Attacq CEO Jackie van Niekerk takes the chair of SA REIT Association as the sector moves from recovery to growth
August 12 2026 14:00 SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA Jackie van Niekerk, CEO of Attacq, has taken over as chairperson of the South African Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) Association, succeeding Estienne de Klerk, Group Chief Executive Officer of Growthpoint Properties, with effect from the Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Johannesburg on July 20 2026. […]
Spear Reit to develop Mambos Storage & Home distribution centre
August 11 2026 14:30 Quintin Rossi (Spear Reit CEO), Santos Francesco (Mambos), Demetre Nikolopoulos (Mambos), James Bylos (Spear) CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Western Cape-focused and JSE-listed real estate investment trust Spear has concluded a long-term agreement with Mambos Storage & Home to develop the retailer’s flagship 7,150 m² distribution centre in Blackheath, Cape Town. Mambos […]
AI in Supply Chains Will Expose Weak Foundations, Not Fix Them
August 9 2026 10:15 This is a guest article by Ram Ramakrishnan is Chief Executive Officer of Cloud23, a Johannesburg based enterprise software group. Recent disruptions across global supply chains are once again exposing a familiar fault line in enterprise technology transformation. SPAR’s reported SAP-related disruption in KwaZulu-Natal. Revlon’s enterprise resource planning driven manufacturing and fulfilment […]
ABCON – How Caley May Is Rewiring a 40-Year-Old Property Brand
August 6 2026 14:30 The female team behind high-end developer, Abcon How Caley May Is Rewiring a 40-Year-Old Property Brand By the time Caley May walks a prospective tenant through one of Abcon’s developments, she has usually already sold them something else entirely: a version of how they want to spend their Tuesday afternoon. Not […]
Cape Town CBD growth drives investment in the Mother City as the area faces pressure from a growing populace
August 1 2026 11:30 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Investor confidence in the Cape Town CBD exploded in 2025/26, with the total value of property development exceeding R12.8bn; 41 % more than the R9bn recorded in 2024. The inner-city economy also benefited from the stable performance of its key economic sectors, including BPO, business and leisure […]
Tribunal approves buyout of Balwin Properties
July 31 2026 17:00 PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA The Competition Tribunal has approved the acquisition of JSE-listed sectional title developer company Balwin Properties by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), represented by the embattled Public Investment Corporation (PIC), and Volker Holdings that have formed a bidding company. Following the implementation of the merger, Balwin will be under the control of the […]
Grit Real Estate Income Group appoints Golden Section’s Garreth Elston to board
July 31 2026 16:40 LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA Grit Real Estate Income Group has appointed Garreth Elston as an independent non-executive director, effective Friday. Elston is a fund manager who leads Golden Section Capital. He has brings more than 20 years of experience in listed and direct real estate, commercial property, private equity, capital markets and […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Garreth Elston – Managing Director Golden Section Capital – Can South Africa become a data centre hub
July 31 2026 16:00 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA This is the latest episode of the fast growing podcast, Another Brick in the Wall. This is the eleventh episode of the REIT Report series which falls under our comprehensive real estate podcast. The REIT Report is brought to you by the SA REIT Association. In this episode, Alistair and Michael […]
R750m Waterfall City Conference Centre and Hotel breaks ground
July 31 2026 11:00 MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA Construction has begun on the R750m Waterfall City Conference Centre and Hotel, a landmark development set to transformJohannesburg’s business events landscape and strengthen Waterfall City’s position as one of South Africa’s main mixed-use destinations. The project represents an investment in the region’s hospitality and conferencing sector and marks […]
Latest Landmark Court Ruling to Reshape How Government Land Will be Sold
July 28 2026 16:00 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA The Constitutional Court has ruled that the 2015 sale of the Tafelberg property was unlawful, setting a precedent that could significantly change how government-owned land is sold in South Africa. In a unanimous judgment, the Court not only set aside the sale but also ordered the City […]