Joburg needs the finest people to lead the city – Malose Kekana

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The Sapoa president and Pareto CEO questions ‘Mickey Mouse' activities he is seeing in SA’s biggest city, shares insight into Pareto’s growth as a black-empowered property group and speaks frankly about dysfunctional local government being the industry’s biggest bugbear.

27 Jun 2023 English South Africa Business · Business News

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