Dipula Income Fund today announced that it has agreed to acquire the Gillwell Taxi Retail Park development in the East London CBD, situated in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of the Eastern Cape province.
JSE's R249bn listed property sector delivers a muted 7.3% total return for the first 11 months of this year, some way off the 17.92% achieved by the All Share index over the same time.
Dipula Income Fund today reported growth of 7.0% in combined A- and B-linked distributions for the year ended 31 August 2013, delivering on its guidance to investors.
With an appealing mix of successful retailers guaranteed and construction progressing apace, the vision for the R400 million Eyethu Orange Farm Mall to become a successful, profitable asset for the community of Orange Farm is within reach.
Tower Mall opened on the 25 October 2013 in the growing Jouberton, City of Matlosana, bringing 15,400sqm of quality retail to this community and consumers in the surrounding western suburbs of Klerksdorp.
Dipula Income Fund’s newly developed 15,400sqm Tower Mall in the growing Jouberton and surrounds western in Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana, will open on 25 October 2013, virtually fully let.
Standard Bank has approved R349m in term and development funding for the Eyethu Orange Farm Mall in Orange Farm, a deal which is expected to help rejuvenate the impoverished settlement south of Johannesburg.
Dipula Income Fund today announced that its acquisition drive has improved its rental income streams, with 14 properties valued at some R1,4 billion transferring into its portfolio in the past 14 months.
Eyethu Orange Farm Mall will result in the entire Orange Farm community holding a 10% stake in this 27,000sqm regional shopping mall, which is helping to transform the area into a flourishing central business district, and creating a valuable multi-faceted community asset.

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