Construction upside
Construction company results and higher steel demand show infrastructure is proceeding and will help the economy recover from the recession.
Half of South Africans believe property market will fall until year end
An online survey by ooba to assess South African property owners’ attitude towards the c reveals that 50% feel that the property market will continue its downward trend until the end of this year
Lower end retail said to benefit from socal grants allocation
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s allocation of an additional R13,2-bilion to the social grants programme bodes well for ApexHi Properties Limited’s one million square meter retail portfolio
Property outperforms equities in 2008
SA-listed property outperformed SA equities by an impressive 18% when measuring total returns
World Cup projects still on track
Transport Minister Jeff Radebe says South Africa’s international airports will be primary beneficiaries of the 2010 soccer World Cup.
Gautrain carriages to creates jobs
The first phase of Gautrain is expected to start operating at the end of June 2010 between OR Tambo and Sandton, and it will be fully operational in March 2011.
Wild Coast N2 delay has cost communities up to R2bn
The four-year delay of the proposed Wild Coast N2 has deprived the Pondoland communities of about R2-billion in spin-offs
SA property manager shortage?
As the South African economy booms a managerial skills shortage is becoming apparent in the retail and commercial property market. With Professor Chris Cloete from the University of Pretoria, head of training and development at the South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa)
New brick revolutionises regeneration of Cape Town's CBD
Ultra lightweight resolved building problems inherent to the reconstruction of ageing architectural gems
'SA construction boom could last decades'
South Africa's construction economy, which has been in retreat for three decades, is on the cusp of a new cycle of multidecade growth.
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