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Growthpoint backs Cape Winelands Airport with landmark partnership
SA’s next generation aviation hub secures initial investment, development and managing partner. 17 Oct 2025 Read more
Why multifamily housing needs a broader investment lens to drive growth
While impact investing has become a powerful force for good, it should not be the only lens through which we view multifamily residential housing investment. 16 Oct 2025 Read more
Emira champions biodiversity with non-toxic eco pest control initiative
At night, the city hums with unseen life. Thriving as they always have in spaces created by humans, rodents dart between buildings, feed on scraps and nest in walls. To fight them, people often reach for poisons: small black boxes baited with enticing blocks of chemical death. For decades, anticoagulant rodenticides, poisons that stop blood from clotting, have been the standard weapon against rodents. 15 Oct 2025 Read more
Greenovate Awards celebrate 10 years of student innovation in sustainability
The Greenovate Awards are back for 2025 with more prizes, new categories and an important milestone to celebrate – ten years of inspiring young people to design practical sustainability solutions for South Africa’s built environment. 15 Oct 2025 Read more
SAPOA Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence 2025 winners
The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has announced the winners of the 2025 Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence, the country’s most prestigious recognition of achievement in commercial property development. 14 Oct 2025 Read more
SAPOA Excellence in Property Journalism Awards 2025 winners
The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) has announced the winners of the SAPOA Journalism Awards for Excellence 2025, recognising the journalists and media platforms whose work has illuminated the country’s dynamic property landscape with integrity, rigour and insight. 13 Oct 2025 Read more
Growthpoint Healthcare makes strategic move into senior living with Auria acquisition
Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings (GHPH), managed by Growthpoint Investment Partners, the fund management business of Growthpoint Properties, South Africa’s leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has entered into an agreement to acquire the properties and operations of Auria Senior Living, a premier developer, owner and operator of senior living communities in South Africa. 9 Oct 2025 Read more
Growthpoint exceeds upper end of distributable income per share forecast and sees stronger growth ahead
Growthpoint Properties Limited delivered results exceeding the top-end of its guidance for the financial year ended 30 June 2025, reporting distributable income per share (DIPS) of 146.3cps, up 3.1% from the prior financial year, and a total dividend per share (DPS) of 124.3cps, an increase of 6.1%. 11 Sep 2025 Read more
Nedbank CIB joins SAMRRA, cementing momentum behind the multifamily rental housing market
Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) today announced that it has joined The South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (SAMRRA). This new membership was revealed at the opening of the 17th I.H.S. Affordable Housing Conference hosted by Nedbank CIB under the theme Foundations for the future: Housing the new world. 4 Sep 2025 Read more
Groot Phesantekraal View opening brings excitement to Cape Town’s northern suburbs
The much-anticipated Groot Phesantekraal View in Durbanville officially opened its doors, bringing an exciting new shopping and lifestyle destination to the area. 28 Aug 2025 Read more
A new benchmark in the global green economy that opens REC markets for SA Inc
Growthpoint Properties (JSE: GRT) is giving a massive boost to Africa’s first open blockchain-enabled Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) exchange, Fuel Switch, while unlocking certified clean energy trading for tenants when its e-co₂ green energy initiative goes live on October 2025. 21 Aug 2025 Read more
Dipula announces R700m in strategic acquisitions, headlined by Soweto’s Protea Gardens Mall
Dipula Properties (JSE: DIB) today announced five strategic acquisitions totalling approximately R700m, underscoring its commitment to long-term value creation. Foremost among them is the R480m acquisition of Protea Gardens Mall in Soweto. 20 Aug 2025 Read more
Bayer in South Africa redefines its workplace with id.work to create a flagship design for a new way of working
Interior design and workplace strategy firm id.work has completed a landmark office transformation for Bayer in South Africa. The global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition relocated from a 25,000m² traditional workspace in Isando, Ekurhuleni, to a 1,600m² high-performance office in Waterfall, Midrand, embracing a new way of working designed for flexibility, collaboration, and a future-ready workplace for current and future employees. 15 Aug 2025 Read more
Rode Report expands coverage to include multifamily rental housing
SAMRRA collaboration brings greater transparency to a growing investment-grade asset class. 14 Aug 2025 Read more
Growthpoint confirms leadership succession for Group CEO and Group CFO
The board of directors of Growthpoint Properties Limited is pleased to announce planned leadership appointments as part of the company’s long-term succession strategy. Estienne de Klerk will be appointed as group chief executive officer, effective 1 July 2026, and José Snyders will step into the role of group chief financial officer effective 1 January 2026. 13 Aug 2025 Read more
Growthpoint and FlySafair launch industry-first travel benefit for Joburg office tenant
Growthpoint Properties, South Africa’s leading listed property company, is revolutionising what tenants can expect from their offices in a pioneering partnership with FlySafair that quite literally helps business take off. 8 Aug 2025 Read more
Absa joins SAMRRA, deepening capital commitment to South Africa’s multifamily rental sector
The South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (SAMRRA) has announced that Absa has joined as its newest member becoming the second of South Africa’s big banks to formally align with the country’s multifamily rental housing representative body. 5 Aug 2025 Read more
Soaring demand and land scarcity make Cape Town and Durban investor hotspots
As global supply chains shift under the weight of e-commerce, localisation and climate risk, Cape Town and Durban have emerged as two of Africa’s most investable logistics and industrial (L & I) markets due to their resilience, adaptability and strong investor appeal. 1 Aug 2025 Read more
Young achievers shine at the top of the Growthpoint Gems class
Growthpoint Properties recently celebrated the academic excellence of 21 students supported through its internal education programme, Gems, at two awards ceremonies held in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The events recognised the achievements of the programme’s “Class of 2024” – a group of bright young students from around the country who are realising their potential through access to quality education. 31 Jul 2025 Read more
Meet Emira’s new CEO: James Day
Following the announcement of his appointment in May, James Day has formally assumed the role of chief executive officer at Emira Property Fund (JSE: EMI), one of South Africa’s most established diversified real estate investment trusts (REITs). Day has served as a non-executive director of Emira since October 2023 and now moves into executive leadership with first-hand knowledge of the business’s strengths, priorities and market position. 22 Jul 2025 Read more

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