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How to choose the right contractor
Your plans have been drawn up, and your finances are in place. There’s just one more hurdle before you can start your new building project: finding yourself a contractor.  What should you know about the company or person you’re ...
Lifestyle and Decor
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Martin Hatchuel
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26 Feb 2015
Starting a neighbourhood watch
With crime an everyday part of our lives, residents are taking back their streets by forming neighbourhood watches. Here’s how to get started.
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Martin Hatchuel
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19 Feb 2015
The load shedding survival guide
Load shedding is here to stay and it's annoying… but you can make it bearable by being prepared.
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Jacqueline Gray
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19 Feb 2015
The Benefits of Working from Home
How to make sure that you maintain your productivity when working from home.
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Lea Jacobs
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12 Feb 2015
Kitchens are still the heart of the home
Following the release of results of a survey conducted by Tile Africa, it would appear that the adage ‘the kitchen is the heart of the home’...
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Jacqueline Gray
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12 Feb 2015
February in your garden
Your garden can look as good in winter as it does in February. You just need to plan ahead.
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Martin Hatchuel
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12 Feb 2015
Save the grid... and your pocket
As South Africa struggles with an ongoing energy crisis, inefficiency and waste still occur across the board. You can do your bit to cut electricity usage, and save some cash in the process...
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Jacqueline Gray
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5 Feb 2015
Can I afford to go solar?
Ah for the days when the questions we asked were the important ones: will Bafana Bafana score an own goal? Will the Boks remember to - you know - run the ball? Sad, but those days are gone, and now we’re worrying about more ...
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Martin Hatchuel
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29 Jan 2015
Iconic Durban Landmark for Sale
The 170 year old Royal Hotel in the heart of Durban’s CBD will go on sale at auction in March. The hotel, reportedly the first in Durban, opened in December 1845 as The Macdonald Commercial Hotel.  Over the years the hotel ...
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Tahir Desai
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26 Jan 2015
Marsala the colour of choice for 2015
2015’s Pantone Colour of the Year is ‘Marsala’, an elegant, earthy wine red hue. Hearty yet stylish, Pantone describes Marsala as embodying the satisfying richness of a fulfilling meal while its ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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22 Jan 2015