The Property Pod

Epizodes

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  Money Summit panel: Listed property still has run room 07.09.2026 28min

  Ian Anderson of Merchant West Investments and Kundayi Munzara of Sesfikile Capital see improving fundamentals, attractive yields and the potential for annual returns in the teens for the SA Reit sector.
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  Sapoa boss on the Cape Town rates battle and saving Joburg 31.08.2026 23min

  Neil Gopal, the long-time CEO of the South African Property Owners Association, shares insights on why its big court win against the City of Cape Town matters, Sapoa’s 60th-anniversary milestone and fixing the CoJ.
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  SA Reit chair says ‘balance sheets are looking really good’ 24.08.2026 21min

  Jackie van Niekerk, newly appointed chair of the South African Real Estate Investment Trust Association and CEO of JSE-listed Attacq Limited, notes despite global uncertainties, inflation, and interest rate volatility, the sector has maintained access to capital markets and continues to show potential for growth.
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  The chairwoman’s conversation: Catching up with Attacq’s Ipeleng Mkhari 17.08.2026 22min

  Mkhari talks about her role as chair of the JSE-listed group behind Waterfall City, and reveals what Motseng Investment Holdings, where she is founding CEO, has been up to
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  Meet Laila Razack, who’s finance chief at this R28bn property fund 10.08.2026 18min

  The CFO at logistics-focused Equites Property Fund is one of the youngest women executives at a JSE-listed company currently. She shares her story and talks about the growth of the group.
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  SA women beat men in residential property ownership 03.08.2026 16min

  Hayley Ivins-Downes, managing executive for Real Estate at Lightstone, says in terms of non-subsidised properties, women are owning their homes on their own more than ever before. Gauteng women are leading the way, with two-thirds of these properties owned by women.
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  Foreign interest in Cape Town property peaks, but what about Gqeberha? 27.07.2026 24min

  Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, says international buyers of SA residential property is on the up, with almost 40% of sales over R20m being by foreign buyers and mainly into the Mother City. Being Nelson Mandela Bay-based, he also weighs in on what’s holding the city back.
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  Zimbali Lakes boss on Lamborghini, marina and other big property projects 20.07.2026 43min

  Werner Burger, CEO of Zimbali master-developer IFA Hotels & Resorts South Africa, shares insights on the latest developments in the booming node on KZN's North Coast.
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  Kundayi Munzara’s insights on global listed property 13.07.2026 22min

  One of the founding directors at Sesfikile Capital weighs in on the opportunities in advanced real estate markets like the US, UK and Europe, Asian hub Singapore and old South African investor favourite Australia, noting that global property is up around 12% year-to-date in US dollar terms.
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  Exclusive: Mall landlord and new Sandton Convention Centre owner Pareto eyes JSE listing 06.07.2026 31min

  ‘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 in 2016.
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  Bolstering SA youth employment and entrepreneurship is ‘the point’ 29.06.2026 25min

  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.
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  Lobbying for youth in property 22.06.2026 17min

  ‘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.
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  Durban is being fixed and is delivering for Southern Sun again 08.06.2026 26min

  ‘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, CEO of the JSE-listed hotel giant.
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  Italy will be a tougher market than Spain for Vukile – Elston 01.06.2026 21min

  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.
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  Balwin Properties and the JSE exit: Anthony Clark weighs in … 25.05.2026 16min

  The founder of SmallTalk Daily Research and an independent analyst covering Balwin for years, shares his insights on the group’s move to go private with the backing of the Public Investment Corporation. Will the likes of Calgro follow? Clark also touches on other stocks he follows, like AdvTech, which has a big property portfolio of schools and ‘university’ campuses in SA and other countries in Africa.
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  Broll scoops two JLL execs for new hospitality division 18.05.2026 16min

  Group CEO Malcolm Horne shares insights behind the move, plus Broll's expansion into Dubai despite the Middle East conflict.
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  De Lille talks tourism: The boom, African market and tackling xenophobia 11.05.2026 35min

  SA Tourism Minister, Patricia de Lille
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  Residential market resilience could turn to rate hike caution, says FNB 04.05.2026 24min

  Despite increased growth in SA house prices, the rest of the year is likely to be quite different, according to the bank’s senior economist Koketso Mano. She says demand could take a hit, as homebuyers may hold off on purchasing decisions.
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  Year of two halves, and rate cuts next year ... 27.04.2026 24min

  That's the best we can hope for, says Gina Schoeman, senior economist of Citi Group in South Africa.
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  Advancing the social housing debate 20.04.2026 21min

  Marius Muller, the chair and co-founder of Soho Properties, talks about what he has been up to in the SA real estate sector in recent years, including his work in the residential and social housing space.