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. It’s been 15 years since Rapp took the helm in 2011, and in that Vukile has evolved from a diversified […]
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 […]
Western Cape’s first Halaal Checkers opens at new Crawford Centre
September 11 2026 13:15 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town-based developer Mabel Group has completed Crawford Centre, a boutique mixed-use development in Crawford, CapeTown, comprising a supermarket and eight apartments The retail anchor is Checkers’ first Halaal-certified store in the Western Cape, operating under the Checkers Foods format – a curated, high-end convenience offering tailored […]
Retail property growth dips below volatile CPI as consumers value engineer – Clur Index Q2 2026
September 7 2026 17:15 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA The rate of trading density and rental growth in South African retail property contracted in the second quarter of 2026 amid volatile inflation and as pressured consumers took to value engineering in the tough economic climate. That’s according to the Clur Shopping Centre Index, which covers over […]
Dipula Properties acquires R2bn worth of retail assets
September 4 2026 15:30 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA JSE-listed South African real estate investment trust Dipula Properties has bought nine shopping centres from Moolman Group and its co-investors in a deal worth R2bn. This deal, which adds almost 90,000 square metres of retail space, involves malls located in the Free State, the North West, Gauteng, and […]
Shoprite set to buy Vida e Caffè chain as Portugal inspired chain turns 25
September 2 2026 13:40 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Shoprite announced that in August it agreed to acquire the South African coffee chain, Vida e Caffè. If you have been to an airport in South Africa, you would have seen a Vida store. Shoprite would buy Vida’s 400 corporate and franchise stores nationwide. Vida was formed […]
Vukile raises more than R3bn in bond auction
August 25 2026 17:45 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Vukile Property Fund, the specialist retail real estate investment trust (Reit) concluded an oversubscribed auction of senior unsecured floating rate notes recently, attracting bids of R3.65 billion resulting in the issuance being over 3.3 times subscribed. The notes include three maturity tranches, all priced well below initial guidance, […]
Nepi Rockcastle becomes too big for Eastern Europe on its own
August 19 2026 10:40 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA NEPI Rockcastle, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company by portfolio value and the largest property group listed on the JSE may be too big for central and eastern Europe as it pursues opportunities in Spain for the first time. The group released financial for six months […]
Vukile opens R76.1m Nonesi Mall extension, strengthening Komani are
August 17 2026 22:00 Eastern Cape, South Africa Vukile Property Fund (JSE: VKE) has opened a R76.1m extension and refurbishment at Nonesi Mall in Komani, Eastern Cape. The fully pre-let expansion adds 3,100sqm of retail space, taking the centre’s gross lettable area to nearly 31,000sqm, and consolidates Nonesi Mall’s position as Komani’s leading shopping destination. […]