How Lifestyle, Identity, and Representation Are Reshaping Real Estate Conversations South Africa’s property market is undergoing a quiet but meaningful transformation. No longer solely driven by square footage, location, and return on investment, today’s real estate landscape is being shaped by a new generation of buyers, sellers, and agents who are shifting the conversation toward something more personal: authenticity, representation, and lifestyle alignment. Among the voices contributing to this shift is Tondi Sadiki, a Johannesburg-based real estate professional and Founder of Buy the Block. His journey from Limpopo to the inner workings of the city’s property scene has given him

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s keynote address at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium – South Africa (SIDS-SA) in Cape Town at the end of May was punctuated by a recurring theme: the country’s urgent need for money, and the pivotal role the private sector must play in financing infrastructure development.  The government has committed roughly R1 trillion to infrastructure over the next three years with a range of financial instruments set to be introduced, including streamlining public-public partnership initiatives and establishing an Infrastructure Bond by 2026. At the conference, Ramaphosa explicitly called for private sector support to the tune of R2 trillion

Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) has received a R100 million injection from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). The company builds “climate resilient” electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that will assist South Africa in transitioning to a net-zero transport economy. “This show of faith by the DBSA is not just financial — it is symbolic. We are truly grateful,” said Charge director and co-founder Andries Malherbe. Charge said in a statement that the funding will allow it to set up a charging station every 150 kilometres along the country’s national roads to reduce range anxiety for EV drivers. Each site

The seven-storey development will create 3 000 jobs, which will undoubtedly boost the city’s economy, Mayor John Mpe remarked.POLOKWANE – The city will see a mega development in progress when the construction of a seven-storey skyscraper will start before the end of the Polokwane Municipality’s financial year-end on June 30. This was according to Mayor John Mpe during a media briefing, held at the new Peter Mokaba Stadium last Wednesday.“As we grow, Polokwane continues to attract local and international investment. We are proud to announce the allocation of land to investors from the UAE to construct a seven-storey hotel at the Green