Sanlam sees opportunities in affordable housing, student accommodation and rural retail

The one-time investment advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa and outgoing chair of JSE-listed Delta Property Fund talks about her time leading Delta’s board in a challenging period to turn around the group, and weighs in on SA’s grey list exit, saying: ‘now is not the time to be complacent… corruption…

Barto van der Merwe, managing director of Renishaw Property Developments, shares insights on the residential-centred, mixed-use property node backed by JSE-listed Crookes Brothers and rising from the ground on sugarcane land straddling the Umdoni and eThekwini municipalities.

Jason McCormick, CEO of the JSE-listed retail property fund, shares more about the deals. He also provides an update of the group's growth and performance as well as other projects on the go.

Following last week’s announcement of the Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings deal to acquire Auria Senior Living for R2.4bn, the head of Growthpoint Investment Partners shares latest insights on the expansion into these specialist real estate asset classes.

Urban strategist Rashiq Fataar, founder and CEO of Our Future Cities, discusses the Mother City’s urban future and shares insights on the Cape Town 2040 Think Tank, which has conducted research into the city potentially hosting the Olympic Games one day.