it and rent the brand new mansio...
The leisure property sector – with struggling golf course estates going up for auction – certainly does not look a segment where investors are likely to play.
But last month JSE listed Hospitality Property Fund – which ...
The real value of recorded building plans passed by larger municipalities, at constant 2005 prices, during January to May 2010 decreased by 18,6% or R3,702bn compared with January to May 2009, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
When seeking advice, tenants, investors and occupiers often ask the question, “is the commercial real estate (CRE) market recovering?” Andrew Bradford, Director of commercial and industrial property consultancy Bradford McCormack has a sho...
Accommodating your company’s staff is an expensive business. Research shows that after salaries and IT expenses the cost of office accommodation is generally the organisations third largest cost.
The suspension of Pogiso Mesefo, the registrar of the Deeds Office in Pretoria, has been confirmed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
The Deeds Office in Pretoria has been in the spotlight over the fraudulent transfer of 33...
CAPE TOWN - Eerste River, a suburb about 45km from Cape Town and bordering the Stellenbosch Winelands is to be the beneficiary of a R170m investment by the global private-equity firm, International Housing Solutions (IHS). About 441 new homes and 31 sh...
Seeff has achieved what appears to be another record for South Africa - possibly the highest priced residential property sale to one purchaser - selling all 30 apartments in Lawhill, the last development in the V&A Marina, for approximately R245 mi...
The luxurious R450 million Fairmont Zimbali Hotel and Resort on the North Coast finally officially opened its doors yesterday, just over a week before the World Cup.
The 156-room hotel and beach resort was opened by Justice Minister Jeff Radebe...
The mayor of Hessequa Municipality in the southern Cape has recorded his objection to the proposed oil and gas exploration in the region, in both his personal and executive capacities.
Chris Taute has told consultants compiling an environmental...
The first phase of the redevelopment of the Blue Route Mall in Tokai, Cape Town, which began in April, is well underway with completion scheduled for March 2012.
The demolition of the upper and lower parking decks have already been compl...
South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) is seeking to overthrow the City of Johannesburg’s (COJ) 2010 budget with a High Court application due to objection to COJ’s large rates increases.
The West Coast National Park (WCNP) has been dealt a disappointing blow with the rejection of its R17m offer for the adjacent Elandsfontein Private Nature Reserve, which was put up for auction in March.
Once little more than a convenient road, William Moffet Drive in Port Elizabeth is undergoing a transformation towards becoming the city’s hottest new commercial property node.
Arnie Katz, director for Broll Property Group and PE c...
The urban regeneration that has been talked about in recent years is gathering momentum as residential properties in Cape Town’s CBD are being snapped up at top dollar, with some apartments being sold for more than R9m.
Braamfontein has had so many positive changes that the area’s revitalization is no longer just a ‘long term dream’, the change can now be seen on the ground, one only needs to walk the streets to ...
Galetti Commercial and Industrial whose head office is situated in Cape Town, opened their doors in Johannesburg a little over a year ago and have been enjoying great success so far.
Cape Town - In May this year, the Eastern Cape saw it's biggest ever auctions when two shopping centres belonging to bankrupt investor scheme. King Financial Services went under the Auction Alliance gavel. The auctions were a result of the compa...
The government has failed to pay R3.4 billion in post-settlement grants to beneficiaries of land reform with potentially damning consequences, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said on Monday.
