The Western Cape continues to be the obvious choice for wealthy international investors and Africa’s mega rich with four of the five most exclusive residential estates in South Africa being located in the region.Whilst the New World Wealth Report awarded the most exclusive estate in the country to Zimbali Coastal Resort located next to Balito just outside of Durban, ...
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At 2100 metres above sea level, the sleepy town of Dullstroom is one of the highest towns in South Africa and a premier trough fishing area. Synonymous with warm hospitality and a sense of true country community, the delightful little hamlet situated in the heart of the Highlands Meander is just two and a half hours away from Johannesburg and is a much loved ...
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Every golfer has blamed their tools at some stage or another and some psychologists would argue that letting the clubs take the rap for a poor shot or poor performance is not necessarily a bad thing for pre serving the self-belief of the player.However, it must be said that the modern golfer has more help from the golf clubs he or she chooses to use than at any other ...
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For some of us, today’s fast-paced, technology focussed lifestyle has meant that our greatest outdoor adventure comes from walking to and from our cars. Exercising outdoors has many advantages for South Africans. Training in our predominantly long tropical summers increase our vitamin D exposure benefits-vitamin-d and there is also the constantly changing scenery that...
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High-speed broadband in South Africa has been substantially lagging in comparison to the rest of the world. Vodacom is leading the charge towards the deployment of high-speed fibre access throughout the country with their Vodacom Fibre service, a premium lifestyle service offering that allows customers ...
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John Rabie is a man with vision. Having started the Rabie Property Group in 1978 with partner Leon Cohen, the property guru has, over the last three decades, cultivated the ability to see beyond barren land and envisage an urban landscape, creating commercial and residential developments from concept to ...
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Renovating your properties can add value yet the likelihood of getting a return on investment is a fundamental concern for homeowners. Research shows that an average refurbishment can add a healthy 10% to the value of the home if homeowners spend less and spend wisely. “House renovations can become ...
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Landscaping can transform the look and feel of a garden and, although it might not necessarily add financial value to the home, it will certainly help to improve the quality of life, especially in the warmer monthsIt’s easy to forget about your garden and let it get overgrown and untidy, especially during the winter months. Yet gardens are an extension of your home ...
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Situated perfectly between the Blaauwklippen River and the Stellenbosch mountains, De Zalze Golf Estate offers guests and visitors a lifestyle like no other – where luxury, entertainment and comfort meet to bring you a slice of the good life. The future of the 300-hectare estate was secured when permission was granted in 1996 for its development on the three adjacent ...
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As golfers, we could say, with sincere and humble apologies to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ‘water, water everywhere and still the greens want more to drink’. Of course, if Mr. Coleridge had been in the golf turf management business, these might well have been his own words.Sustainable and environmentally sensitive golf course designs (or redesigns) and maintenance ...
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