Submit newsAdvertise & rates  23°C Johannesburg Contact us
More than 9 000 insurance claims disputed
The Office of the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance received 9‚123 complaints against insurers in 2012‚ an increase of 1.7% over 2011‚ according to the watchdog's latest annual report. 23 May 2013 10:14
Rebosis gets support for Nthwese deal
Rebosis Property Fund on Wednesday (22 May) reported overwhelming support from its linked unit-holders with 99.9% of votes cast approving the fund's capital raising scheme to buy the Nthwese property portfolio. 23 May 2013 09:17
Government to grab Zimplat's land
HARARE, ZIMBABWE: The Zimbabwe government vowed on Wednesday (22 May) it would not roll back on plans to seize 28,000 hectares of land leased to a local subsidiary of the platinum-mining giant Impala Platinum. 23 May 2013 10:56
Lower crime rates make southern peninsula homes popular
In recent years, Cape Town estate agents have repeatedly advised potential home buyers to consider the security situation in the areas in which they wish to live - but have often been unable to identify exactly which these are. 16 May 2013 08:46
Growthpoints wants more money
[Nick Hedley] Growthpoint Properties said on Tuesday (21 May) it was wants to raise R2.5bn by issuing new Growthpoint-linked units. 22 May 2013 08:32
Inaugural gated estate sector conference to be held in Joburg
The best practice management of South Africa's R800-billion secure gated residential sector will be the focus of estate managers from all over the country when they converge on Joburg for the first national management conference, from 29 to 31 May 2013, at the Eagle Canyon Golf Estate in the north-west of the greater Johannesburg area. 22 May 2013 06:21
Hotels, caravan parks get more guests
Total income for SA's tourist accommodation sector rose by 15.9% year-on-year in March‚ Statistics SA's (Stats SA) tourist accommodation survey released on Monday (20 May) showed. 21 May 2013 09:56
Landlord and tenant rights and obligations
[Issued by Private Property] Tenants and landlords should enter into agreements with the intention of giving as well as getting reasonable value. In many cases, the attitude with which one approaches a deal will determine its viability and success. 20 May 2013 11:56
Government leases not too risky
Investors may still be wary of exposure to government-tenanted buildings after a number of public works leasing scandals struck the department last year. 20 May 2013 08:27
Omwieco to redevelop Onverwacht Estate as secure environment
Omwieco has been approached by Investec Private Bank to take over the development of a liquidated estate and has agreed to embark on this venture as the project developer for the Onverwacht Estate. Its vision for the estate is for it to become the catalyst in integrating the Eastern Growth Region of the Helderberg Basin. 20 May 2013 14:43
Rats, rats as big as bloomin' cats
City of Johannesburg spokesman Nthatisi Modingoane said the environmental directorate conducts rodent control blitzes regularly. 17 May 2013 10:43
Bricks and mortar for PIC's boss
The Public Invesment Corporation's (PIC) R62bn real estate portfolio, may be one of the most commanding jobs in the SA property sector. 17 May 2013 09:41
Hilton plans to boost African presence
Hilton Worldwide has expanded its product offering in SA over the past six months and the US-based group intends to increase its presence in Africa‚ according to vice-president of operations for Africa and the Indian Ocean‚ Jan van der Putten. 16 May 2013 08:38
South African house price growth gives reason for optimism
Although there is as yet 'nothing to write home about' when looking at house price trends in South Africa, there are now clear indications that residential property has regained some of its traditional appeal for investors, said Mike van Alphen, national manager of the Rawson Property Group's bond origination division, Rawson Finance. 16 May 2013 11:23
Warehouse profits reach R243,3m
[Zeenat Moorad] Holdsport‚ which owns the Sportsmans Warehouse and Outdoor Warehouse on Wednesday (15 May) said the current retail environment is challenging and the group does not envisage any improvement in its performance during the remainder of the year. 16 May 2013 07:54
Next >

Latest jobs

Featured jobs
TitleCity
Office Leasing Consultant
DurbanStrathmore International Property Investments
Facilities Manager
Cape TownDAV Professional Placement Group
Sales Agent
Cape TownClaremart Auction Group

More jobs...

Subscribe to industry newsletters


2013 Biz Trends Report


93 pages
49 contributors
41 contributions

Share us

Subscribe

Receive free email newsletter

Make us your homepageAdd us to your favoritesRSS feedGet biz on your phoneFollow us

Invite

Tell a friend about us