Middle-class flocking to these suburbs in South Africa’s richest city
Several areas of Johannesburg South and Alberton remain popular amongst buyers and investors.
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Major shopping mall in South Africa completely empty after last shop standing closes its doors
The Lancaster Centre in Johannesburg is now standing completely empty after its last shop—a speciality hobby store—closed down in December 2025.
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Most commercial property finance activity ‘in the unlisted private investor and developer space’
Vanessa Murray from Nedbank CIB says ‘subdued activity’ for new loans in recent years from real estate investment trusts has seen them ‘shoring up their balance sheets’ – and with the sector having rerated, the bank is far more positive about what’s to come from SA’s listed property counters.
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Major own goal hits 1.5 million homeowners in South Africa’s richest province
Another collapse of the City of Johannesburg’s electronic billing and payments platform has triggered a major administrative own goal affecting roughly 1.5 million municipal accounts.
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R839 per month joy still expected for South African homeowners
Standard Bank is forecasting some good news about interest rates for homeowners in South Africa in 2026.
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Massive shopping mall in South Africa set for grand opening this year
Boardwalk Mall is undergoing a large expansion, with the mall set to get padel courts and 5-a-side soccer facility.
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Balwin Properties | Carlos Correia | eThekwini metro | Fundamentum Property Group | Kaleido Westown | Property
KZN’s new ‘City of the West’ finds a home in Shongweni
With the development of the Westown Square retail hub the catalyst, Balwin’s Shongweni Eco Park and now Kaleido, puts Westown’s residential component firmly on the map.
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SA to create state firm to manage R155bn property portfolio
Includes around 88 000 buildings and five million hectares of land.
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Big change for R640 million shopping mall in South Africa’s richest area
Morningside Shopping Centre is now fully under the ownership of Flanagan & Gerard, with expansion plans in the works.
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Absa Homeowner Sentiment Index (HSI) | Cape Town | Gauteng | Pam Golding Properties | Property | Seeff Property Group
Goodbye Cape Town – reverse semigration shift gaining momentum
South Africa’s long-running semigration trend is slowing—with more households returning to inland provinces.