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The pros and cons of smart electricity meters
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The pros and cons of smart electricity meters

Smart meters allow your power utility to centrally control electricity usage in your homes. Is this a good idea? As load shedding continues to plunge the country into darkness , Johannesburg's City Power is doing everything ...

Is unrest giving South African property a bad name?
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Is unrest giving South African property a bad name?

Xenophobia, service delivery protests, vandalised statues, rising crime – South Africa is facing unprecedented levels of unrest at the moment. What does this mean for the local property market? South Africa currently appears to ...

Townships: the new investment frontier
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Townships: the new investment frontier

Township dwellers constitute a large portion of South Africa’s social fabric. Until quite recently, this segment was overlooked to an extent by large retailers and developers who concentrated their efforts in more developed, ...

Five top picks for buy-to-let investors in Gauteng
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Five top picks for buy-to-let investors in Gauteng

Although the latest data available from StatsSA puts the current rate of rental inflation at just 5,05%, there are several pockets of high demand in Gauteng where rentals are rising faster than ...

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Energy savings will be crucial this winter

With winter coming and persistent power outages, saving energy is a must.

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You can put a price on security

Security remains one of the main factors influencing home buying decisions in Gauteng.

And the hikes just keep coming…
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And the hikes just keep coming…

At the beginning of April, South Africans were subjected to a massive petrol price hike. The cost of electricity, water and other municipal services are also due to rise within a few short weeks. So what does this mean for the ...

Are estates really the answer?
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Are estates really the answer?

Not too long ago, gated communities and ‘secure’ luxury estates were something of an oddity. Not so anymore. Today, you don’t have to go too far to see a massive mixed - use ‘city within a city’ secured by military grade ...

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The impact of Digital on the Real Estate Sector - CNBC

Scott Picken, author of Property Going Global and the Founder and CEO of Wealth Migrate an online global real estate crowd-funding platform joins CNBC Africa's Gugulethu Cele and Lindsay Williams to discuss the digital revolution ...