South Africa’s eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, with its diverse culture, year-long sublime climate and abundant natural heritage sites and attractions, has the pull power to bring even more international and domestic tourists to its shores, and has the most potential nationwide to become the tourism capital of the country.
This year marks a significant milestone for the City as the eThekwini Municipality prepares for the much-anticipated start of service of the first route of the new GO!Durban integrated public transport network from Pinetown’s CBD to KwaMashu’s Bridge City.
Real estate consulting firm, JLL, has released its South African Q4 2017 market reports for key markets across the country, including the office markets in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town; the industrial markets in Johannesburg and Durban; and an outline of the South African retail market.
RICS (the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) has launched the Cities for our Future Challenge, calling on young people to come up with fresh, new ideas to help tackle the most pressing problems affecting cities in Africa and around the world.
Women continue to make inroads into the traditionally male-dominated South African property industry. Sandi Mbutuma, Women’s Property Network (WPN) Chairperson, acknowledges the changing face of the sector, with many women attaining prominent leadership positions in property companies and industry bodies.
JSE listed self storage REIT, Stor-Age, the only self storage property group listed on any emerging market exchange worldwide, today announced its intention to acquire the attractive Durban based StorTown portfolio of self storage assets from the DanCor Properties group.
FWJK Developments has already completed 24,000m² of mini factory units in two industrial park developments at Cornubia known as Boulevard Business Park and Sugarstone Business Park.
The collective suburb of Berea, comprising smaller suburbs like Greyville, Musgrave and Upper Glenwood, was once home to some of the oldest manors in Durban.
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