Green Building Convention 2026: GBCSA puts the business case front and centre as the globe faces challenges
October 20 2026 10:10 The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) Green Building Convention 2026 takes place from 27–29 October 2026 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town More than 800 property and sustainability leaders will head to Cape Town next week for the Green Building Council South Africa’s 19th annual convention, the […]
F1 signs 10-year deal to bring the African Grand Prix to Rwanda, anchoring a new sports, tourism and commercial precinct beside Kigali’s new airport
October 13 2026 18:30 Supplied by Getty Images Formula 1 is coming back to Africa. On Tuesday, the sport’s owners and the government of Rwanda signed a 10-year agreement to stage the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda, at a purpose-built circuit south of the capital, Kigali. The deal was unveiled at […]
Growthpoint, Atterbury, Octodec and West Property Fund among the big names honoured at SAPOA’s 60th-anniversary property awards
October 8 2026 14:15 SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA Last week, South Africa’s listed property funds, private developers and architects shared the spoils at the 2026 South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) Property Awards for Innovative Excellence, with winners ranging from a Reserve Bank headquarters to a rural Eastern Cape mall and a student residence. The […]
Improvon and Actis’s Nairobi Gate scoops top API industrial award as East Africa’s first customs-controlled SEZ hits its stride
October 7 2026 16:00 Nairobi Gate in Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi Gate Industrial Park, the special economic zone (SEZ) on the city’s Eastern Bypass developed by South African logistics property specialist Improvon and global infrastructure investor Actis, has been named Best New Industrial, Logistics or Alternative Asset in the Development category at the 2026 Africa Property […]
Why the Western Cape has become South Africa’s industrial growth engine
October 6 2026 16:00 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA The Western Cape is no longer simply a regional manufacturing hub. It has become one of South Africa’s most dynamic centres for industrial investment, technological innovation and business growth, attracting organisations looking to improve productivity, strengthen supply chains and embrace smarter ways of working. From advanced manufacturing […]
Sandton Gate wins at SAPOA’s 60th awards, making the case for “building around the working day”
October 5 2026 14:15 Sandton Gate, Gauteng Sandton Gate, the 10-hectare mixed-use precinct on Winnie Mandela Drive developed by Abcon and Tiber, won the Retail Category at the 2026 SAPOA Property Awards for Innovative Excellence, held in the South African Property Owners Association’s 60th anniversary year. The recognition lands as the industry questions some of […]
10th Annual API Awards winners
September 23 2026 19:30 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA The 2026 API Awards winners were announced in Cape Town last week. Development category: · Best New Affordable Housing: The Cube Residential Apartments (Bluebuck Projects). · Best New Residential (Mid-market): Thaba Eco Village (Balwin Properties). · Best New Upmarket Residence: Millennium Heights Block 4 (WestProp Holdings). · […]
Jacques Coetzee crowned SAPIN Investor of the Year 2026
September 23 2026 11:30 SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA Housing estate developer Jacques Coetzee was crowned SAPIN’s Investor of the year 2026 at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton this past Saturday, taking the top honour at the fifth season of the awards. The awards which tend to favour residential developers were presented by the SA Property Investors […]
Real estate experts converge on API Summit in Cape Town
September 16 2026 16:05 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA The API Summit, which is the most important real estate conference in Africa, will take place this week in Cape Town, as an assortment of skilled people from across the continent meet to discuss how to make property and its related industries thrive across the continent. Now […]
API Summit: Breaking ground on accelerating African hotel builds
September 15 2026 08:40 This is a guest article for API Summit 2026 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA While banks, DFIs and private equity are funding hotels and lodges across the continent, realising Africa’s full hotel development pipeline will require an estimated US$10bn of new development investment per year. Closing the gap between a funded deal […]