For Vuyiswa Mutshekwane’s her work as CEO of SAIBPP gives her the opportunity to contribute in some small way towards building a more inclusive, just and equitable South Africa – and this gets her leaping out of bed every morning.
The three-day and even longer closures of government offices due to Covid-19 scares are costing the property sector, and the country’s economy, billions of rands in lost revenue.
Loss of jobs or reduction in salaries has led to more tenants defaulting on their rent in the months since March. This left many landlords also without an income, however, industry experts caution against hasty decisions about eviction orders.
Whether it is being attacked by an aggressive goose, being alone with eery lights in an empty show house or protecting their commission from greedy ancestors – this is all possible in a day’s work as an estate agent in South Africa.