The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Summit Africa 2019 has a powerful line-up of speakers for the event, taking take place later this month (29 - 30 May) at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton Central, South Africa’s financial hub.

Equites Property Fund Limited today announced growth of 11.8% in its distribution per share for the year ended 28 February 2019 to 138.43 cents, along with robust growth in the NAV per share of 10.2% to R16.92.

Stakeholders’ attention is drawn to the announcement issued on 6 May 2019 by South Africa’s Financial Services Conduct Authority.

Redefine Properties (JSE: RDF), which has increased its distribution for the six months ended 28 February 2019 by 4.0% to 49.2 cents, continues to build a solid platform for sustained growth and value creation despite ongoing economic and political uncertainty.

In line with its stated intention of strengthening governance, broadening diversity and improving board independence, JSE listed diversified Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Redefine Properties (JSE: RDF) has appointed Sipho Pityana as its independent non-executive chairperson. The appointment is effective from 3 May 2019.

With experiential retail being one of the hottest trends in the retail and shopping centre industry right now, the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) commissioned a research report to get insight into the growth of experiential retail in the local mall marketplace.

While elections are just days away, the rand has remained relatively unresponsive to local elements ranging from politics to economic data.

Building on the success of the strongest mall in Cyprus, Atterbury Europe’s first phase Mall of Cyprus expansion has opened to shoppers with an added 6,000sqm of retail space, 15 new retail brands, six new food and beverage concepts and 300 extra parking spaces.

Abland, one of South Africa’s leading property developers for over 30 years, is developing a distinctive mixed use development in the CBD of Cape Town in partnership with Nedbank.

John Rabie, one of South Africa’s most successful property developers, has recently embarked on a substantial new venture in Portugal.