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World Environment Day - 40 Years Running
June 5 will once again see the celebration of World Environment Day (WED), which began as far back as 1972.
This event, for all positive intends and environmental outcomes, serves as the culmination of all year round ...
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Anna-Marie Smith
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05 Jun 2012
A Tale of Five Cities (Part 1)
In this, the first of a five part series which seeks to highlight some of Europe’s cities, the quaint city of S’ Hertogenbosch in southern Holland comes under the spotlight.
My reason for visiting Holland did not stem from ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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05 Jun 2012
Rio - An Olympic Vision
The 2012 Olympics are almost upon us and will undoubtedly prove an event to remember. But what of future games? A whimsical design put forward in 2009 for Brazil’s 2016 games has attracted widespread attention and if built, ...
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Jacqueline Gray
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04 Jun 2012
How to avoid buying a money pit
If you're in the market to buy a new home, you need to do everything in your power to steer clear of buying a house which becomes a nightmare after you move in and you only then discover that the roof leaks, or there’s damp in ...
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John Graham
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04 Jun 2012
Linden Extension - A Suburb on the Straight and Narrow
Linden Extension has an interesting history. Legend has it that when it was being developed it was zoned under the then Randburg municipality, rather than Johannesburg because the rates in Randburg were lower. That is all moot ...
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Ben Kelly
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30 May 2012
Something Green Happening in Your Neighbourhood
It is rather an exciting time for homeowners who wish to embark on greener lifestyles. For many years literature, events and technologies were on the fringes of society. Access to green technology also cost a premium. This has ...
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Shaun Wewege
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30 May 2012
Making Rental Relationships Work
Building and maintaining good relationships takes a great deal of commitment and hard work and it is no different in the world of property. Forging a good relationship between landlords and tenants is imperative if the ...
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Lea Jacobs
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30 May 2012
Ladysmith - The Grand Old Lady of KwaZulu-Natal
According to statistics sourced from Lightstone, the small suburb of Acaciavale in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal has recorded 59 transfers in the last 12 months. The average price of property sold in 2011 came in at R236 000, all of ...
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Lea Jacobs
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30 May 2012
Kroonstad is the Crowning Glory
Lightstone statistics reveal that property prices in Kroonstad in the Free State are on the rise thus far in 2012. Arguably one of the province’s loveliest towns and set on the banks of the Vals River, Kroonstad is the Free ...
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Lea Jacobs
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30 May 2012
Ask to See the Evidence
There are many who are quick to target estate agents and blame them for everything from inflating property prices to lowering selling prices and generally muddying the waters.
There is however, much the buyer or seller can do ...
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Lea Jacobs
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30 May 2012