Big isn't always beautiful, as the past year's experience shows

The trend by institutions and large property owners towards the outsourcing of non-core business functions is demanding new standards of technical skill and service levels from property managers.

Infrastructure - The hot topic for the new millennium

Clearly, one of the major recurring themes that has emerged from the foregoing nodal commentary has been that of infrastructure provision. Throughout the province, if not the entire country, there are growing concerns regarding inadequate infrastructure - both in terms of maintenance and new investment. In fact, the pressing nature of infrastructure maintenance and capex could make infrastructure the most critical issue for the property development market into the next millennium.

The 'Improvement District' movement continues to grow in South Africa and to become part of our urban management scene.

National government has set aside R211-million immediately for infrastructural development in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) east of Port Elizabeth.