Women continue to make inroads into the traditionally male-dominated South African property industry.

I think the industry is in a very healthy state. Looking ahead, I think we’re going to see more global companies coming in.

Financial services giant Sanlam’s exit from Gensec, in 2004, set Marna van der Walt on an unplanned path to becoming a property industry powerhouse.

Marna van der Walt, Excellerate Property Services CEO, has been named the Most Influential Woman in Building and Construction sector.

Nomzamo Radebe, CEO of JHI Properties - part of Excellerate Property Services Group, has been appointed as President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) and named President Elect of the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) for 2016/7.

Infrastructure planning has become an inextricable part of property investment, development and management in South Africa, says Marna van der Walt, CEO of Africa’s leading integrated property solutions provider, Excellerate Property Services.

Liberty Holdings Limited (“Liberty”) and Excellerate Holdings Ltd (“Excellerate”) are pleased to announce the strategic partnership of Liberty’s property management services business, held within Liberty Group Properties Pty Ltd, with the retail management division of JHI Properties Pty Ltd (“JHI”) owned by Excellerate.

Excellerate Property Services is leading South Africa’s large property service providers in Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) with its new Level 2 B-BBEE rating. 

Bringing around 850 people from its various businesses under one roof, Excellerate Property Services is consolidating into new Johannesburg headquarters.

Excellerate Property Services CEO Marna van der Walt says fasten your seat belts for an exciting ride from the property sector during a year that is full of potential.