Clients

  • Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, Kliptown. 2006 to present. Owned by the Johannesburg Property Company we provide Property Management, Facilities Management and event marketing on behalf of the JPC. The site consists of: Offices, Retail, Events Hall, Hotel, and open entertainment area.
  • 30 Wellington, Parktown. 2005 to present. Owned by Magakabye Property Services, the office building currently occupied by The National Ports Authority. We provide Property Management and Facilities Management services.
  • Hampton Park South, Bryanston. 2007 to present. Owned by ESKOM Pension and Provident Fund the office park is multi tenanted. We provide Property Management and Facilities Management services at the office park.
  • Sci-Bono Science Discovery Centre. 2007 to present. This special use building in Newtown owned by the Johannesburg Development Agency. We provide property management services to Sci-Bono.
  • National Empowerment Fund. 2008 to present. Dijalo was appointed to carry out a due diligence study at the Umlazi Shopping centre as well as various other smaller investments sites. The work entails carrying out of comprehensive buildings inspections, property market studies, recommendations, investment analysis and valuations. The relationship with the NEF is ongoing.

Dijalo’s previously completed projects

  • Transnet Retirement Fund Property Trust. 2000 to 2006. Dijalo managed the primarily East Rand based specialist industrial property portfolio on behalf of the Transnet Property Division for five years. Dijalo provided property and facility management services. Valued R300 million.
  • Public Investment Commissioners. 2000 to 2005. Dijalo managed the PIC property portfolio located in the North West Province, and completed essential refurbishment work on the 47 000 m² regional shopping centre in Mmabatho known as Megacity, with the aim to improve the return on investment for the owners. Valued R450 million.
  • Old Mutual Properties Property Portfolio. 2002 to 2006. Dijalo managed a commercial property portfolio of some thirty (30) properties located in the Johannesburg CBD, Parktown, Rivonia, and Randburg on behalf of Old Mutual Properties. Dijalo provided property management and leasing services. Valued R250 million.
  • ABSA Property Portfolio. 2004 to 2006. We were the managers of ABSA’s PIP property portfolio located mainly in Gauteng and Limpopo Provinces. The services were primarily rental collections.
  • Dipula Property Fund. 2006 to 2007. We were appointed the managers for the Dipula Property Fund which has an initial property portfolio of some twenty (20) properties located in Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Free State. The services provided were property and facilities management. Dijalo Property Services own 51% of Dipula. Valued R250 million.

Other projects and consulting work

  • Telkom Properties – 2000. Appointed to advise Telkom with regards to their non-core property portfolio of 558 000m², 296 properties located in all 9 Provinces with approximately 200 tenants and leases.
    Our client has put a public tender, which we won, for a firm to advice on disposal strategies of their non-core property portfolio. Our work has resulted to the outsourcing of Telkom properties to TFMC and Rebseve.
  • Propnet – 2000. Appointed Dijalo to project manage the Verification and Renewal of some 2 500 leaseholds of Offices, Residential Quarters and Land on behalf of the National Department of Public Works.
    This assignment involved management of leasing consulting team of 8 people, detail audit of all tenant files, audit of lease agreements, advice on lease renewals processes and procedures, validation of lease agreement data and information to Property Management Information System, Liaison and Corresponding with tenants with regards to lease renewals, etc.
  • Portnet – 1999 Dijalo was appointed to give strategic advice on the standard lease agreement of the National Ports Authority that will be used to enter into lease agreements with all their tenants.
  • Business Partner’s Property Portfolio managed on behalf of Department of Trade and Industry - Dijalo was appointed to advice and assist with the disposal of DTI Peripheral Properties.
    This assignment involved the disposal of Industrial Parks and a Shopping Centre to existing tenants. This involved negotiations with tenants, negotiation with Industrial Park Tenant Associations, advice on valuation, funding, etc.
  • Johannesburg Metropolitan Council – Establishment of Property Management Agency for Newtown Cultural Precint - 1999 Dijalo was appointed to Advice JHB Council via John Spiropoulos’s Egoli 2000 strategic programmes.
    This assignment involved strategic property advice, Property Structures and operations, Management and staff complements and skills, advice on computer systems, advice on property management and leasing procedures, identification of all Newtown properties, compilation of building inspection reports, audit of all lease agreements, advice on lease agreement and structuring of certain strategic leases, etc.
  • Khula Enterprises – 2001 Dijalo was appointed to advice on establishment of Property Management Division.
    This assignment involved the analysis of their property portfolio, property portfolio organogram and management structure, skills required, key performance indicators for management of an outsourced property management portfolio, advice on property management contracts, etc.
  • National Department of Public Works – Strategic Advisor and Internal Project Manager for the Fixed Asset Management Multi Skilled Consultancy Team. 1999 - 2002
    Dijalo was one of the consortium companies that were appointed as Strategic Advisor regarding their R120 Billion property portfolio. The advice included amongst others, Dijalo’s main consortium companies in this 18 months contract were- Africon, Deloitte and Touché, WipCapital, RMB Properties, Turner and Townsend and Macquarie Africa- an Australian company. Each company had its own direct delivery and was also part of the team that will approve all deliverables to the client.

    Dijalo’s direct deliverables were:
    • Compile a property portfolio analysis of the entire national property portfolio per Province, per User Department, etc.
    • Advice on Property Management and Facilities Management
    • Advice on Property Management Policies and Procedures
    • Advice on systems and procedures regarding management of State Tenants. This resulted to the implementation of a debtors system.
    • Advice on Strategic BEE Policy Document
    • Input in broader teams deliverables.
  • Gateway International Airport – Property Portfolio Restructuring and Strategic Advice 2004
    Dijalo was appointed to advice on the strategic and operational activities of a property portfolio, Lease audit and drafting lease agreements advice, skills audit and requirements for the portfolio, property management systems advice, Detail debtor’s management and rental collection policies and procedures.
  • Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market – 2003 and 2005
    Dijalo was appointed to advice on the strategic and operational activities of a property portfolio, Lease audit and drafting lease agreements advice, skills audit and requirements for the portfolio, property management systems advice, facilities management, debtor’s management and rental collection policies and procedures.

Dijalo Valuation Services

This division is involved in residential, retail, industrial, office and farm valuations for the following major clients:

  • Standard Bank
  • FNB
  • Nedcor
  • ABSA
  • Department of Public Works
  • Land Affairs