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October 21st, 2023 | Business, Economics, Practice

Economy/business Trends: Times are tough, financially speaking, in South Africa today. This is reflected in Famous Brands’ (think Steers, Debonairs, Wimpy, Mug & Bean, FishAways...

October 7th, 2023 | Business, Economics, Practice

Gentle Reader             Yes, I did get married.   Daan Steenkamp           under new management     Economy/business Trends Our exchange rate was trading...

Repo rate ‘cut of 1%-2% needed to revive property market

‘All the people we speak to do believe that in 2024 we’re likely to see rate cuts of ideally somewhere between 50 basis points and...

Excessive rate hikes by big metros unsustainable – Sapoa

Commercial property body says it has reached out to key SA cities to begin a consultation process.   The “continuous and excessive hiking of rates...

September 14th, 2023 | Business, Economics, Practice

Gentle Reader,   The publication of Snippets will be halted for three weeks as I will be getting married this weekend – the intended ‘guvvernment’...

Registered property valuers are crucial, particularly amidst unsustainable municipal rates increases

  Commercial and industrial property owners across the country are bearing the brunt of unsustainable rates increases, which in turn, is negatively impacting South Africa’s...

Understanding the E in ESG

Tenants’ needs will inform how building owners and developers comply with SA’s green building standards.   South Africa is under growing internal and external pressure...

The productivity pitfalls of remote working

Let’s talk about an under-explored phenomenon that’s been shaping our remote work productivity: the  ‘Hawthorne Effect’. The Hawthorne Effect was a landmark study conducted in...

The advantages & disadvantages of different roof types in Sectional Title Schemes

  It is essential to understand that a developer constructs a new sectional title scheme to make as much profit as possible. Developments in low-income...

Millions of ageing solar panels present a whimsical paradox

The automated manufacturing high-tech solar panel components in China   The installation and use of an estimated three billion solar photovoltaic (PV) solar panels worldwide...