MortgageMax Digest I 07 March 2025
Dear Business Partners,
Welcome to your weekly roundup of newsworthy articles. Please share with your clients and developers so that they’re kept up to date with what’s happening in the market.
Your suggestions and comments are always welcome – we’d love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
The MortgageMax Team
Welcome to your weekly roundup of newsworthy articles. Please share with your clients and developers so that they’re kept up to date with what’s happening in the market.
Your suggestions and comments are always welcome – we’d love to hear from you.
Enjoy!
The MortgageMax Team
Cape Town opens electricity grid following successful wheeling pilot project
The City of Cape Town is opening its electricity grid to private electricity sales and trading following the conclusion of a year-long electricity ‘wheeling’ pilot project.
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The City of Cape Town is opening its electricity grid to private electricity sales and trading following the conclusion of a year-long electricity ‘wheeling’ pilot project.
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Major South African miner hits gold
Harmony Gold has declared a record interim dividend on the back of a soaring gold price, which saw its revenue from sales of the precious metal shoot up 19%.
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Harmony Gold has declared a record interim dividend on the back of a soaring gold price, which saw its revenue from sales of the precious metal shoot up 19%.
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Court orders demolition of illegal high-rise buildings in Pretoria West
A Pretoria West property developer is in hot water after the City of Tshwane secured a court order to demolish two high-rise buildings constructed without the required approved building plans.
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Court orders demolition of illegal high-rise buildings in Pretoria West
A Pretoria West property developer is in hot water after the City of Tshwane secured a court order to demolish two high-rise buildings constructed without the required approved building plans.
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Providing housing to the informal sector using the blockchain
The poor are excluded from housing because they do not qualify for mortgages since credit approvals are based on historical data, explains CEO Glen Jordan.
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Providing housing to the informal sector using the blockchain
The poor are excluded from housing because they do not qualify for mortgages since credit approvals are based on historical data, explains CEO Glen Jordan.
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Opinion | The SA economy is stuck – it’s barely bigger than before Covid
SA’s economy exhibited modest growth in the fourth quarter last year, with gross domestic product expanding by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter.
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Opinion | The SA economy is stuck – it’s barely bigger than before Covid
SA’s economy exhibited modest growth in the fourth quarter last year, with gross domestic product expanding by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter.
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We want more investment but we will not relax BBBEE, Construction Sector Charter Council says
In response to the World Bank’s recent recommendation that SA relax its BBBEE laws to attract greater private-sector investment in the country.
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We want more investment but we will not relax BBBEE, Construction Sector Charter Council says
In response to the World Bank’s recent recommendation that SA relax its BBBEE laws to attract greater private-sector investment in the country.
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Johannesburg cleaning up its act ahead of G20?
Stephen du Preez, founder of LocalAbode, an alliance partner of the Jozi My Jozi initiative, says the cleanup of Joburg’s CBD needs to look beyond the summit.
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Johannesburg cleaning up its act ahead of G20?
Stephen du Preez, founder of LocalAbode, an alliance partner of the Jozi My Jozi initiative, says the cleanup of Joburg’s CBD needs to look beyond the summit.
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VAT warning for South African homeowners
The National Treasury’s plan to implement a two-percentage-point value-added tax (VAT) hike in South Africa could result in homebuyers paying significantly more.
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VAT warning for South African homeowners
The National Treasury’s plan to implement a two-percentage-point value-added tax (VAT) hike in South Africa could result in homebuyers paying significantly more.
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