The Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, which was to replace the Unit Trust Control Act today, is now only likely to become effective later in March.

National real estate industry leaders and federal homeland security officials entered into an agreement establishing a formal public-private partnership to help protect U.S. real estate assets against potential terrorist attacks.

By selling two vacant buildings and letting further space, Metboard, a focused industrial property fund listed on the JSE.

Incentives for the rejuvenation of buildings in South African central business districts are among several concessions contained in the Budget announced by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel that are likely to benefit the property sector.

The Cape Town International Convention Centre is set to boost the exhibition industry in South Africa.

A first for China. Plans are afoot to built China's first "US-style" shopping mall.

Otis International has launched NextStep, a "breakthrough escalator product", to mark the 150th anniversary year of the invention of the safety elevator by its founder, Elisha Graves Otis.

TRUWORTHS International Ltd has followed up its bumper 2002 financial year with a 23,5% increase in merchandise sales, a 37,5% rise in headline earnings per share and a 44% improvement in the dividend for the 26 weeks to December.

Season by season, the Cape Town film industry goes from strength to strength, entrenching the City's position as a top international location for film shoots.

Corpcapital, the financial services firm fresh from fending off allegations of corporate governance failure, signalled on Friday a change in strategy so that it could realise its investments more rapidly.