Safari wins by swimming against anti-Township tide

Hi there There have been a few property listings on the JSE lately. But none captures the imagination quite like yesterday’s newcomer, Safari Investments. After raising R374m in a private placing of shares to new investors by pitching at a 9% yield, Safari is no patchwork quilt portfolio. It has been slowly built through its … Read more

Investing in township shopping malls makes everyone happy: Safari CEO

Township property fund Safari Investments, listing on the Johannesburg stock exchange next week, has a loyal group of investors that is determined to stay for the long haul. That much is clear in this interview with its CEO Francois Marais, who says the pension fund-like quality of the fund is proving very attractive. The Real Estate … Read more

AKC’s Isizwe’s township Wi-Fi offering flooded after yesterday’s switch on – Youtube, education favourites

In the Knott-Craig family the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Where his father revolutionised SA’s communications industry through the building of Vodacom, Alan Junior is doing something similar to deliver free internet access to the bottom of the pyramid. His Isizwe’s township wi-fi offering which switched on in Tshwane yesterday. It was a … Read more