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Garden Walk opens in Hartenbos, bringing a new retail destination to the heart of the Garden Route

Catchwords Garden Walk opens in Hartenbos, bringing a new retail destination to the heart of the Garden Route

2 Apr 2026

Leverage: The engine behind property wealth

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27 Mar 2026

The great escape: These West Coast towns are crushing expectations

Biggles Removals The great escape: These West Coast towns are crushing expectations

26 Mar 2026

Dipula Properties joins key FTSE/JSE property indices from next week

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Will Airbnb taxation actually solve Cape Town’s housing shortage?

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20 Mar 2026

Is Johannesburg’s property market on the brink of a revival?

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17 Mar 2026

How Juta Property Practice is saving estate agents time and money

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Rawson gives away a R2m luxury apartment

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Securex South Africa 2026: Integrated building security for smart buildings

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19 March marks the start of something big as Jumbo Mall opens in Emalahleni

Catchwords 19 March marks the start of something big as Jumbo Mall opens in Emalahleni

6 Mar 2026

Luxury homes in South Africa are shifting toward intentional interior design

Giava Interiors Luxury homes in South Africa are shifting toward intentional interior design

6 Mar 2026

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2026

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5 Mar 2026

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Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

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From policy to reality: Human settlements shaping South Africa's future

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Can 2026 budget reforms finally solve South Africa’s affordable housing problem?

6 Mar 2026

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The billboards are replenished every time someone takes one down. Source: AfriSam.

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Source: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp. Five District Six families, who withstood apartheid’s forced removals, have been ordered to vacate these Victorian cottages.

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Source: Matthew Hirsch/GroundUp.The Salt River Market site, where social housing is planned.

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Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protesters

Vincent Lali 9 Jan 2026

AfDB and Nedbank secure multi-billion funding to reshape housing in Africa

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Cape Town city council approves plan to sell Woodstock Hospital

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Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Matthew Hirsch 25 Nov 2025

Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed

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Riyadh Karodia 19 Nov 2025

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Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2025

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Maanda Bele 16 Oct 2025

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Liezl Human 9 Oct 2025

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