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South Africa’s richest man has come out on top in a fierce boardroom fight over a R2.3 billion Stellenbosch property deal. The dispute, which broke down a long-standing friendship, has now been settled in his favour.
Serious questions are being raised about who controls Cape Town’s powerful planning tribunal. Critics say key property decisions worth billions are being made behind closed doors with limited public oversight.
You can now buy an entire private nature reserve in South Africa for R145 million. The deal includes thousands of hectares of protected land—and a full ecosystem of wildlife already in place.
Investment in new residential homes has fallen sharply, signaling deeper stress in South Africa’s housing market. Developers are pulling back fast as demand, financing, and confidence weaken at the same time.
A Hillcrest home has been frozen after investigators linked it to a multimillion-rand UIF relief fraud scheme. Authorities say the property may have been bought using funds meant for pandemic worker support.
No province comes close to Gauteng’s dominance in retail real estate. New mall developments are cementing its position as South Africa’s undisputed shopping capital.
Over 1,000 retirement developments across South Africa are now under legal scrutiny. A recent High Court ruling has raised major questions about eviction practices involving elderly residents and spouses.
A massive shopping mall that has stood half-built and abandoned for 16 years may finally be revived. New investors are now being courted to complete one of Pretoria’s most infamous developments.
A new opinion warns that South Africa’s Draft Deeds Bill is failing to fix a long-running township ownership crisis. Millions of families remain stuck without clear legal title to their homes, leaving wealth and inheritance in limbo.