It will be lights out for Sandton Central, Joburg's premier business, shopping and tourism centre this weekend when many of its buildings will power-down for an hour on Saturday (25 March) to help address climate change.

Africa’s cities need to brace themselves for millions more people over the next few decades with the continent having one of the fastest urbanisation rates in the world.

Balwin, South Africa’s largest homebuilder focusing on large scale sectional-title residential estates in high-growth, high-density metropolitan nodes in South Africa’s major cities, is pleased to announce that it has launched The Polofields, its maiden development in Waterfall, Midrand, Gauteng.  

JSE-listed diversified real estate investment trust Redefine Properties (JSE: RDF) announced today that it’s Black River Park, an office precinct in Cape Town has been adjudged the winner in the Sustainable FM Operations category at the recent South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA) Awards.

Women’s Property Network (WPN) will host their third annual Leadership Conference on the 10th February.

Two sites at the Cornubia mixed-use development north of Durban, will break ground early in 2017. 

The mixed use Century City Square development, which was developed by the Rabie Property Group at a cost of R1billion, has been awarded a 4-Star Green Star – Custom Mixed Use Design rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa.

Today marks the beginning of the second week of the 22nd UN Framework for Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP22) taking place in Marrakech, Morocco.

Green initiatives are a fact of life in the 21st century – and are likely to play an even bigger role in the future. There is an increasing awareness of human impact on the environment, and the need for clean sources of power.

The Green Building Council of SA (GBCSA) today announced the appointment of sustainability expert Dorah Modise (previously Nteo)  as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the highly experienced Rudolf Pienaar as its new Non-Executive Board Chair and Faieda Jacobs as Non-Executive Deputy Chair.