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The Property Pod
Hosted by Moneyweb's deputy editor Suren Naidoo, The Property Pod is South Africa's premier property investor podcast, with insights from industry executives. This podcast offers in-depth coverage of the South African property industry. The sectors covered include the commercial (office, retail and...
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Growthpoint’s George Muchanya talks healthcare and student accommodation fund listing plans
Following last week’s announcement of the Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings deal to acquire Auria Senior Living for R2.4bn, the head of Growthp...
Future Cape Town, urbanism and the Olympic dream
Urban strategist Rashiq Fataar, founder and CEO of Our Future Cities, discusses the Mother City’s urban future and shares insights on the Cape Town 20...
Focus on Mpumalanga’s ‘neglected’ tourism sites, not name changes
Oupa Pilane, chair of Satsa and Graskop Gorge Lift Co director, weighs in on the factors holding back tourism in Mpumalanga and SA. He says tourism in...
‘It’s a disgrace’ what’s happening at SA Tourism – Southern Sun chief
Marcel von Aulock, CEO of the JSE-listed hotels giant, does not mince his words about the woes at South Africa’s national tourism agency, but also tal...
Now Singapore-based Banyan Group looks to enter SA hotels market
Geri Flanagan, recently appointed director of business development at Bayan Group, based in Cape Town, tells us more about the group and its expansion...
Club Med SA beach resort will ‘change the North Coast forever’
Chris du Toit, development manager at Collins Residential and project lead on the Club Med Resort, gives us an update and latest insights on the most...
‘Overtourism not an issue for Cape Town’
Nick Taylor, managing director of Nox Cape Town, shares insights on the booming luxury short-term rentals market along the Mother City’s iconic Atlant...
The woman driving Redefine’s net-zero leadership
‘We've been certified net-zero for measured emissions and not ‘modelled’, which means these buildings have been measured on actual carbon reduction in...
How QSR giant KFC secures SA sites
The US fried chicken Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) giant occupies space in properties across SA, with over 1050 outlets in malls and CBD streets. Akh...
Marna van der Walt’s inspiring leadership journey in property
‘Once they let you loose, as a female, you have the added benefit of your sixth sense and intuition,’ says industry stalwart and Group CEO of Joburg-b...
Meet Palesa Mkhize – SA’s new multifamily residential sector evangelist
The newly appointed CEO of the South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (Samrra) shares insights on a burgeoning subsector of the prop...
What’s ‘Spear-heading’ this Western Cape property counter’s growth
Quintin Rossi, CEO of Cape Town-headquartered Spear Reit, shares latest insights on the JSE-listed group’s expansion. It is a relatively small real es...
Ilembe Chamber boss on the North Coast property boom
Cobus Oelofse, CEO of the chamber that represents industry and the tourism sector in Ballito and the broader region, says it is not just about high-pr...
Positive first-half performance for Reits
Seasoned independent listed-property analyst Keillen Ndlovu shares insights on the sector in the first six months of 2025, noting that despite market...
The emotional pull of owning a property
Sinenhlanhla Sithomo from Investec Life weighs in on buying versus renting in the current economic climate, saying ‘you pay either way’ – and highligh...
David Green gearing up V&A Waterfront for 36m visitors
Rating the precinct as one of SA’s most successful public-private partnership models, the CEO of the Cape Town trophy asset adds: ‘For both the PIC an...
Sibaya Precinct: Game-changer for Durban’s property market?
Charles Thompson, the founder and MD of Devmco Group, says the broader mega mixed-use development zone north of Umhlanga, including across the M4 road...
Marriott International sees ‘increasing appetite’ for new hotels, resorts in Africa’
Karim Cheltout, senior vice president of development for the Middle East & Africa at the world's largest hotel group, shares insights on Marriott’s ex...
Stronger SA office property market expected – FNB
John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance, shares insights on what’s behind the better expectations for the office property secto...
‘Watch this space’: Surge in Cape Town mixed-use developments
Grant Elliot, deputy chair of the Cape Town City Improvement District and chief operating officer of Thibault Investments, shares latest insights on t...
Standard Bank Group’s L2D expects big G20 Summit boost for Sandton
José Snyders, CEO of Liberty Two Degrees, says its hotels will be fully booked for the event, with the landmark Sandton Convention Centre hosting eith...
Adrian Gardiner’s story: Shamwari and taking Mantis Collection global with AccorHotels
From retail to game reserves to luxury eco hotels, the Eastern Cape trailblazer and octogenarian shares insights on his life in South African conserva...
Bold hotels plan for Balwin’s mega estates
Steve Brookes, CEO and founder of JSE-listed Balwin Properties, says plans are being finalised for a new 220-key Radisson Red hotel at Munyaka Waterfa...
JLL ‘still very bullish’ about hotel development in Africa
Wayne Godwin, CEO of JLL Africa, shares insights on the hospitality property market, saying that while 'Covid-19 was a watershed period' for the indus...
Absa backs KZN's Westown and Club Med mega developments
Vumiso Nyamazana, Regional Head for KZN of Commercial Property Finance at Absa CIB, talks about the group's financial backing of the two major catalyt...
SA’s property fundamentals ‘much better than five years ago’
Despite Donald Trump-induced volatility in global markets, Ian Anderson, head of listed property and portfolio manager at Merchant West Investments, i...
SA home buyers now paying lower transfer duty fees
Chantal Marx from FNB Wealth and Investments sheds light on recent adjustments to property transfer duty brackets in the country, which came into effe...
Suren’s favourite episodes of The Property Pod
South Africa’s premier property investor podcast, right here on Moneyweb, marked its milestone 150th episode recently. On this special edition, host S...
SA Corporate’s Indluplace takeover pays off handsomely
Group CEO Rory Mackey says residential property now makes up over 40% of its South African portfolio, with the fund set to expand in the multi-family...
Sun International CEO talks capex, Peermont push and sustainability
Anthony Leeming, boss of the biggest JSE listed gaming and resorts group. Podcast series on Moneyweb
Lower interest rates: Simon Brown on renting vs buying a home
This Is the 150th episode of The Property Pod on Moneyweb, and we are joined by Brown, the founder of Just One Lap and host of the MonewebNOW show. Wi...
Joburg cleaning up its act ahead of G20?
Stephen Du Preez, founder of LocalAbode, an alliance partner of the Jozi My Jozi initiative, says the cleanup of Joburg’s CBD needs to look beyond the...
Business-rescue-hit Urban Lime’s properties up for sale
Nexus Property Group co-founder Elias Tzouvanni – whose company has been appointed to handle the sale of the properties through private tender – share...
Menlyn Park, Pavillion owner upbeat on mega mall growth
Malose Kekana, CEO of Pareto Limited, says the group saw double-digital foot count growth over the recent festive season, with trading density growth...
Expropriation hullabaloo: Seeff boss confident about SA property rights
Samuel Seeff, chair of Cape Town-headquartered Seeff Property Group, weighs in on why he is not too worried about the Expropriation Act impacting the...
Sandton on the rise again?
Neil Schloss, head of asset management at Growthpoint Properties in SA, shares the latest insights on the group’s Sandton Summit mixed-used precinct,...
Expropriation Act will cause uncertainty in property market – Sapoa
Neil Gopal, CEO of the SA Property Owners Association, says: “It’s clear that the matter is headed to the courts” even though Sapoa itself is not plan...
How Gidon Novick is ‘rocking the retired life’
No, Novick who’s best known for his ventures in the SA airline industry, is not retiring just yet. But he has ventured into the retirement real estate...
What's keeping Ben Kodisang busy
The founder and CEO of ALT Capital Partners shares the latest insights on the growing group, which largely targets the rural and township convenience...
Property stock picks and more from Stanlib’s Nesi Chetty
The SA Reit sector remained the top-performing asset class in 2024. We take another look at the performance of JSE-listed property stocks, and expecta...