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Investment: Two developments in the North Coast show where the big money is going — Zimbali Lakes, pictured, and Sibaya Coastal City. Photo: Supplied

Betting billions on KZN’s North

Once considered a quiet coastal escape, KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast is seeing billions in property investments. Luxury estates, branded residences, and major resort developments…

Feeling the blows: The South African Property Owners Association’s 60th annual convention. With local government elections on 4 November, most delegates wanted to know how much more pain property owners must absorb before change arrives. Photo: Sapoa

Your vote is written on the walls

At the 60th annual Sapoa convention, economists and property leaders debated how stagnant growth, failing infrastructure, and coalition politics are impacting South Africa's…

Food Lovers Market. Image: Supplied

Is Food Lover's Market involved in illegal electricity connection?

An engineering report commissioned by Summit Property Company reveals that a Food Lover’s Market franchise in Boksburg allegedly bypassed its meter, leaving the landlord with…

Interdict: Court order prevented the handover of six lease agreements for strategic state-owned coastal properties. Photo: South African Beaches / Amelia Bodenstein

Coast properties caught in court fight

The Durban High Court has halted the handover of six strategic coastal properties on KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast following an interdict obtained by Ray Nkonyeni municipality…

Site of contention: The Sandton case concerns Erf 131 Duxberry on Coleraine Drive, which has been rezoned into a place of worship and later, educational. Photo: Supplied

Zoning wars: When rules lose the plot

Lengthy zoning battles in Sandton and Sea Point highlight systemic planning delays, disputed development conditions, and growing questions over municipal enforcement.

Appreciation: The World Cup turned Green Point into a walkable link between the CBD, the Waterfront and the Sea Point promenade. Photo: Green Point parkrun

Where history meets high-end living

From a cattle post and colonial burial ground to a vibrant Atlantic Seaboard property hotspot, explore the fascinating three-century transformation of Cape Town's Green Point.

Grace was built the hard way

Before becoming icons of South African luxury hospitality, the Cape Grace and Mount Grace hotels began as a struggling children's campsite. Discover the turbulent history, fires,…

'Boom Town': Property investment in the inner city hit R12.8 billion in 2025/26, up 41% on the previous year's R9bn, spread across 29 completed, under-construction, planned and proposed developments. Photo: Supplied

Proof a city centre can bounce back

Twenty-five years ago, Cape Town's city centre was described as "fragile." Today, it's a thriving hub, thanks to a unique private-public partnership and significant property…

Siyabonga Mshibe

Growing up in Katlehong, Siyabonga Mshibe, 28, learnt early that opportunity is rarely handed to you — it is created. Today, that belief drives his mission to ensure more young…

A decade on, Moseneke legal saga continues

Retired deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke's family-owned property company, Encha Properties, faces a potential R50 million payout to Firstmile Properties to buy out a…

South African Reserve Bank. Photo: Supplied

SARB keeps interest rates unchanged as economists weigh inflation and growth risks

The South African Reserve Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged has been welcomed by the property sector, providing relief for homeowners and prospective buyers and…

'We just want answers': Residents fear homes are sinking in Roodepoort development

When Phasiwe Ngwenya bought her first home in Wilfordon Extension 11, west of Johannesburg, she believed that she was investing in her children’s future. Like many first-time…

Thriving again: The Old Castle Brewery, once a run-down industrial relic is now a landmark of adaptive reuse. Photo: Supplied

Blend of beer, bricks and bold ideas

Explore the rich history of the Old Castle Brewery Building in Woodstock, Cape Town. Once a coastal suburb, Woodstock's shoreline was pushed back for development, and this iconic…

Piece of the pie. Instead of saving for years to buy one flat, you could own slices of office parks, shopping
centres and logistics hubs across the country, starting with as little as R50. Photo: Supplied

Investing for the price of a coffee

The most accessible entry point is through real estate investment trusts. Think of them as the ‘Uber of property ownership’ — you don’t need to own the car to benefit from the ride

Under development: The Iconic
will consist of 219 flats across
two four-storey buildings in two
phases. Photo: Craft Homes

Melrose: blend of hype and heritage

The Johannesburg suburb remains one of those rare ones that feel historic and perfectly ahead of the curve