Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa March 2016 | Page 35

COMMERCIAL KEILEN NDLOVU Stanlibs Head of Lsited Property BRIAN WILKINSON GBCSA Chief Executive Officer GEOFF-JENNETT Emira Property Fund CEO ‘We prefer offshore property to local property and it makes sense for investors to diversify, that is to have not only local property but to consider offshore property as well’ The Green Building Council South Africa has urged the country to focus on electricity demand side management. CEO Brian Wilkinson, observes: “Decreasing the demand for power should be a major theme in South Africa’s total energy narrative.” Emira Property Fund, the diversified property owner with a market capitalization of R8.1bn, on Wednesday 17th announced 8.8% distribution growth in the six months to December last year. www.reimag.co.za MARCH 2016 SA Real Estate Investor 33