For many people, Somalia is synonymous with war and political instability. However, Jon Bellish, the executive director of Shuraako Capital – a firm that finances Somali companies says the country of...
Learn how Kenyan entrepreneurs Leonard and Emily Mcharo achieved financial freedom by their forties, in our new book How we made it in Africa II. The paperback and ebook versions are available here. ...
Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil giant Shell in Qatar when a holiday to Rwanda set him on a different path. During the trip, the wide gap between the local price of passion fruit and wh...
Danladi Verheijen, co-founder of private equity firm Verod Capital Management, is bullish on the education sector in West Africa. Last year, Verod sold its stake in TAG West Africa, which operates La...
For many people, Somalia is synonymous with war, insecurity and political instability, rather than a destination for business. Yet despite challenges in parts of the region, local commercial activity...
“The group delivered a strong performance supported by the recognition of the Kusile Power Project Settlement. The funds received from the Kusile settlement and the disposal of SS-Construções (Moçamb...
Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA...
Post registration, the municipality’s Urban Planning and Design Department will commence with community engagements in each district. The eight districts to be reviewed are Table Bay, Blaauwberg, Nort...
Growthpoint Properties, Etana Energy, and the City of Cape Town have implemented the first pooled wheeling of renewable electricity across multiple properties within the City’s municipal network. The ...
Exemplar REITail has declared a full-year distribution of 176.90 cents per share for the year ended 28th February 2026, representing 15.3% growth on the prior year and an 11.8% compound annual growth ...
The SA REIT Association has released the Third Edition of its Best Practice Recommendations (BPR) – framework that governs how each of its members measures and reports financial and operational perfor...
Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. The book was recently shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA...
Spear REIT Limited is acquiring a premium grade office portfolio in Tygervalley for R960 million from Ingenuity Property Investments. Located at 1 Sportica Crescent, the three office buildings compris...
Afrimat has reported a 20.3% increase in group revenue for its financial year ended 28th February 2026 to R10 billion from R8.3 billion, with a 9.6% increase in its operating profit to R523.7 million ...
The municipality is also proposing a further raise to the rates-free rebate for the first R620 000 of a property’s value, up from R450 000, for residential properties under R8 million. Mayor Geordin H...
The Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) has secured CPD points for its upcoming annual 2026 conference, ‘Future (City) Perfect, to be held on the 24th and 25th of June at the CTICC in Cape...
Hyprop Investments Limited is acquiring Galleria Burgas, a premier shopping centre on Bulgaria’s east coast for €122.2 million (before adjustments). The acquisition is being carried out by Balkan Reta...
The South African real estate landscape is undergoing a definitive structural shift. As of early 2026 numbers, the auction industry has made huge steps in making the auction disposal method the prefe...
Global property markets extended their recovery into 2025, with the All-Property Total Return rising to 4.8%, up from 2.0% in 2024 and a clear rebound from the negative returns recorded in 2023. For m...
Balwin Properties has received a firm intention offer from a consortium including the PIC, acting on behalf of the GEPF, together with Balwin founder investors, to acquire all eligible issued ordinary...
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has greenlit plans for an inner-city affordable housing and mixed-use development on a municipal parking lot at the Civic Centre in the CBD. According to Coun...
Our new book, How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, is available here. This interview was first published by the International Finance Corporation...
How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit has been shortlisted for the Business Council for Africa (BCA) African Business Book of the Year Awards 2026....
PPC has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Sinoma Overseas Development Co. Limited to collaborate on several initiatives related to PPC Zimbabwe. In the short term, the focus will be on impr...
In 2024, private equity firm Verod Capital invested in i-Fitness, a Nigerian gym chain founded in 2015 by the entrepreneur Foluso Ogunwale. Verod co-founder Danladi Verheijen describes the business as...