Purpose-built residences within walking distance of campus: the Group’s core asset base. Hospitality is part of this business, not separate from it.
- 8 residences, 2,251 beds
- NSFAS-accredited
- TUT, UP, UJ and Rhodes
Our businesses
Five businesses. One building, start to finish.
We invest in, build, own and manage student accommodation, and we write the software that runs it. Each step has its own company.
How we work
From capital to a building full of people.
We handle the whole life of a building ourselves. It keeps decisions in one place and keeps us accountable for what we build long after it opens.
- InvestAAA Invest
Long-term capital for the Group’s assets.
- BuildPro Africa Construction
CIDB Grade 6; 10,000+ student beds since 1994.
- OwnVarsity Lodges
A portfolio of student residences.
- ManageMyStudent
Every residence run on one platform.
Underneath all four: HiveCo, the Group’s IT development and custom software business.
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Manage · MyStudent
Property Management
MyStudent manages all of the Group’s student accommodation on software it built itself: on-site tablets, a live asset register and financial control an investor can audit.
- Operating since 2017
- 2,361 beds under management
- 97.5 % occupancy
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Build · Pro Africa Construction
Construction
Pro Africa Construction
Pro Africa Construction builds the Group’s accommodation. A CIDB Grade 6 contractor, the construction team has been building since 1994 and has delivered more than 10,000 student beds for several developers.
- CIDB Grade 6
- 10,000+ student beds built
- Building since 1994
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Invest · AAA Invest
Investment
AAA Invest
AAA Invest, managed by Monali Prinsloo, invests for the long term in what the family knows best: student accommodation, property and the businesses that serve them.
- Student accommodation
- Property development
- Operating businesses
IT development and custom software. The Group builds its own platforms: MyStudent for accommodation management, PayFlux for South African payroll, and HiveCo’s AI agents for the back office of multi-company groups.
- Custom development
- AI back office
- Payroll software
Shared services
One group behind every business.
Every JJP business draws on the same central teams, so a residence in Makhanda is run to the same standard as one in Pretoria.
- 01Admin & Rentals
- 02Marketing & Promotions
- 03Human Resources
- 04Financial Management
- 05Capital Structuring
- 06IT Support & Systems
- 07Global Trading
- 08Professional Services
Partnerships
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