Eskom more than doubles its solar water geyser subsidy

THE number of households that have taken up Eskom's solar water geyser subsidies has rocketed in the past month since the utility more than doubled the geyser subsidy from around R2 500 to around R7 000. This means that almost half of the cost of the solar geyser will now be covered by Eskom.

Posted at 12:31PM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Residential  |  Comments[4]

Sea Point Pavilion court battle continues

The company given the green light for a R60-million redevelopment of Sea Point Pavilion has argued in court that the implications and benefits of the project were properly considered by then-environment MEC Tasneem Essop.

Posted at 12:24PM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Commercial  | 

40-storey Pretoria landmark needs urgent restoration

Restoration work and repairs are being done to the facade of the landmark multi-storey Volkskas building in Pretoria's city centre to ensure that it is restored to its original stature and that it does not pose a danger to the public.

Posted at 11:57AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Commercial  | 

Property market continues to improve : FNB

The home market is, arguably past its worst state of health, as demand grows off the dismal lows of early-2009 and the acceleration in house price inflation continues, FNB said on Monday.

Posted at 10:40AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Residential  | 

New energy-conscious social housing project opens in Cape Town

In a first for the Western Cape a new R40 million eco-friendly social housing project will see its first tenants move in today.

Posted at 10:33AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Residential  | 

Prime Cape Town land ready for restitution

Eight families booted off their property by the apartheid government seem set to move back on to prime land in upmarket Constantia before the end of the year.

Posted at 10:24AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Residential  | 

Cape Town's R20bn facelift

Cape Town is set to change dramatically according to a multi-billion urban regeneration plan to presented to the City's mayoral committee this week.

Posted at 10:11AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Market  | 

Western Cape property sales rise but prices stay flat

The January figures from PropStats, the Western Cape Institute of Estate Agents' monthly statistical review (available to agency principals and managers), give further encouragement that the Cape residential sector's recovery is gaining momentum.

Posted at 09:59AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Residential  | 

Want to buy a guest house? Just click here...

With just a few weeks left to the opening games of the World Cup, the hunt is on for B&Bs and guest houses for sale.

Posted at 09:55AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Residential  | 

Rental now 'the preferred way to live'

The rental market in Durban is in a state of flux as buy-to-let investors consider whether to hold or sell their properties on the promise of prices picking up.

Posted at 09:50AM Mar 01, 2010 by Editor in Residential  |  Comments[1]