UKZN Alumnus, Ms Sarah Shezi, was recently elected as President of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Gauteng Chapter.

IREM is an international professional community that provides learning, certifications, and networking that asset and property managers require for real estate management’s most dynamic challenges.

Shezi, who holds a Bachelor of Housing degree from UKZN, will be ‘leading the Gauteng Chapter this year, aiming to promote and motivate professionalisation of property and asset managers through the IREM accredited programmes’.

Professional education and entry-level employment development are Shezi’s expertise in the property industry. She is also committed to student mentorship. Shezi teaches at the University of the Witwatersrand as a seasonal lecturer, and holds a certificate with IREM as candidate course instructor.

She is currently employed by Cushman & Wakefield with Broll Property Group specialising in Estate Management, portfolio optimisation. She is a Certified Property Manager (CPM) with IREM, and an award-winning young professional who has risen to great heights in almost a decade of her career. Shezi also holds a PGDip in Property Development and Management from the University of the Witwatersrand.