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Standard Bank fined $12.6m for poor anti-laundering controls

Standard Bank sees property ‘purple patch’ as it joins forces with Java Capital

Standard Bank has teamed up with corporate finance advisory firm Java Capital, anticipating a multi-year revival in South Africa's commercial real estate market despite…

Bigger picture: Investors, developers and financiers will attend the Africa Property Investment Summit in Cape Town to discuss The Broll Africa Real Estate Intelligence Report 2026 next month. Photo: Unsplash

Forget countries; follow the corridors

A new report by Broll Property Group reveals that African real estate investment is shifting away from traditional geographic boundaries toward interconnected investment…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says South Africa’s well-developed financial sector has the potential to be the continent’s powerhouse.

Back to the office, but commercial property woes remain

The commercial property sector probably peaked in 2022. Office vacancies remain high and harsh economic conditions continue to constrain growth

The uncertainty created by the possibility of a coalition government
is putting people off big-price buys

Property trends pre-Covid and beyond: What’s going on?

The pandemic and lockdowns sped up existing trends and introduced new ones that affect supply and demand

According to data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the overall number of companies that have been liquidated increased 20.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

The end of the office as we know it?

As more people continue to work from home, a decreased demand for commercial property is expected to continue as long as South Africa’s growth levels remain low

Not a no-brainer: Purchasing

Rent or buy: The debate rages on

Financially it might make sense not to buy a home, unless you live there for many years

Eastgate.

The mystery of the many shopping centres, explained

The economy is contracting, growth is slowing, consumers are under pressure and we’re heading into an upward interest rate cycle.

To refurbish, or not to refurbish?

The old is making way for the new in many parts of Johannesburg.

Red and black colours enhance the energy of this rage meeting room.

Designing productive spaces in your workplace

Is your company ready for “standing boardrooms” and “rage meeting rooms”?

Turning brutalism and blobitecture into architecture

South African architecture has room for improvement.

Oxford Corner. Business schools need to do more to ignite the social conscience of our future leaders.

Uptick in SA’s property business

Sector remains strong despite the economy’s sluggish growth