Property Development News

Advertise your job vacancies

Subscribe & Follow

Image credit: on

South Africa’s green building upgrades are rising – but major cities still dominate, study findsJonathan Oladeji and Chioma Okoro

Wind turbines on the Eastern Cape bushveld along the R350 road to Bedford, outside Makhanda. The area around has some of the country’s best wind power potential but is also among the Eastern Cape’s most ecologically sensitive landscapes. Photos: Aphiwe Ngowapi

Debate over new Makhanda wind farm

By Gcina Ntsaluba and Asemahle Vumsindo 28 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Gillooly’s Farm enters new era with major restoration and redevelopment

18 Sep 2026

More news

Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Activists appeal Cape Town data centre approval

Tania Broughton 15 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Absa brings SME and international banking to Dragon Square Mall

14 Sep 2026

Image source: Sperring Geoffrey –

Special Tribunal declares eThekwini low cost housing contracts unlawful

9 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Aerial view of Walmer Park Shopping Centre.

Walmer Park’s R75m makeover is only getting started

1 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Huge win for Cape Town tenants as 36 Hans Strijdom goes net-zero

31 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

New Fleurhof Mall opens, serving 9,000 homes in Gauteng

28 Aug 2026

Etwatwa Crossing brings community-focused retail to Daveyton and surrounds

Etwatwa Crossing brings community-focused retail to Daveyton and surrounds

28 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Owner and director of Val du Charron, Catherine Entwistle.

#WomensMonth: 20 years on | Catherine Entwistle’s vision for a historic Winelands estate

Katja Hamilton 27 Aug 2026

Government and industry to tackle infrastructure delivery challenges at Cox Yeats forum

Government and industry to tackle infrastructure delivery challenges at Cox Yeats forum

Cox Yeats 27 Aug 2026

Source: AJ Property Holdings/Durban's proposed Ntuzuma Mall.

Ntuzuma Mall to bring Shoprite, Boxer and hundreds of jobs

24 Aug 2026

A street in Phoenix, Durban. The Special Tribunal has set aside eThekwini’s “irregular” Phoenix housing deals. Archive photo: Benita Enoch / GroundUp

EThekwini housing contracts ruled unlawful

Tania Broughton 18 Aug 2026

Refurbished Nonesi Mall opens with new retail and banking tenants

Refurbished Nonesi Mall opens with new retail and banking tenants

18 Aug 2026

CETA Administrator Oupa Nkoane says the scale of South Africa’s infrastructure ambitions requires a fundamental rethink of how the skills development system works with industry

CETA: South Africa’s infrastructure boom must become an engine for skills and jobs

K and K Media 17 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Quintin Rossi, chief executive officer of Spear REIT; Santos Francesco of Mambos; Demetre Nikolopoulos, chief executive officer of Mambos Storage & Home; and James Bylos, head of leasing at Spear REIT.

R90m Blackheath development to boost Mambos’ national distribution capacity

11 Aug 2026

WINK Aparthotels expands to Johannesburg with Rosebank property

WINK Aparthotels expands to Johannesburg with Rosebank property

6 Aug 2026

Image credit:

New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

5 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Beyond backup power: How SA's commercial property sector is rethinking energy

3 Aug 2026

Image supplied.

Growthpoint introduces new health and wellness spot on the block

28 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

22 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Fedgroup private capital partner, Jason Green.

Fedgroup injects R242m into Club Med safari development

20 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

MDS Architecture sets new benchmark for regional retail design

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Ballito development pioneers new ApartHotel investment model

13 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. King David Mowbray Golf Club faces an uncertain future under Cape Town's proposed high-density redevelopment plans.

Pinelands residents get more time to fight controversial 6,700-home plan

7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Golden Acre redevelopment brings homes, shops and workspaces to Cape Town CBD

6 Jul 2026

Source: NdifunaUkwazi/@NdifunaUkwazi

Housing activists win landmark battle over contested Sea Point site

Katja Hamilton 3 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Massive boost for Cape Town CBD — developers unveil R650m plan for Upper Long Street

26 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Paul Gerard, managing director at Flanagan & Gerard; James Vos, mayoral member for economic growth, City of Cape Town; Ulrik Bengtsson, group chief executive officer of Sun International and Pierre Lehaye, partner at MDS Architecture.

GrandWest expansion gathers pace with new 22,000m² mall set for 2027 opening

22 Jun 2026

Let's do Biz