AI-powered cybercrime targets SA property market
As more South Africans take advantage of favourable economic conditions and stable interest rates to apply for home loans, the real estate sector is...
Carbon tax changes to reshape commercial and industrial property sector
By Matthew Cruise, Business Development Executive at IMPOWER
As South Africa prepares to enter Phase 2 of its carbon tax regime in 2026, the commercial...
Expanded rates relief measures tabled at City Council
The City of Cape Town has tabled expanded rates relief measures and other changes to the proposed ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget for 2025/26. The...
Rewriting housing law can help solve mass unlawful land occupation crisis
The national Housing Act should be amended to address mass unlawful land occupation in South Africa. This is according to Dr Tanveer Jeewa from...
SANParks and Sanlam expand zero-interest SMME loans to Table Mountain National Park
Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) small business suppliers will now have access to interest free loans due to the expansion of the Sanlam Group...
City’s Economic Growth draft budget to power investment and jobs
The City of Cape Town has tabled an R875,4 million draft budget for the Economic Growth Directorate for the 2025/26 financial year. This funding...
Transfer of City-owned properties to Atlantis SEZ lands milestone
Cape Town’s economic landscape has reached an exciting milestone with the official registration of the transfer of City-owned properties to the Atlantis Special Economic...
Private sector participation in commercial property sector to soar
South Africa’s National Treasury has taken a significant step to streamline public-private partnerships (PPPs) by easing the approval process for projects under R2 billion....
Over 2 000 signatures in 3 days to save King David Mowbray Golf Course
By Mike Flax, Chairperson of the King David Mowbray Golf Club (KDM)
A groundswell of community opposition against the proposed mixed-use development of the King...
Cape Town’s zoning law amendment: WCPDF backs changes but flags concerns
By Larry Claasen
THE Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) supports the City of Cape Town’s proposed amendments to the Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) but...
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