Latest articles on Property Development

Bo-Kaap ‘fights off capture’

Article Raeesa Pather - 15 Feb 2019

A property developer has been accused of co-opting a youth group in the Cape Town suburb

Waterfall development a R16bn city in the making

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Mar 2016

A mixed-use property project in Gauteng has broken new ground in many ways, with the economic spin-off estimated at nearly R90-billion.

Cape’s eviction history repeats itself in the name of money

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 May 2015

Poor families are being edged out of their prime residential location in Cape Town to make way for wealthy buyers who will pay for the view.

Buddies lick wounds after property war

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Dec 2014

An eight-year war between two former friends reveals the machinations of business in a small town.

Accelerate Property Fund announces plans to list on JSE

Article I Net Bridge - 28 Nov 2013

A newly-formed retail-focused property fund plans to list on the JSE.

Marriott buys rooms to manoeuvre

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Nov 2013

The US hotelier hopes its deal with Protea will ‘jump-start' its interests across the continent.

Farm-style estate plants growth seed

Article Teigue Payne - 28 Mar 2013

Eastern Cape development milks an existing dairy farm to lower costs and raise benefits.

Limpopo up in arms over property deal

Article Matuma Letsoala - 1 Nov 2012

Local politicians have criticised the treasury's role in buying a building that was meant to be leased. Matuma Letsoalo reports.

The shape of our cities to come

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Sep 2012

World experts take a hard look at what can be done with our dysfunctional geographic legacy, writes Andrew Makin.

Coronavirus in SA

Visit the Mail & Guardian‘s Coronavirus Hub for the latest data and advice on the disease in South Africa.

Click here for more.

vital information

The Mail & Guardian’s essential coverage of the ongoing coronavirus crisis is free to read for everyone.

If you would like to support us, please consider taking out a subscription.

Latest

National

Near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape in the village of Salem is a cricket pitch that is said to be the oldest in the country. Watered by blood and trauma, rolled with frontier nostalgia and contemporary paranoia, how does it play?

Coronavirus

Three million jobs lost and hunger surging amid Covid-19 crisis — survey

Sarah Smit - 15 Jul 2020

Income shocks and the breakdowns in social protection schemes have had consequences for hunger and food insecurity in South Africa

National

Police respond to rural water protests with bullets

anna majavu - 14 Jul 2020

The coronavirus has hit the Eastern Cape hard, but many rural areas in the province still have no clean water for hand washing, forcing residents to break lockdown regulations to protest

Press Releases

Motoring

New Bentley Bentayga – The definitive luxury SUV

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

The Bentayga combines the abilities of a performance grand tourer with a luxury limousine, a spacious family car and an off-roader

Special Reports

Galaxy A21s captures imagination of the youth

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

Samsung's latest Galaxy A devices are loved by their users and provide a range of awesome features that are truly important to them

Special Reports

SafetyWallet and First Aid Level 1

special reports - 15 Jul 2020

Basic First Aid is an industry standard and it is the basic requirement in working environments that employers need to have in place

Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

Special Reports

Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

Special Reports

Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

Special Reports

Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities