The Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) today proudly recognised Dr Werner van Antwerpen, Head of Sustainability at Growthpoint Properties, as a true planet shaper, a great friend to green building in South Africa, and this year’s recipient of the GBCSA Chairman’s Award.

Now may be Growthpoint Properties' best opportunity to buy a UK company outright or an interest in one.

Growthpoint Properties CEO Norbert Sasse has been presented with the inaugural South African Property Owners Association’s (SAPOA) Lifetime Achievement Award.

Growthpoint will not rush into other emerging markets, but instead bide its time and continue to grow its existing investments in Australia.

While developers are quick to build new shopping centres, some property experts are concerned that the domestic market may be oversaturated.

The SA REIT Conference is again proving to be the gathering place for the sharpest minds in property, finance and investment, and an exciting platform for debate and interaction.

Growthpoint Properties Limited today reported distribution growth of 6.0% for its six-month interim period to 31 December 2015, delivering performance at the top end of its market guidance.

More South African-listed property funds are looking to Australia for offshore expansion because of its better finance costto-yield spread.

Growthpoint Properties has made an ambitious commitment to sustainability, energy efficiency and green building, to coincide with Buildings Day at COP21 in Paris today.

The City of Cape Town, in partnership with Eskom and the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA), launched Cape Town’s Energy Efficiency Forum (EEF) in 2009 to assist commercial buildings and operations in improving their energy efficiency.