The Minister of Finance hit the nail on the head when he said that it is not only investors who need confidence, but also the average South African, says Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, has declared 136 priority human settlements and housing development areas (PHSHDAs) across the country.

Inner-city housing is being snapped up and cleaned up While suburbia is steadily being transformed into a morass of ill-planned, overcrowded business nodes, Johannesburg's inner city is winning a war to create proper middle- and working-class housing, underpinned by a social housing programme.