Department of public works spends over R3bn a year leasing office space in privately owned buildings on behalf of national government departments.

FinMark Trust annual FinScope South Africa 2013 survey results reveals a significant increase in financial inclusion compared to last year from 28.9 million people in 2012, to 30.7 million in 2013.

Submitting building plans is set to become easier, faster and paperless, with the City of Cape Town's overhaul of the current development plan application process.

South Africa's construction industry is not out of the woods yet, despite data pointing to an upward trend.

There is prevailing conventional wisdom among labour and certain parts of government and industry who believe that a weak rand will reverse South Africa's sagging industrial competitiveness, thereby lifting economic growth and redress our unemployment problem.

Government has made significant strides in public transport infrastructure development, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.

The South African Property Owners Association has expressed its dismay at comments made by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan about the commercial property sector during his budget speech last Wednesday.

The state will build 216 000 houses and connect 905 000 households to electricity over the next two years, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said in Parliament on Wednesday.

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has announced that the seasonally adjusted real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased at an annualised rate of 3.8 percent.

The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has expressed its support for the Department of Public Works' decision to seize misappropriated state properties.