South African property development company, Billion Group – known for its development of major malls – on Wednesday evening celebrated its inroads into hotel development with the opening of the four-star, R130-million Mayfair Hotel in Mthatha, adjacent to the company’s R1.4-billion BT Ngebs City regional mall.

Rebosis Property Fund, the JSE’s first listed black-managed REIT, today announced a watershed R6 billion transaction that will substantially increase the Group’s exposure to high-quality retail assets and significantly bolster its scale and liquidity.