Property Flash week in review: Results shine, Tongaat bows out and Joburg’s vote looms large
October 16 2026 13:10 SOUTH AFRICA If one theme ran through the stories Property Flash published this week, it was the gap between the health of South Africa’s listed property sector and the state of the cities it operates in. Reits are reporting their best numbers in years, while Johannesburg heads into a municipal election […]
The View officially opens in Fourways
October 16 2026 12:49 FOURWAYS, JOHANNESBURG The View section of Fourways Mall launched last night. It was a fantastic event, hosted by Roxy Burger who founded and owns The Piercery beauty shop brand. This is a new destination for dining, relaxation and socialising in the heart of Fourways. The View brings long-awaited high-end dining and […]
Attacq Limited and Tricolt Group break ground in R624m Aspire Waterfall City residential development
October 16 2026 12:20 MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA Attacq Limited and Tricolt Group have broken ground on Aspire Waterfall City, one of the R15.3 bn precinct’s largest luxury residential developments. This happened in the past few days. Launched a year ago, buyer demand for the 217 luxury apartments and penthouses starting from R1.9m for an executive […]
Riverstone Wetland Estate joins South Africa’s growing roster of EDGE-certified developments
October 14 2026 14:40 Craft Homes’ Fourways estate has earned preliminary EDGE certification from the Green Building Council South Africa, with projected energy savings above 37%. It joins a fast-growing list of homes, offices and retail centres built to the IFC’s green standard. Craft Homes has announced that Riverstone Wetland Estate, its development beside the […]
The View at Fourways Mall to open its doors officially next week
October 7 2026 17:30 Fourways, Johannesburg The R100m lifestyle wing on the corner of Cedar and Witkoppen roads is open and will be celebrated at a launch next week, bringing Marble’s Pantry and tashas to Fourways for the first time and putting a full stop on one of the most closely watched retail turnarounds in […]
Safari’s new Pretoria West and Phuthaditjhaba centres set to bring dominant retail to busy mass-market nodes
October 7 2026 15:25 A proposed Phuthaditjhaba shopping centre South Africa Safari Investments, the retail property group controlled by Heriot Reit, is back in the business of building shopping centres. It is developing sizeable regional community centres in areas where shoppers are plentiful and good-quality formal retail space is in short supply. In Pretoria West, […]
Heriot’s Horizon aparthotel turns a Sea Point apartment block into a modern masterpiece hotel with excellent access to the beachfront
October 6 2026 18:20 Horizon Aparthotel, Sea Point, Cape Town JSE-listed Heriot REIT has added a beachfront hotel to its growing Cape Town hospitality portfolio, converting an 11-storey residential block at 289 Beach Road in Sea Point into Horizon Aparthotel, a 36-unit boutique property operated by seasoned group Totalstay. Horizon opened its doors on 1 […]
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 […]
Blok’s co-investor model, a smart way to invest into Green Point
September 30 2026 10:00 THIRTEENONUP, Green Point, Cape Town Cape Town developer Blok is offering a purchaser of a Two-bedroom apartment at THIRTEENONUP in Green Point, a saving of over R1 000 000 through their Co-investor Model purchase method. This purchase method rewards buyers who invest a large upfront portion of the purchase price. Close […]
Tricolt appoints Totalstay as aparthotel operator at The Madison and Olympus Sandton
September 29 2026 16:00 The Madison, Cape Town South African residential property developer Tricolt Group has appointed Totalstay™ as the aparthotel rental pool operator for two of its flagship developments, The Madison in Cape Town and Olympus Sandton in Johannesburg. The appointment follows a due-diligence process undertaken by Tricolt to identify an operator capable of […]