Property company the Billion Group has unveiled plans for an aggressive roll-out of R6bn worth of projects in 2018, which will include its first casino.Billion was set up by entrepreneur Sisa Ngebulana, who is the former CEO of the JSE-listed Rebosis Property Fund, which he also founded.Billion’s focus will continue to be on developing the Forest Hill node in Centurion, but the company also has projects in the Eastern Cape and North West. The group’s commercial director, Vuyokazi Njongwe, said the projects included the expansion of four existing shopping mall precincts, originally developed by Billion, to include residential and office components, as well as a casino and entertainment complex. Some old office blocks in the Cape Town city centre would be converted into luxury residential apartments. This includes two brand-new shopping centres — one for the Eastern Cape town of Ngcobo and the other an off-grid mall in Hebron, North West.Njongwe said the Forest Hill City precinct in C...

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