Spear Reit launches R1bn accelerated bookbuild
April 22 2026 23:40 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Spear announced the launch of an equity raise of R1bn through the issue of new ordinary shares. The company reserves the right to increase the size of the equity raise, subject to demand and pricing. Pricing and allocations will be decided at the close of the bookbuild. […]
Workplace safety, compliance and risk take centre stage at A-OSH EXPO 2026
April 20 2026 21:00 MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA Occupational health and safety in South Africa remains under pressure as regulatory oversight tightens, workplace risk profiles shift, and organisations face growing scrutiny around compliance and employee wellbeing. This is part of evolving workplaces. From construction and manufacturing to logistics, mining and commercial property, safety performance is directly […]
Emira launches voluntary offer for Octodec shares
April 15 2026 16:00 James Day, Emira Property Fund CEO Emira Property Fund (JSE: EMI) opened a voluntary offer to shareholders of fellow listed real estate investment trust Octodec Investments with the aim of increasing its shareholding in Octodec to 34.9%. This follows Emira’s successful acquisition of 20.17% of Octodec’s ordinary shares through a series […]
Where to invest in Property in 2026
April 9 2026 10:15 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA After years of recovery, South Africa’s property market is entering 2026 on firmer footing. Lower interest rates, improved infrastructure stability and a rebound in investor sentiment are reshaping where buyers are investing, and determining which asset classes are expected to outperform. John Jack, CEO of Galetti Corporate Real […]
Another Brick in the Wall – The REIT Report – Episode 2 – How REITs Generate Income: Inside the Engine Room
March 31 2026 13:15 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Welcome to the Another Brick in the Wall podcast and the second episode of our series, The REIT Report. It’s here that Alistair Anderson and Michael Avery speak with Christiaan Barnard, chief financial officer of Spear REIT. Christiaan discusses how real estate investment trusts acquire assets, sign tenants and then […]
JSE-listed Sirius Real Estate to acquire defence-anchored business park in Kiel for €93.4m
March 31 2026 10:00 KIEL, GERMANY Sirius Real Estate, the owner and operator of branded business and industrial parks providing conventional space and flexible workspace in Germany and the UK, which has been listed in SA for more than a decade, has notarised the acquisition of a business park in Kiel, Germany, for €93.4m. This […]
Hines and Burstone launch pan-European light industrial Joint Venture
March 31 2026 09:30 SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA Burstone Group, the fully integrated international real estate business, and Hines, a real estate investment manager, on behalf of Hines European Real Estate Partners III (HEREP III), have formed a joint venture to aggregate a pan-European portfolio of light industrial assets. Burstone will invest 20% of the JV equity and […]
Dipula Properties joins key FTSE/JSE property indices
March 30 2026 20:10 Dipula Properties (JSE: DIB) will be included in the FTSE/JSE All Property Index (ALPI) and the SA Reit Index, effective from Monday, March 23 2026, following the latest index review by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. This inclusion marks a significant milestone for Dipula, the group said. It positions the company more […]
The state’s R155bn property company plan is optimistic and crying for support
March 25 2026 22:00 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA You can throw any cliched word around Dean Macpherson and his team’s plan to energise the state’s plethora of buildings and other real estate assets. The plan to create a state property company with some R155bn worth of assets is ambitious, admirable and, probably necessary. But it needs […]
Spear REIT to be Included in Major South African Property Indices
March 9 2026 15:30 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Spear REIT will be included in both the FTSE/JSE All Property Index (ALPI) and the SA REIT Index following the latest index review announced by the JSE via the stock exchange news service after market close on March 4 2026. The changes will take effect on March […]