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When A Transkei Cottage Calls

For those travelling southward from a westerly direction, the journey to the beautiful Transkei coastline will take them via Eastern Cape. Whereas travellers from southern and northern region will make their way past the South ...

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5 Top Tips For The Holidays

Marius Crook, Western Cape regional sales manager at ooba, South Africa’s biggest bond originator, advises that all home owners consider the following five points: 1.Bank your bonus: If you are fortunate enough to get a 13th ...

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The Eye of the Storm

Even those who pooh-pooh the whole global warming argument have to admit that the world is facing totally new challenges on the weather front. Hurricanes, tornadoes, monsoons, storm surges – you name it and you can bet your ...

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Qunu: How A Little Village Shaped A Larger-Than-Life Man

As South Africans and indeed the rest of the world mourn the loss of former President Nelson Mandela, the small village where he spent most of his childhood, close to the place where he was born and where he will be laid to ...

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Are You A Terrible Houseguest?

Are you a bad houseguest? There is a very good chance that you may be about as welcome as Genghis Khan but fail realise to realise it. It’s similar to the Dunning-Kruger effect, where those who...

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Banks Should Reward Loyal Bond Clients

Bank bashing is a pastime now engaged in by far too many South Africans not qualified to understand the banks’ positions and much of the criticism is way off the mark, says Bill Rawson, Chairman of the Rawson Property ...

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Bye The Buy

It’s happened! I haven’t told The Other Half yet, as he gave me one of Those Looks when I said I was going to handle the sale of the house. We all know Other Halves are generally like that, so no skin off my nose, I simply ...

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Who Pays The Rent?

Whether we like to admit it or not, as things stand, the law definitely appears to favour the tenant over the landlord so rental guarantee products can come in handy.

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Holidays From Hell

That crazy time of the year is upon us again. The shops are playing Christmas carols, the decorations are up and shopping seems to have become both a contact sport and the national pastime.  There is however, a glimmer of light ...