Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa June 2015 | Page 17

1: Managing Director of JHI Properties, Nomzamo Radebe, SAPOA CEO, Neil Gopal, Head
of Stanlib Direct Property Investments and former SAPOA President, Amelia Beattie, with
Founder, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief of Real Estate Investor Magazine, Neale Petersen.
2: Managing Director of JHI Properties, Nomzamo Radebe, SA Commercial Prop News
Media Director, Ortneil Kutama, with SAPOA CEO, Neil Gopal,
Head of Stanlib Direct Property Investments and former SAPOA President, Amelia Beattie.
3: Head of Stanlib Direct Property Investments and former SAPOA President, Amelia
Beattie.
4: Managing Director of JHI Properties, Nomzamo Radebe, SAPOA CEO, Neil Gopal,
and Moneyweb Journalist, Karabo Ray Mahlaka with Head of Stanlib Direct Property
Investments and former SAPOA President, Amelia Beattie.
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1: Managing Director of Tongaat Hulett and new SAPOA President for 2015/2016, Michael
Deighton.
2:SAPOA CEO, Neil Gopal, Head of Stanlib Direct Property Investments and former SAPOA
President, Amelia Beattie, with African Training Academy and School of Auctioneers,
Nontokozo Nene, and Pam Snyman, Services SETA Chamber Committee.
3: Head of Stanlib Direct Property Investments and former SAPOA President, Amelia
Beattie.
4: Managing Director of JHI Properties, Nomzamo Radebe, SAPOA CEO, Neil Gopal,
and Moneyweb Journalist, Karabo Ray Mahlaka with Head of Stanlib Direct Property
Investments and former SAPOA President, Amelia Beattie.

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anaging Director of Tongaat Hulett,
Michael Deighton, was elected as the new
South African Property Owners Association
(SAPOA) President for 2015/2016 at the annual
SAPOA International Convention and Property
Exhibition in Durban.
“I am deeply humbled and privileged to be able to
be SAPOA’s President for 2015/2016,” Deighton said.
“While relationships are critically important, research
is just as crucial. We need to collaborate on research
with each other and with government in order to
acquire better data which can help pull us together and
help move the country forward.”

“Education is a central priority. We will be
establishing a further initiative in order to see where
we stand in terms of the need for skills,” he added.
“With advocacy, we need to be advocates for success.
Leadership is key – it allows us the ability to change
our landscape and move things forward. We need to
innovate and inspire.”
The commercial property industry “Is about the
people. People make a difference. Risk is about people
and their behaviour. In this world, humanity seeks an
anchor,” Deighton concluded.

RESOURCES
South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA)