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An artist’s impression of the grand entrance to Sitari Fields. The huge new rural suburb coming to the Helderberg area – the R4 billion Sitari Country Estate set between the N2 and R102, neighbouring Croydon Olive and Vineyard Estates, will include many features of a size, scale and degree of sophistication not previously seen on any previous development, says John Coetzee, one of the executive directors of Uvest. Such features extend from the first impression of Sitari Country Estate – its main gatehouse complex – to its high-tech, comprehensive security solutions. Uvest Property Group are the property developers of Sitari Country Estate, and Coetzee has been meticulously planning and designing aspects of this unique development
for over three years. He describes the main gatehouse complex: “The building will house the security control room as well as the sales, maintenance and management teams of Sitari Country Estate and will also have office space available to rent. The enormous main gatehouse will be 9 450 m² in extent – which is bigger than an average rugby field. “The on-site security centre will provide manned access control to the estate plus a control room with high-tech monitors providing 24/7 surveillance of the perimeters and key corridors. The entrance space for cars will allow for three cars entering and two cars exiting simultaneously, while allowing the guards to have clear vision of who is entering and exiting the estate. There will be two gatehouses to the estate, with the smaller one being near the Cur-
ro Castle and Curro School that are scheduled to open in January 2016. Each entrance will have biometric readers and number plate recognition as well as 24/7 guard monitoring.” Says Duncan Warburg of Orbic Architects, who designed the gatehouse complex: “We drew inspiration for the main gatehouse from the stereotypical house end form which has been embellished so beautifully for the last 500 years in the Western Cape through Cape Dutch Architecture with use of the gable end. The gatehouse at Sitari Country Estate will have six monolithic gable ends framing huge glazed facades, which is a fresh take on the Cape Dutch vernacular. Each side of the gatehouse is essentially a colossal, modernistic Cape Dutch manor house.” Security at Sitari Country Estate
will be of the highest standard in South Africa. The 5 km stretch that runs along the N2 will be fenced off with a visually appealing form of fencing of 3 m in height. The boundary along the R102 will consist of a 2.4 to 3 m high wall interspersed with fencing. These fences will include under-digging, serrated strips, anti-cutting, and anti-climbing with electrics on top, plus Future Fibre Technology with heatsensitive triggers which, when disturbed, activate cameras around that area to focus on the disturbance. The cameras include thermal technology with full night vision. Each and every incident will be alerted back to the gatehouse, and a security roaming vehicle will be dispatched to the disturbed point. Internally, at each junction there will be a 4-way camera, able to view
down each lane, which is connected back to the control room. Adds Coetzee: “The communications within Sitari Country Estate will also be of the highest standard, thanks to Amobia Communications, who specialise in innovative connectivity solutions. Residents will enjoy a cost-effective, fast broadband service plus be able to make unlimited calls for free within the estate. Each property will also be linked to the control room via a telephonic intercom system, allowing residents to be informed as to who is entering the estate and wanting to visit.” Sitari Country Estate is unprecedented in terms of its scope, and will include 3 150 residential properties once complete. Full details are being kept under wraps until the official VIP launch event on 31 July 2014.
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Residential rentals two day course The Institute for Estate Agents in South Africa (IEASA) will host a two day course on continued professional development in Pinelands, Cape Town. Vivien Marks will be the lecturer and will cover the practical aspects of residential rentals, including marketing, attracting tenants, coping with tenant problems, inspection and deposits. The talk will include the legal interpretations of regulations and legislation. The course takes place over two days and starts on 14 August. IEASA members pay R1 400 and non-members pay R1 650. Contact Janine Kilian to reserve your place - janine@cape.ieasa.org.za or 021 531 3180.
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The importance of foreign investment sense. Overseas buyers love Many European clients South Africa, and in parwho own property here like ticular the Western Cape. to escape their winter for six Many come here on holimonths. That’s hard to do day, only to end up purwhen they are only issued chasing a property in with a three month visitors South Africa for the lifevisa. Not exactly the way to style. welcome back visitors who If you live in Europe inject a significant amount this is an attractive propointo the local economy. sition. The time zones are In the news recently has very similar, so you don’t been the activity of Departhave to deal with jetlag. ment of Home Affairs offiFlights from Europe to cials who confront visitors South Africa are affordaasking to see their passports ble, and in many cases dias it’s apparently a legal rerect – which makes travel Talking Property, by Steve Caradoc-Davies, prinquirement that all visitors a pleasure. keep their passports with Being located in the cipal of Harcourts Platithem at all times. Really? Southern Hemisphere num Anyone with good sense will means that it’s also possible to escape the cold European winters lock their passport away. The implications of having to replace a stolen passto our warm African sun. In addition to this, the exchange rate port are significant. I travel the world is very favourable if you have euros or extensively and I’ve never been asked for my passport, unless I’m passing through pounds. We should welcome foreign invest- a border or checking in at a hotel or port. Many businesses are struggling to surment. It shows confidence in the South African economy, and in local property. vive in a world that still has serious ecoFor a number of decades now overseas nomic problems. In every country I travpurchasers have invested in SA – al- el to I experience genuine appreciation though with caution. Whilst this over- for tourists. World economies appreciate seas investment has typically made up the importance of foreign investment. only a small portion of sales, it is still Treating visitors well is critical to encouraging visitors as well as foreign inimportant to the economy. Sadly, there have been recent changes vestment. It’s a worrying trend that obthat are sending an unfavourable mes- stacles are put in the way of our visitors. sage to overseas customers. For one Whilst we can’t easily change foreign thing, the sharply weakening rand policy, we can all treat visitors with means that there is risk in bringing for- courtesy, respect, and friendliness. The eign currency to SA. Even with property bottom line is that the more foreign invalues increasing, the devaluing rand vestment in our economy the better off more than cancels out capital growth – we all are, including the property marwhich doesn’t make good investment ket.
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Chevrolet Trailblazer: Iets vir die Wilde Weste HANS HEESE Tot onlangs was die Toyota Fortuner by verre die land se mees gewilde 4X4 nutswa waarmee daar op enige pad en plek gery kon word met groot gemak. Dit boonop teen ’n bekostigbare prys as alles in ag geneem word. Hierdie eerste plek van Toyota word nou egter ernstig bedreig deur die Chevrolet Trailblazer, wat soos die Toyota, sy oorsprong in die Verre Ooste het. Die Trailblazer word in Rayong, Thailand, gebou. Net interessantheidshalwe; al die Chevrolets wat in Duitsland aangebied word het almal hulle oorsprong in die Verre Ooste, met Suid-Korea as die belangrikste verskaffer. En moet nie China vergeet met sy General Motors -aanlegte en waar General Motors hulle grootste markafset geniet nie.
Ons toetsvoertuig, die 4X4 outomatiese dieselweergawe het op presies die regte oomblik by ons aangekom; die afgelope maand of wat moes ek met ’n “moon boot” oor die weg gekom het ná ’n Achilles-spier geskeur het en weer geheg moes word. Ook was daar ’n lang vooruitbeplande toertjie na die meer afgeleë plekke in die Klein Karoo en Prins Albert. Die Trailblazer is ’n groot voertuig in ons verwysingsraamwerk, maar nie so groot soos waaraan die Amerikaners gewoond is nie. Ruimte binne is onbeperk en daar is die voordeel van drie rye sitplekke wat vir jonger gesinne meer as genoeg ruimte bied, plus nog so ’n bietjie ekstra. Ook is die kajuit ontwerp vir groot Amerikaners en het die spasiering van die rem en petrolpedale genoeg ruimte gelaat vir die groot “moon boot” om met gemak in en uit te klim. Verder is die (elektries-
beheerde) bestuursitplek volledig verstelbaar om aan te pas by omtrent enige grootte bestuurder. Soos te wagte is al die jongste kommunikasie- en klanktoerusting daar, van Bluetooth tot musiekmedia en rekenaarskerm met rekenaar daarby om brandstofverbruik, reikwydte en ander inligting te bekom. Natuurlik ook die veiligheidstoerusting soos ABS en lugsakke en elektroniese beheerstelsel om bestuurderfoute uit te skakel. Die 4X4 aandryfstelsel word deur middel van ’n sentrale draaiknop beheer en daar kan in die ry verskillende modusse gekies word. Die Trailblazer is ’n swaardiensvoertuig en maak gebruik van die klassieke (Isuzu) onderstel waarop die bakwerk vasgebout word. Die hart van die voertuig is die tweede generasie Duramax turbo-diesel enjin wat 144 kW teen 3 800 rpm ontwikkel en nie minder nie as 500 Nm
Sy verrigting stel hom in staat om ’n 10-voor ploeg te trek as die plaastrekker nie wil werk nie.
wringkrag teen 2 000 rpm vrystel nie. Hierdie verrigting stel hom in staat om ’n 10-voor ploeg te trek as die plaastrekker die slag nie wil werk nie. Met hierdie verrigting kan ’n groot karavaan of boot ook lag-lag getrek word. En dit met ’n 4-silinder enjin! Die Chev beskik oor groot wiele met genoeg rubber om die ergste stampe uit die pad te haal. Die rit is egter effens stamperig en as ’n rug sensitief is, mag daar effense probleme vir passasiers met sulke probleme wag. Vir sulkes gaan die Captiva, teen ’n heelwat laer prys, miskien ’n beter keuse wees. ’n Pluspunt van die Captiva diesel is egter ’n baie suinige brandstofverbruik wat as 10 liter/100 km aangegee word en op die Klein Karoo-rit baie na aan die werklike verbruik was. Die stilering van die Trailblazer is moontlik meer modern as die van
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sommige mededingers maar dit bly natuurlik ’n baie persoonlike en subjektiewe oordeel. Wanneer vroue ’n keuse by die koop van hierdie soort voertuig het, sal dit sekerlik een van die belangrikste oorwegings wees! Die Trailblazer word verkoop met ’n standaard 5-jaar/120 000 km waarborg en diensplan vir 5 jaar of 60 000 km. Wat gaaf is van die voertuig is dat diensintervalle slegs elke 15 000 km geskied en dus besoeke aan die handelaar, wat soms nie so naby is nie, tot ’n minimum beperk. En wat kos die voorreg om so ’n handige vuurwa in die stal te trek? ’n Tjek vir R506 400 sal die ding doen. Maar as die voorkoms meer belangrik is, en daar nie regtig in die bos gery gaan word nie, is die tweewieltrek Trailblazer 2.5D LT met handrat teen ’n baie bekostigbare R386 500 ’n aanloklike keuse!
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Lank lewe die ‘nuwe Tazz’ - met ‘n kattebak! HANS HEESE Iewers doen Toyota van SuidAfrika die regte ding! ’n Bekostigbare motor met ruimte vir vyf volwassenes en ’n kattebak om vyf vroue se bagasie in te laai. En boonop nog steeds van buite aantreklik is. Dink net, vyf studente op ’n kamptrippie, of vyf ouer mense uit die aftreeoord op pad na die teater in die stad. Die Tazz-resep werk nog steeds so goed soos in die goeie ou dae, die tyd wat die deuntjie van “Alles loop reg, altyd reg” in ’n mens se kop gedraai het, en ná al die jare nog steeds by tye in my kop kom. Behou ’n goeie resep vir nog ’n paar jaar langer vir ons gewone mense wat nie altyd die nuutste modegier meer najaag nie maar eerder kyk hoe ons die munte in ons beursies kan rek. En daar is nog baie van ons. Die Quest is die 10de geslag Corolla wat nou by ons langer gaan voortleef, ondanks die bekendstelling van die skerp, nuwe Corolla waaroor ons reeds geskryf het. En wat ons regtig beïndruk het met sy nuwe lyne wat groot ooreenkomste toon met dié van die groot Lexus-broer uit die boonste klas. Soos die Tazz is die nuwe Quest ’n unieke Suid-Afrikaanse model en word hy nêrens anders gebou nie. Maar dit gaan nie net suid-Afrikaners wees wat die Quest op hul werwe sal wil parkeer nie; met die heelwat laer prys as die nuwe Corolla gaan daar ook in die buurlande talle kopers wees wat ’n bekostigbare, nuwe Toyota sal wil aanskaf. Die Quest is nie ’n afskeep, goed-
Die Quest is beslis nie ’n afskeep, goedkoop geboude motor wat van alle luukses gestroop is nie. FOTO: QUICKPIC koop geboude motor wat van alle luukses gestroop is nie. Al die dinge waaraan ons gewoond geraak het is daar: al die modelle in die reeks (standaard-handrat en outomaties, asook die Plus-model met handrat) beskik oor ’n immobiliseerder en alarm, afstandbeheerde sentrale sluiting, dubbele lugsakke voor, Isofix-kindersitplekmonterings, lugversorging en reik/hoogteverstelling vir die stuurwiel. Dit is veral die reik-verstelling wat die bestuurposisie soveel gemakliker maak en
vir korter persone die bestuur soveel aangenamer (en veiliger) maak. Van die ander fabrikante, van heelwat duurder modelle, kan gerus hiervan kennis neem. Op die oog af is daar ’n paar nuwighede in die Quest. Die kopligte is herontwerp, so ook die stertligsamestelling en die rigtingwysers aan die kante is van die deurspieëls na die modderskerms verskuif. Die grys sierrooster is nou swart en die nommerplaathulsels ook. Binne is die verdeelde agtersitplek nie meer
verdeel nie en die sitplekke voor is dieselfde as wat in die duurder Corolla aangetref word. Die Quest Plus word van sy goedkoper maats onderskei deur die gebruik van allooiwiele in plaas van staal vellings en het ook ’n goeie klankstelsel wat die byderwetse dinge soos ’n USB- en hulp-sok insluit. Die goedkoper modelle het egter reeds die bedrading vir ’n radio en klankstelsel en moet slegs die nuwe stelsel laat opkoppel. Die kragbron is dieselfde as dié
van die nuwe Corolla 1.6; ’n enjin met dubbele VVT-I- stelsel wat die kleptydreëling verander om verskillende enjinladings te hanteer. Die eenheid ontwikkel 90 kW teen 6 000 rpm en stel 154 Nm teen 5 200 rpm vry. In die praktyk beteken dit die ratte van die sesgang-handratkas moet vryelik gebruik word om goeie verrigting te verkry. Dit maak die viergang- outomatiese ratkas vir ouer persone baie aanloklik. Die suspensie met sy McPherson stutte word onveranderd gebruik en die remme is ook glybeperkende ABS-remme. In ons nat winter is hierdie seker die mees belangrike veiligheidstelsel om botsings te vermy. Stadig is die Quest beslis nie en maak Toyota SA aanspraak op ’n versnellingstyd van 0-100 km/h in 10,4 sekondes en sal die naald op ’n reguit pad op 192 km/h gaan draai. Dit is meer as genoeg vir die deursnee motoris. Een van Toyota se pluspunte is die feit dat 192 agentskappe oor die land versprei is. Ingeval daar wel fout gaan kom met die Quest, iewers op die langpad, gaan daar hulp naby wees. Maar soos ons weet uit die deuntjie wat in die kop bly draai. Wat kos hierdie nuwe model wat gou staatmakerstatus gaan verwerf? Die 1.6 Quest wat ons getoets het, sal die nuwe eienaar R174 900 uit die sak jaag. Die outomatiese weergawe R198 900 en die windmaker Plus R197 900. Die Quest word gedek deur ’n waarborg van drie jaar/100 000 km en ’n diensplan van drie jaar/45 000 km. www.galimoto.co.za.
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Ford is bringing 25 new vehicles to Middle East and Africa by 2016. Responsible for Middle East and Africa, responsible for 67 markets, Ford’s established structures aim to support growth in the region and one Ford strategy will see a growing lineup of new or refreshed vehicles entering the market. Thus Ford announced that it is bringing 25 new vehicles to Middle East and African markets by 2016, as part of its aggressive expansion plans in its newest business unit, Middle East and Africa (MEA). Spanning from Saudi Arabia to South Africa, and Nigeria to Kenya, Ford’s new
MEA unit is comprised of 67 markets. “Ford is bringing a full family of safe, high quality, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive cars, trucks and SUVs to customers throughout the Middle East and Africa region. MEA is the final frontier for global growth in the auto industry and thanks to the power of our One Ford plan, we are able to offer vehicles here that our customers want and value,” said Jim Benintende, president, Ford Middle East and Africa. Vehicle sales in the MEA are expected to grow by 40 percent by the end of the decade to 5,5 million vehicles. Ford is putting the right structures and people in place in order to
bring a full family of vehicles that customers will want, to the region. Ford’s MEA business unit underscores Ford’s commitment to customers in a region where Ford and Lincoln sales grew up to 60 percent in the past four years. To take advantage of growth opportunities, Ford has combined the four regions of North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa and the Middle East into a single business unit, with all sales, share and financial reporting consolidated for the 67 Ford markets. ThenewFordMiddleEastandAfrica operation - Ford’s fifth global business unit - is headquartered in Dubai. “TheMiddleEastandAfricaregion
is vast and is comprised of very diverse markets with different political, cultural and economic environments. In order to best support the region it has been imperative that we establish a robust operation with a dedicated focus and clear understanding of the unique conditions and customer needs in these markets,” Benintende said. To attain that dedicated focus and support the diversity of the markets, Middle East and Africa is now being managed in two sub-regions South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa. While regional operations are headquartered in Dubai, Ford main-
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tains regional offices in both South Africa and Dubai. “The new business unit will give the region the focus it deserves and help spearhead Ford’s continued growth in emerging markets. Africa is one of the youngest markets in the world, and there is an opportunity to provide an affordable product for the people of the continent,” he continued. Benintende emphasised that prioritiesincludesupportingFord’s dealer network throughout the Middle East and Africa to service customer needs. Ford currently sells about 200 000 vehicles a year throughout the Middle East and Africa region.