Sandton Gate wins at SAPOA’s 60th awards, making the case for “building around the working day”
October 2 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 […]
Heriot Reit achieves third consecutive record year
October 4 2026 16:00 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA JSE-listed Heriot REIT this week reported in its financial that it had delivered its third record year in a row, growing its distribution per share (DPS) 16.7% to 142.29 cents for the year ended 30 June 2026. That lands at the top end of the 14% to […]
Vukile reaffirms FY27 guidance as three-market retail platform fires on all cylinders
October 1 2026 11:30 HOUGHTON, SOUTH AFRICA On Tuesday, JSE-listed retail specialist landlord Vukile Property Fund (JSE: VKE) released a pre-close market update, it reaffirmed its guidance of 8% to 10% growth in funds from operations (FFO) per share and 10% to 12% growth in dividends per share for the year to-end March 2027. Its […]
A fresh start for iTonka Square
September 28 2026 22:15 iTonka Square, Springs iTonka Square opened its doors on Thursday 24 September 2026. Exemplar REITail acquired 50% of the then Tonk Meter Crossing in September 2025. The remaining 50% is owned by Landmark Property Investment, the original developers of the centre which first opened in November 2019. The refreshed, re-branded and […]
Accelerate Property Fund gives Flanagan & Gerard the chance to own 15% of Fourways Mall which could become 100% one day
September 28 2026 21:30 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA JSE-listed Accelerate Property Fund, has signed a new property development and asset management services (PMA) agreement, which could result in 15% of the mall being transferred or bought by its managers. The PMA was signed with the same groups involved in the old one which had had issues, […]
Embattled Accelerate sells Cedar Square for R630m
September 17 2026 16:45 CEDAR SQUARE, FOURWAYS, GAUTENG Accelerate Property Fund, owner of one of South Africa’s largest shopping centres, Fourways Mall, is selling one of its biggest retail assets, Cedar Square. Accelerate is struggling to attract investors and remain profitable. The company’s market capitalisation sits at around R857m and its share price at R0.41. […]
Attacq’s share price up nearly 7% as group releases solid financial results for 2026 financial year
September 17 2026 16:00 WATERFALL CITY, GAUTENG JSE-listed Attacq, the owner of Mall of Africa, has stayed the course, managing to grow its normalised distributable income per share (DIPS) 15.5% to 125.1 cents, ahead of its guided range. This was according to financial results released on Tuesday this week. By end of trading on Thursday, […]
Profile: Vukile Property Fund under the leadership of Laurence Rapp
September 14 2026 20:45 Clarity, conviction and consumer-led growth Vukile Property Fund’s transformation under Chief Executive Officer, Laurence Rapp reflects his approach to investment: understand the fundamentals, look beyond the obvious, and act with conviction. Le Centurie in Padua, Italy It’s been 15 years since Rapp took the helm in 2011, and in that Vukile […]
Hyprop delivers on guidance and rewards shareholders with a 14.4% hike in dividend
September 11 2026 15:15 ROSEBANK, SOUTH AFRICA Hyprop, a JSE-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) with retail property assets valued at R44bn in South Africa and Eastern Europe, this week released financial results for the year to-ended June 2026 (FY2026). The group announced a 14.4% increase in the total dividend for FY2026 to 351.9 cents […]
Growthpoint Properties 2026 financial year buoyed by V&A Waterfront but offices in certain JHB offices remain a millstone
September 11 2026 13:45 SOUTH AFRICA Growthpoint Properties released financial results for the year to end-June 2026 on Wednesday this week in which, once again, the group was helped by its thriving crown jewel, the V&A Waterfront. Outgoing CEO Norbert Sasse said the company which is the largest property group in SA and which also […]