Women now top list as home owners in SA

Progress in business ownership still slow

- By Mzwandile kaBizokwakhe

The growing influence of women in the South African economy is impossible to ignore. According to the journal Global Africa Network (Gan), 22% of businesses are woman-owned, and imbokodo now occupy 29% of top management positions and as much as 47% in smaller to mid-sized enterprises.

And this is driving an upswing in women's buying trends in the property market, recently reported by Lightstone.

The leader in property trends statistics indicates that 2.154-million or 38% of property in South Africa is owned by women, and they co-own another 1.883-million or 33%, with men, only accounting for 1.694-million or 29%, of all property ownership.