EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:CAPITAL RAISING FOR PROPERTY FINANCE TO SUPPORT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS ON CITY OF JOHANNESBURG OWNED LAND

South Africa's first mixed-income housing development hits the market next month Small rental units to go alongside bigger houses.

The driving fundamentals of inner city rejuvenation appear better now than in the previous decade or two

International Housing Solutions (IHS), an international joint venture between MuniMae of the US and top Irish property group Howard Eurocape, has launched its operations on the African continent for the first time, opening its head office for Africa in Rosebank, Johannesburg, in January.

Construction of the R1,5-billion Wedgewood Village Golf and Country Estate in Greenbushes will start next month with about 70% of the plots sold

A high-speed rail link between Johannesburg and Durban, which the Department of Transport (DoT) had “agreed to in principle” and was awaiting approval for, was an “absolute nonstarter”, Arup South Africa transport economics adviser Andrew Marsay argues.

A high-speed train linking Johannesburg and Durban in under three hours had been “agreed in principle” and was just waiting for approval, KwaZuluNatal’s transport department head, Kwazi Mbanjwa, said yesterday.

Agents see growing trend of large businesses to avoid paying their full commissions

Two of the stories told in the new State of the Cities report offer rich insights into the way ordinary people live in SA’s post-apartheid cities but, at the same time, highlight the complex challenges city governments face.

Construction has commenced on one of the largest and most modern shopping malls in West Africa.  The 20 000m2 GLA Accra Mall will be the first modern shopping centre in Ghana and will be comparable to other similar sized shopping centres anywhere in the world.