Sapoa boss on the Cape Town rates battle and saving Joburg

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An organisation that has been a key part of SA’s commercial property industry – and a major advocate on crucial issues affecting the sector for six decades – is the South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa).

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It is one of the oldest property industry bodies in the country, and will mark its milestone 60th year at its annual Sapoa Convention at Sun City at the end of the month.

CEO Neil Gopal has been with the organisation for more than a third of that time, some 23 years.

He’s been on the podcast a few times, but with this being a landmark year and Sapoa being in the news taking on the City of Cape Town in a major rates battle over the past year, we have him on again to talk about this and more.

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Gopal speaks about his time at Sapoa, why the organisation still matters, its contribution to talent development and empowerment in the property sector, and why it’s not a question of whether City of Joburg can be saved. He says it must be saved.

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