​How to keep your family happily busy during home quarantine

​How to keep your family happily busy during home quarantine

The March school holidays were around the corner but nobody could have envisioned the sudden staycation South African families are now finding themselves in the midst of.We’re all on a mission to flatten the CoronaVirus curve, through self-isolation and social distancing. So while the eight-hours of available child care many of us take for granted is no longer available,…

Coronavirus in SA – the expected impact on property sales

Coronavirus in SA – the expected impact on property sales

The arrival of the Corona virus COVID-19 to South Africa’s shores, as confirmed cases escalate, will only add to SA’s stalled economy, say experts. The economy shrank by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019 – as consumers remain under pressure. This with an interest rate cut in January, with the possibility of a further rate cut in…

Cape Town ‘breaking free’ from Eskom will greatly impact property value
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Cape Town ‘breaking free’ from Eskom will greatly impact property value

A bold move by Cape Town to ‘break free’ from Eskom will have a great impact on its property values Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to ‘fix the fundamentals’ at last week’s SONA address, the breakaway from Eskom through alternate energy sources and the speeding up of licences to generate more than 1MW of power,…