Internationally franchised gym to open, alongside a string of specialised health and wellness eateries, retailers and practitioners.

Africrest Properties announced that the first Go Health Club has opened its doors in Northview Shopping Centre.

The 2013 Global Tenant Survey by the Building Owners and Managers Association International (Boma) has identified health and hygiene amenities as a latent opportunity for property developers and owners.

Despite the slowing economy, lack of jobs and slower growth in government grants, South Africa's consumers are still likely to experience improving incomes and living standards over the next few years, according to Jeanine van Zyl, head of retail equity analysis at Old Mutual Equities.

The South African leisure market appears to be following the trends that have been seen, first in the US market and more recently in the European market.

South Africa's first holistic health centre has been built from bricks made from hemp, a first cousin of dagga, in Johannesburg.

The suggestion that 517ha of land will be sold by ammunitions manufacturer Swartklip, part of the Denel stable, has raised environmental concerns.

EU and Municipality combined to construct health care centre