Soccer City’s soaring costs force Johannesburg to trim more than R1bn from budget.

High level recognition of the critical need for entry level homes is manifesting in the regeneration of some of the country’s inner cities, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the City of Johannesburg, says Mike Bester, CEO of Realty 1 International Property Group

Johannesburg plans to play a bigger role in the delivery of housing, taking over some of the functions of the national and provincial governments in a bid to reduce housing backlogs.