
Honoring Excellence in African Real Estate
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WHO THE AWARDS ARE FOR
The awards are open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers and property owners involved in the
African real estate industry. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards are judged by a panel of industry experts
and thought leaders.
API AWARD OBJECTIVES
RECOGNISE
To recognise and reward
excellence in real estate
and associated sectors
ENCOURAGE
ENHANCE
PROMOTE
SAFEGUARD
To safeguard and
strengthen interest of
stakeholders in the industry
PROVIDE
To provide a strategic and
reputable platform of
interaction for the different
stakeholders in the industry
AWARD CATEGORIES



PROMOTING YOUR AWARD
Award winners also have the opportunity to be highlighted as an award-winning project on API
Events’ various websites, events and platforms, which include press releases distributed by API Events,
prime placement of the API Summit and Group websites, social media channels, newsletters, which is
electronically distributed to 25,000 property stakeholders, and through targeted email marketing
campaigns to API Events database.
All winners receive a framed certificate, trophy, email signature, web banner and a window vinyl,
and any additional customised and branded marketing collateral on request.
Finalists are mentioned in the Awards presentation. Due to the high level of competition and interest in the API Awards,
being recognised as a finalist in this African property defining awards provides significant exposure for brands and their teams.

About
2024 aWARDS
The 8th annual API Awards were open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers, and property owners involved in the African real estate industry.
The awards included over 240 entries & nominations, with 111 finalists and 20 winners. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards were judged by a panel of 6 industry experts. The judges were Tim Harlech-Jones, Elizabeth Natukunda, Nicolas Sheard, Ivan Cornet, Paul Onwuanibe and Vere Shaba
Our 2025 jury
DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY

Robin Hardin
CEO
Bloomage Property Fund

Mantsi Moiloa
Group Head: Public Sector
Broll Property Group

Bobby McKenna
Managing Partner
Ubunifu Africa

Kecia Rust
Executive Director and founder
CAHF

Anne Rinu
Head of Corporate Real Estate Services
CORENET

Glenda Venn
Tétris Senior Design Strategist, EMEA
JLL TETRIS

Henning Rassmuss
founding Director
CRUX ARCHITECTS
Vere Shaba
FOUNDER OF DECARBONISE & GREENDESIGN AFRICA
PERSONNEL CATEGORY

Malcolm Horne
Group CEO
BROLL PROPERTY GROUP

Pumi Lukhele
Head of Construction and Developments – East Africa
GREA

Mikayla Benkenstein
CEO
HODARI

Temitope Runsewa
MD/CEO
DUTUM GROUP

Julie Teague
Director
Macdonald & Company

Ivan Cornet
Managing partner
latitude five

Patrick Katabua
Managing Director
KATAFRICA Solutions

Bonface Waweru
Partner Development & Public Affairs, RICS Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)
RICS
SERVICE & TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY

Heri Bomani
Managing Director
Pangani Group

Shevira Bissessor
Chief Operating Officer
GREA

Kura Chihote
Regional Real Estate Manager
eXp Realty

Temilola Sonola
EGDE Program Lead: Nigeria
IFC

Tilda Mwai
Real Estate Analyst

Graeme Reid
CEO
TILISI development plc

Sandy Kelly
Director
Time Projects

Temilola Sonola
EGDE Program Lead: Nigeria
IFC EDGE