Boxwood Property boss talks expansion and why Cape Town CCID rocks

‘We are looking to list in the next three years,’ says Malose Kekana, CEO of Pareto Limited – the owner of super-regional shopping centres Menlyn Park, The Pavilion and Cresta – an unlisted group which has almost doubled its net asset value to over R24bn since Kekana took the helm…

Desigan Chetty, COO at Property Point – the Growthpoint-initiated enterprise development programme – says youth-owned businesses require access to established value chains and markets if they are to grow and create jobs.

‘We need to capture the entire value chain,’ says Sipho Mbadaliga, chair of the Youth in Property Association (Yipa) in this special Youth Month interview. He stresses that young people must be more alert to the career opportunities in the industry.

‘I think Durban has a bad PR problem more than a bad reality; the minute the beach is closed, it's all over social media and they call it ‘Dirt-ban’ and other things, but the water quality is better than Cape Town's – and it's certainly warmer,’ says Marcel Von Aulock,…

Golden Section Capital’s Garreth Elston weighs in on recent deals in the listed property sector, including Vukile’s expansion into Italy, Emira buying into Octodec, and SA Corporate and Hyprop buying a mega mall in Bulgaria from MAS plc. Plus, insights on year-to-date Reit sector performance and recent results releases.