DELAYS in the passing of building plans by the city of Johannesburg are having a detrimental effect on developers who have to bear "enormous holding costs", says SA Property Owners' Association (Sapoa) CEO Brian Kirchmann.

Cape Town has taken pole position as the number one overseas destination for meetings and conferences of United Kingdom-based businesses.

THE old Kodak property alongside the M5 highway is up for grabs - arguably one of the most desirable redevelopment opportunities in Cape Town - sparking a wave of interest among developers and investors alike, says Broll director Carl von During.

Johannesburg - Statistics SA planned to stop using postal surveys to collect inflation data and would use field surveys, which were more up to date and accurate, Pali Lehohla, the statistician-general, said yesterday.

If the international experience is anything to go by, our follow up report on biotech and property suggests that investors and practitioners entering this arena will require some fairly adept risk management strategies.

which has seen smaller tenants in a new shopping centre receive free consulting services on retailing, is to be replicated in other major complexes around South Africa.

Building conversion plan illustrates importance of timing in development R1.7m investment proves a pot of gold.

A new South African biotechnology business has been formed by Bioventures, the specialist biotechnology venture capital fund, and the CSIR's Bio/Chemtek business unit.

The recovery in industrial property (mainly factories and warehouses) is gathering pace.

Minister of Trade and Industry Alec Erwin has decreased the finance charge rates determined by the Usury Act by 2 percentage points.