Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill 2020 Written comments
Outlined below, hereby the written comments and summary of the input from The South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP) on the Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill, 2020. ABOUT SAIBPP The South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP) is a South African-based non-profit professional association formed in 1996 for the purpose of […]
SAIBPP becomes founding signatory to Construction Alliance South Africa (CASA)
Construction industry unites to form a national umbrella body. South Africa’s construction industry has united to form an umbrella body, Construction Alliance South Africa (CASA) that is made up of 28 of the sectors’ professional, contractor, supplier and other bodies. The alliance will be officially launched on 21 January 2021. Industry stalwart, John Matthews who […]
SAIBPP official statement on president Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the Mooikloof Megacity development
SAIBPP notes with concern the announcement made by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the launch of the Mooikloof MegaCity Development. The property and construction sectors continue to be hamstrung by chronic lack of transformation. Black ownership within the R6tn property sector sits at less than 7% and black developers continue to be constrained by lack of […]
SA Institute of Black Property Practitioners Response to Supplementary Budget
The South African Institute of Black Property Practitioners notes with concern the recent Supplementary Budget presented by the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni. The Minister acknowledges in his speech that the South African economy is expected to experience “the largest contraction in nearly 90 years” of 7,2% and yet the budget presented fails to explicitly […]
WHAT HAPPENS IF SA EXPROPRIATES LAND WITHOUT COMPENSATION?
Three Agriculture Business Chamber (AgriBiz) researchers have warned that the government’s populist proposal to expropriate land without compensation might result in a prolonged period of
Amelia focuses on education
When Amelia Beattie was elected president of the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) in 2014, she was never in doubt about what the focus of her presidency should be in supporting efforts to transform the industry. “One of the things I promised to focus on was education because it is at the heart of transformation,” says Beattie. “Our industry needs skills. When I became president I undertook […]
Strategy needed to accelerate pace of transformation
A lot has been written about the transformation of the property industry in the past 20 years, and a policy framework is in place. The challenge now is implementation. The main issue for black property players has been policy confusion. Every time there is a change in the executive of concerned departments, progress in the […]
