There is prevailing conventional wisdom among labour and certain parts of government and industry who believe that a weak rand will reverse South Africa's sagging industrial competitiveness, thereby lifting economic growth and redress our unemployment problem.
Government has made significant strides in public transport infrastructure development, says Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.
Growthpoint Properties Limited today reported distribution growth of 8% for the six-month interim period to 31 December 2013, outperforming original market guidance.
The Competition Commission gave Growthpoint Properties the green light to acquire the entire Tiber Group portfolio of properties and management business as at the end of January 2014.
Sandton City has again delivered outstanding performance results, with recently released figures pointing to a year-on-year turnover growth of 16% and welcoming in excess of 24.5 million visitors to the centre for 2013.
SA Corporate Real Estate Fund reports an 8.6% rise in full-year distribution to end-December to 32.75c per unit compared with the year-earlier period.
Liberty Group Limited, a wholly-owned division of Liberty Holdings Limited, today announced the acquisition of a 25% undivided share in the yield producing assets of the Melrose Arch Precinct, from Melrose Arch Investment Holdings ("MAIH").
While the recently announced national budget provides policy certainty, greater emphasis is required on implementing this policy to positively impact South African society and our economy.
The South African Property Owners Association has expressed its dismay at comments made by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan about the commercial property sector during his budget speech last Wednesday.

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