In property, success is often measured by what you build.

But for Jannie Krüger, the most valuable things he's built over three decades have never appeared on a balance sheet.

From his early days at Woolworths and Downtown Development Corporation to co-founding Retail Africa and later establishing Dorpstraat, Jannie has spent his career at the intersection of property, investment and entrepreneurship. Not just developing buildings — but building businesses, raising capital and bringing together the right people around the right opportunities.

In S2 Ep4 of The Braadcast, Norman Raad sits down with Jannie Krüger, founder of Dorpstraat, to unpack three decades of dealmaking, the instinct required to spot opportunity before everyone else does, and what a lifetime in South African property has taught him about trust, relationships an ...