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Joburg needs to clean up its act

Paddy laments Joburg’s inefficiencies and says the city needs to clean up it’s act so investment can flow and its citizens can thrive...

Land grab pipe dream

Paddy suggests that while Malema might be serious, he doesn’t think that too many other people in government will take him that seriously...

Living the land reform dream

Paddy says land reform is a tricky issue and the big question of how to effect positive change while ensuring sustainability remains top of mind...

Striking tragedy of a tea farm

Paddy tells the story of how farmworkers at Magwa Tea outside Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape destroyed and looted the farm before abandoning it...

Are banks 'killing' property market?

Paddy agrees with a property figure that the property market is being threatened by banks continuing to value properties "too conservatively".

Malema and land reform

Paddy marvels at Malema's rants against the ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ concept as a supposed impediment to land reform...

Letter to the President

Paddy says we can’t afford to waste another R2bn on houses or continue to tolerate gross incompetence, corruption and jobs-for-pals...

EAAB needs to get its act together

Paddy says the Estate Agents Affairs Board should shape up and start serving the property industry that it is meant to serve.

Deal only with qualified estate agents

Paddy warns those selling property to deal only with 'qualified' agents and says the EAAB should enforce its own regulations on the profession.

Syndication scams fleecing investors

Innocent people lose their life savings investing in dodgy property syndication schemes. Paddy says beware of getting 'fleeced' by wily salesmen!

Civil service corruption rife

Paddy says taxpayers in SA are being robbed by our own government employees and their cohorts, as corruption and fraud runs rampant...

Land reform fails again

Instead of earning R1m a year land claims commissioners will now be earning just R840k. Paddy questions how they have performed on the job?

Would you become an estate agent?

Paddy says that while talking of a ‘clean-up’ the industry should be setting up apprenticeship programmes to attract and nurture new talent.

Don’t pay for government's mistakes

Paddy objects to paying tax that will go towards fixing government housing mistakes, as R58bn needed for repairs could be put to better use...