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Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa
Property
Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa

Issued by Catchwords 18 Dec 2023

Source: Yael Geffen, chief executive officer and a shareholder of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty.
Property
#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

Yael Geffen 8 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Carel Kleynhans, chief executive officer of Divercity; Kushinga Kambarami, green building consultant, IFC; Lenore Cairncross, green building lead for Africa, IFC; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte, senior manager for climate business at IFC; and Richard Dube, investment associate, Divercity.
Property
IFC and SA developers explore Edge-certified green housing projects in Joburg

4 Oct 2023

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning
Construction & Engineering
Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli and Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi 7 Aug 2023

#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market
Property
#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya
Construction & Engineering
Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

Rise of brand empathy in a polarised world
Marketing & Media
Rise of brand empathy in a polarised world

Andrew Barnes, Issued by Ebony+Ivory 29 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth
Property
#BizTrends2022: Sustainable transformation key to promoting cities as engines of growth

Cacisa Mgudlwa 18 Jan 2022

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers
Construction & Engineering
Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Ruth Saint and Francesco Pomponi 28 Oct 2021

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems
Agriculture
5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

27 Oct 2021

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why
Logistics & Transport
Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Steve Kretzmann and Peter Luhanga 30 Jul 2021

Egypt's road building drive eases jams but leaves some unhappy
Construction & Engineering
Egypt's road building drive eases jams but leaves some unhappy

Nadeen Ebrahim and Aidan Lewis 18 May 2021

#BizTrends2021: Revitalising property markets through inner-city investment and refurbishment
Property
#BizTrends2021: Revitalising property markets through inner-city investment and refurbishment

Paul Jackson 6 Jan 2021

The case for supporting small businesses in your community
Retail
The case for supporting small businesses in your community

Yael Geffen 4 Dec 2020

Small is the new big
Property
Small is the new big

Sebastian van Greunen 12 Jun 2020

#BizTrends2020: Africa's new wave architecture
Construction & Engineering
#BizTrends2020: Africa's new wave architecture

Chris Malan 9 Jan 2020

Cape Town Municipal Planning By-laws approved
Legal
Cape Town Municipal Planning By-laws approved

1 Nov 2019

African cities unite in Tshwane to promote climate resilience
ESG & Sustainability
African cities unite in Tshwane to promote climate resilience

25 Jun 2019

#BizTrends2019: Superfluous retail development the greatest risk to retailers, landlords alike
Property
#BizTrends2019: Superfluous retail development the greatest risk to retailers, landlords alike

Andrew Thabo Russell 9 Jan 2019

Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land
Property
Housing activists build shacks on prime inner-city land

Aidan Jones 6 Dec 2018

Feeding cities in the 21st century: Why urban-fringe farming is vital for food resilience
Agriculture
Feeding cities in the 21st century: Why urban-fringe farming is vital for food resilience

Rachel Carey, Jennifer Sheridan and Kirsten Larsen 6 Dec 2018

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ESG & Sustainability
4 ways our cities can cut transport emissions in a hurry: avoid, shift, share and improve

Hussein Dia 30 Nov 2018

Mobility and exponential technologies
Automotive
Mobility and exponential technologies

Simon Carpenter 18 Oct 2018

eVolo 2019 Skyscraper Competition open for registration
Construction & Engineering
eVolo 2019 Skyscraper Competition open for registration

28 Aug 2018

Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%
Agriculture
Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

Paul South 27 Jun 2018

GCRO/Clive Hassel
Construction & Engineering
Why megaprojects to deliver houses in South Africa might not work

Richard Ballard and Margot Rubin 24 May 2018

Joburg plans to clear the air
ESG & Sustainability
Joburg plans to clear the air

Kate Ferreira 26 Mar 2018

Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline
Construction & Engineering
Future 'ocean cities' need green engineering above and below the waterline

Katherine Dafforn, Ana Bugnot, Eliza Heery, Marian 26 Mar 2018

Image: . Raymond Rampolokeng
Tourism & Travel
Bird watching in Soweto with birdman Raymond Rampolokeng

19 Oct 2017

How SA's urban sprawl trend is maintaining spatial divisions, resulting in poverty traps
ESG & Sustainability
How SA's urban sprawl trend is maintaining spatial divisions, resulting in poverty traps

19 Oct 2017

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Construction & Engineering
Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

Developers need to think out of the box and see themselves as ‘city builders' - Erky Wood
Construction & Engineering
Developers need to think out of the box and see themselves as ‘city builders' - Erky Wood

15 Sep 2017

Henry Trotter via
Logistics & Transport
Modernised minibus-taxi industry to have central role in Cape Town's IPTN Business Plan

25 Aug 2017

How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase
Property
How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase

Selwyn Blieden 25 Aug 2017

There's more to Joburg's urban sprawl than highways and malls
Tourism & Travel
There's more to Joburg's urban sprawl than highways and malls

31 Jul 2017

Gauteng growth dependent on quality of road infrastructure
Logistics & Transport
Gauteng growth dependent on quality of road infrastructure

Chris Hlabisa 15 May 2017

Cape Town to complete unfinished freeways
Construction & Engineering
Cape Town to complete unfinished freeways

7 Mar 2017

Nairobi, Kenya. Image by 123RF
Marketing & Media
The African city of the future

14 Oct 2016

Future African city alternatives to creating mere replicas of Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore
Property
Future African city alternatives to creating mere replicas of Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore

Issued by Spintelligent 12 Oct 2016

Michael Deighton, managing director of Tongaat Hulett Developments
Construction & Engineering
Durban conference addresses transformation of SA spaces

20 Jul 2016

Brian Wilkinson, CEO of GBCSA
Construction & Engineering
Green building accelerates in Africa

30 May 2016

Karoo by the sea at Shelley Point
Tourism & Travel
Karoo by the sea at Shelley Point

Brian Berkman 5 May 2016

Properties near outdoor recreational facilities have a competitive edge
Property
Properties near outdoor recreational facilities have a competitive edge

11 Apr 2016

Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
ESG & Sustainability
Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense

Sarah Colenbrander, Andrew Sudmant, Andy Gouldson 24 Mar 2016

WSP team achieves six-star Green Star-rated building in Rwanda
Construction & Engineering
WSP team achieves six-star Green Star-rated building in Rwanda

15 Dec 2015

Developing world class African cities
Construction & Engineering
Developing world class African cities

2 Nov 2015

Shift to public transport needed to avoid constant gridlock in the future
Logistics & Transport
Shift to public transport needed to avoid constant gridlock in the future

21 Oct 2015

Popularity of sectional title living is increasing
Property
Popularity of sectional title living is increasing

9 Sep 2015

Winner of landscape architecture award announced
Construction & Engineering
Winner of landscape architecture award announced

15 Jan 2015

Corobrik award bridges formal and informal sectors
Construction & Engineering
Corobrik award bridges formal and informal sectors

5 Jan 2015

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