Waterfall development in Midrand wins award
The Waterfall development in Midrand has received kudos at the International Property Awards. It’s come out tops as the worlds best mixed use development. Source:...
Housing
Largest SA student housing development is currently under development
The largest student housing project ever undertaken by a South African public university is currently under development at the University of Fort Hare (UFH). Funded by the Department of Higher Education and Training, the Development Bank of...
City of Cape Town cancels RFP for Woodstock/Salt River inclusionary housing project
The City of Cape Town has cancelled the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the highly anticipated Woodstock/Salt River inclusionary housing project. The Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) learnt of the cancellation via one of its...
Housing for poor is my priority, says De Lille
Patricia de Lille says her appointment as minister of public works and infrastructure is a “great opportunity” to address spatial justice in all towns and cities across South Africa. She said she would work with all three spheres of government to...
Alex residents march to Sandton to hand over memorandum
The Alex Shutdown movement will march to the City of Johannesburg regional offices in Sandton on Wednesday morning, to hand over another memorandum with their demands. A large contingent of SAPS officers were deployed to parts of Alexandra ahead of...
Joburg Mayor vows to act against officials who gave the nod to demolish Alex houses
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has said officials who authorised the demolition of illegally built houses in Alexandra last Friday, will be held accountable. Mashaba added that he was waiting on a report from the Johannesburg Metro Police...
eThekwini’s plans to eradicate a 40-year housing backlog
eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee has tabled a report outlining its plan to eradicate more than 40 years of housing backlog. The committee aims to address the backlog by identifying suitable and well-located land to deliver houses,...
Gauteng making headway with R1.3 trillion infrastructure plan
The Gauteng province is in for a radical transformation as the government implements its 15-year Infrastructure Master Plan worth R1.3 trillion. Speaking at the State of the Province Address on Monday, Gauteng Premier David Makhura highlighted that...
HDA to construct 500 000 houses in five years – Rampahosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Housing Development Agency (HDA) is set to construct and additional 500 000 houses in the next five years. Speaking at the State of the Nation Address (SONA), last week the President said that government would...
