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HOSPITALITY

Quiet luxury with purpose: How a former principal built Avela Lodge & Spa

Former school principal Lindiwe Ginya has built Avela Lodge & Spa in the Magaliesberg, transforming a vision for educational retreats into a thriving sanctuary of purpose-driven…

  • Busi Lethole
4 min read
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

The man who dreamt up Century City

Martin Wragge, a South African property developer, is the enigmatic force behind some of Cape Town's most iconic developments, including Century City, Canal Walk Shopping Centre,…

  • Ash Müller
7 min read
CAPE TOWN PROPERTY

Bree Street's R1bn buying frenzy

Tricolt Group's new 23-storey development, The Madison, on Bree Street, Cape Town, achieved a staggering R1.255 billion in off-plan sales on its launch day, marking the biggest…

  • Ash Müller
7 min read
Collaboration: Premier Alan Winde (middle left) and Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (middle right) were willing to be asked uncomfortable questions from developers, investors and built-environment professionals. Photos: Supplied
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

CT aces it but Joburg won't even try

Cape Town's property development sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, with the Western Cape Property Development Forum breaking attendance records. Premier Alan Winde and…

  • Ash Müller
6 min read
Unique selling point: Blok’s THIRTEENONUP in Greenpoint, Cape Town, sits a short walk from the park, the promenade and the Waterfront. The location works across buyer types. The development launches on 8 July. Photo: Supplied
CAPE TOWN PROPERTY

What it takes to keep building a city

Cape Town's property development scene is experiencing a significant boom, with new construction sites even needing to import tower cranes. This article delves into how developer…

  • Ash Müller
6 min read
Changing times: When a premium brand, such as City Lodge Newtown, leaves a historic CBD site, it usually points to deeper issues. Photo: City Lodge
ATTERBURY

City Lodge bows out of Newtown

Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators

  • Ash Müller
5 min read
Due diligence: Groot Constantia wine estate in Cape Town was built in the 17th century. If a structure is older than 60 years, you should assume that heritage legislation might apply unless proven otherwise. Photo: Martinvl
ATLANTIC SEABOARD

Best check the law before renovating

Many Cape Town buyers discover too late that heritage protections can override zoning and building plans, turning dream projects into costly legal battles

  • Ash Müller
4 min read
Development with intent: The Bridges under construction in Ratanga Park, Century City. Waterways weave through landscaped space, residential buildings, offices, restaurants and leisure amenities. Photo: Supplied
15 MINUTE CITY

Pioneer of mixed-use precincts

Century City stands as proof that long-horizon planning, private infrastructure investment and adaptive development can succeed

  • Ash Müller
5 min read
Rich history: Golden Acre has always been a place of transition, between train stations and taxis and between work and home. There are plans to redevelop the tower and upgrade the retail component. Photo: Wikipedia
ADAPTIVE REUSE

Golden Acre entering her next era

There is something fitting about the multilevel shopping centre and office block entering another phase of reinvention

  • Ash Müller
6 min read
Smart cities: This is a render from the Zendai Modderfontein project that was cancelled.
ASK ASH

South Africa’s obsession with ‘Cities’

South Africa doesn’t need another “mega city” with big promises and no foundations. It needs cities that work – developments rooted in demand, affordability and local partnerships

  • Ash Müller
4 min read
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has invited new investors to take advantage of opportunities in the ‘rising’ province
ECONOMIC GROWTH

Investors to pump R70.8 billion into KwaZulu-Natal

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has invited new investors to take advantage of opportunities in the ‘rising’ province

  • Lyse Comins
6 min read
Renishaw Property Developments, a subsidiary of the company, is managing the development of the 1,300 hectares, of which 80% will be retained for conservation. Photo supplied
BUSINESS

R15 billion ‘Little Ballito’ development on KwaZulu-Natal South Coast ramps up

The new lifestyle precinct will include an hotel, upmarket mall, fuel station and school, with 80% of the area retained for conservation

  • Lyse Comins
4 min read
The Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Traditional Council and Observatory Civic Association says that application for leave to appeal interim interdict is attempt to save face
AMAZON

Right of reply: A rejoinder to the Zenprop chief executive about Amazon’s HQ

Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article

  • Michael Kwet
  • Tshiamo Malatji
5 min read
Residents oppose development in the Bo-Kaap because it is making property unaffordable and threatening their heritage. (David Harrison/M&G)
BLOK

Bo-Kaap ‘fights off capture’

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

  • Raeesa Pather
5 min read
MIDRAND

Waterfall development a R16bn city in the making

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

  • Staff Reporter
13 min read