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Legal township establishment processes exist to ensure that urban development is safe, serviced and sustainable.

Behind Kleinfontein and other illegally established residential areas

Kleinfontein is just one of about 17 other illegally established housing developments in Tshwane

Jason Swartz, Portfolio Manager, Old Mutual Investment Group.

Local assets offering better returns this year, but value trap on the horizon

Old Mutual Investment Group have identified four key themes that will drive their investment decisions next year

Buying a house: A step-by-step guide

It’s a buyers’ market, and with interest rates low, you may now be able to afford your ideal house

Below-zero rates spook the market

With global conditions deteriorating markedly, Janet Yellen has admitted that the Federal Reserve will have to be cautious.

The higher producer prices come after consumer inflation also bucked consensus expectations, shooting through the upper limit of the Reserve Bank’s target in May. (Oupa Nkosi, M&G)

Economic week ahead: SA waits on latest rates decision amid Ukraine tension

Rates decisions from Africa’s two largest economies, developments in Ukraine and key US, European and Asian reports are likely to move markets.

The making of a world-class city (Photo Archive)

The making of a world-class city

Residents who pay their rates and taxes contribute to maintaining the City of Johannesburg as the world-class African city that it is.

Pro-poor policy requires nifty manoeuvering

Report sheds light on the role that municipal rates policies can play in addressing the plight of the urban poor.