Woolworths has opened a new store in Accra's upmarket West Hills Mall, the retailer's second store in Ghana.

Group Five is awarded a R4bn engineering, procurement and construction contract by Ghanaian energy group Cenpower Generation.

Hyprop Investments' share price falls 4% over the past week‚ creating what some believe is a temporary buying opportunity for investors keen to share in the spoils of SA's largest shopping centres and the burgeoning consumer markets of Ghana and Zambia.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Ghana Institution of Surveyors have reaffirmed their commitment to the enforcement of global property standards at GhIS' ninth annual Surveyors' Week in Accra.

Having highlighted Africa as a primary focus, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) global President Elect, Louise Brooke-Smith is currently visiting South Africa (February 2014) and Ghana.

When West Hills Mall opens in Ghana’s capital Accra, it will become the largest single-phase modern shopping centre in the city. 

The private sector is possibly one of the main engines of growth in Ghana's economy, says Kenneth Ofori, business manager for Devtraco Plus, a luxury real estate company in Ghana. Devtraco Plus, he says, is committed to providing sound upmarket home investment opportunities in sought after neighbourhoods.

The prognosis for Africa’s projected economic growth is positive, as commonly reported in the media. At a time when western economies are faltering, the positive statistics make particularly attractive reading, says Florence Menson, JHI Ghana’s Centre Manager of Marina Mall in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. 

South Africa's foremost financial services company, FirstRand Limited has disclose plans to invest proceeds of its $250 million fund raising exercise across major West and Southern African real estate markets - particularly Nigeria, Ghana and Angola.

RMB Westport recently raised US$250-million for its Real Estate Development Fund aimed at developing real estate assets in west Africa.