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...
Serious consequences for breaching sole mandate agreements
The South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) is sounding the alarm for property practitioners to respect the contractual obligations of sole mandates as ignoring...
Western Cape Government announces plans for portion of Tafelberg site
Provincial Ministers Tertuis Simmers and Jaco Londt announced the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) proposal for the redevelopment of a portion of 353 Main Road...
Interest rate cut marks new era for South African property market and personal finance
According to many professionals in the property sector, the start of 2025 has indicated a strong improvement in the appetite for property ownership in...
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