Cape Town might reconfigure itself as an "aerotropolis" one day - while Johannesburg might find itself home to one of the most sophisticated national control centres in the world, not unlike the one in Rio de Janeiro that has eight government...
The Green Scorpions, who investigated Shark Bay land owner Riccardo Scarpellini for ploughing up vegetation on the banks of the Langebaan Lagoon, have established that he did not need any environmental authorisation to do so.
South African cities are the most unequal in the world when it comes to income distribution, even worse off than Zimbabwe, according to the latest World Cities report.
Joburg and East London are the most unequal cities in the country, while Cap...
Headway is being made in resolving the billing crisis. The City of Joburg's revenue department spokesman, Kgamanyane Maphologela, said yesterday that technical problems in the system, which have resulted in thousands of residents receiving problematic ...
Durban had shot up the world conference city rankings - up 53 places to 178th - ahead of Joburg, James Seymour, chief executive of the Durban KwaZulu-Natal Conventions Bureau, said yesterday.
Speaking at the launch of KZN's first dedicated busi...
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) places a large risk on the seller if a property is found to be defective and purchasers are entitled to return the property t...
Trafalgar Property Management is taking its six-year long battle with the Tshwane Metropolitan Council back to court after the council failed to comply with a court order against it. Attorney Dewald de Beer says his client will apply to have the matter...
Named as the World’s Top Travel Destination by global travel site, TripAdvisor, Cape Town has once again been recognised as a prime destination for tourists the world over.
The National Water Affairs Department says it is determined to protect water sources, especially wetlands, and has requested the developer of the Beach Club at Hout Bay to produce a wetland specialist's report within 14 days, among other documents.
The name Dube City may not be very familiar now, but in 10 years the multibillionrand development will become "Africa's first urban green precinct" and possibly the first to be located a stone's throw from a major international airport. ...
About 11 percent of the West Coast region, totalling close to 3 600km2, is classed as "preferred" or "highly preferred" for the development of wind farms in a new provincial strategic assessment that is close to being finalised.
A decision on a cruise ship terminal in Durban is to be made by September and, if all goes to plan, South Africa's first dedicated cruise terminal would be built and commissioned by July 2015.
Transnet's Durban Port manager, Ricky Bhikraj, said...
Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Tuesday that informal settlements remained a "major challenge" for municipalities in the province, underscoring constraints in the delivery of basic services such as water and electricity.
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti plans to ask the Cabinet to permit more land claims by black South Africans who lost their prope...
PKF accountant Cobus Kritzinger has supplemented his income by selling shares and debentures in property syndication company Picvest (formerly PIC Syndications).
Kritzinger is managing director of PKF's Bloemfontein branch and also a dir...
Eco Exhibit, South Africa’s first permanent physical space dedicated to promoting sustainable development in the building industry, will open its doors in July 2011. The Demonstration House will be based in Northgate Estate, Cape Town.
Golf & Leisure, the company that partnered Seeff Properties in a disastrous fractional title scheme, is being liquidated but former director Samuel Seeff has a rescue plan.
Samuel Seeff told Moneyweb : "If the liquidators accept...
The growth of smart cities – and whether or not SA cities are keeping pace with their global counterparts – will be in the spotlight at the 43rd annual SAPOA International Convention and Property Exhibition, sponsored by Nedbank Corporate P...
The City of Cape Town has been training 75 drivers for its IRT (Integrated Rapid Transit) system ahead of tomorrow's mayoral committee meeting where a decision on its launch is expected to be made.
A creditor in the failed Cotswold Downs Management company has cut its losses and sold off its R3 million debt to a third party and pulled out of litigation to liquidate the company.
However, while WBHO Teichmann withdrew as an intervening cred...
The City of Cape Town announced that its much-vaunted IRT (Integrated Rapid Transit) system is to be launched next Monday from Table View to the city centre.
Mayoral committee member for transport Elizabeth Thompson confirmed to the committee t...