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The huge new rural suburb com-ing to the Helderberg area – theR4 billion Sitari Country Estateset between the N2 and R102,neighbouringCroydonOlive andVineyard Estates, will includemany features of a size, scale anddegree of sophistication not pre-viously seen on any previous de-velopment, says John Coetzee,one of the executive directors ofUvest.

Such features extend from thefirst impression of Sitari CountryEstate – itsmaingatehousecomplex– to itshigh-tech, comprehensive se-curity solutions.

Uvest Property Group are theproperty developers of Sitari Coun-tryEstate, andCoetzeehasbeenme-ticulously planning and designingaspects of this unique development

for over three years. He describesthe main gatehouse complex: “Thebuildingwillhousethesecuritycon-trol room as well as the sales, main-tenance and management teams ofSitari Country Estate and will alsohave office space available to rent.The enormous main gatehouse willbe 9 450 m² in extent – which is big-ger than an average rugby field.

“The on-site security centre willprovide manned access control tothe estate plus a control room withhigh-tech monitors providing 24/7surveillance of the perimeters andkey corridors. The entrance spacefor cars will allow for three cars en-tering and two cars exiting simulta-neously, while allowing the guardsto have clear vision of who is enter-ingandexitingtheestate.Therewillbe twogatehouses to theestate,withthe smaller one being near the Cur-

ro Castle and Curro School that arescheduled to open in January 2016.Each entrance will have biometricreaders and number plate recogni-tion as well as 24/7 guard monitor-ing.”

Says Duncan Warburg of OrbicArchitects, who designed the gate-house complex: “We drew inspira-tionfor themaingatehouse fromthestereotypical house end formwhichhas been embellished so beautifullyfor the last 500 years in theWesternCape throughCapeDutchArchitec-ture with use of the gable end. Thegatehouse at Sitari Country Estatewill have six monolithic gable endsframing huge glazed facades, whichisafreshtakeontheCapeDutchver-nacular. Each side of the gatehouseis essentially a colossal, modernis-tic Cape Dutch manor house.”

Security at Sitari Country Estate

will be of the highest standard inSouth Africa. The 5 km stretch thatruns along the N2 will be fenced offwith a visually appealing form offencing of 3 m in height. The bound-ary along the R102 will consist of a2.4 to 3 m high wall interspersedwith fencing. These fences will in-clude under-digging, serratedstrips, anti-cutting, and anti-climb-ing with electrics on top, plus Fu-ture Fibre Technology with heat-sensitive triggers which, when dis-turbed, activate cameras aroundthat area to focus on the distur-bance. The cameras include ther-mal technology with full night vi-sion. Each and every incident willbe alerted back to the gatehouse,and a security roaming vehicle willbedispatchedtothedisturbedpoint.

Internally, at each junction therewill be a 4-way camera, able to view

down each lane, which is connectedback to thecontrol room.AddsCoet-zee: “The communications withinSitari Country Estate will also be ofthe highest standard, thanks toAmobia Communications, who spe-cialise in innovative connectivitysolutions. Residents will enjoy acost-effective, fast broadband serv-ice plus be able to make unlimitedcalls for free within the estate.

Each property will also be linkedto the control room via a telephonicintercom system, allowing resi-dents to be informed as towho is en-tering the estate andwanting to vis-it.”

Sitari Country Estate is unprece-dented in termsof its scope, andwillinclude 3 150 residential propertiesoncecomplete.Fulldetailsarebeingkept under wraps until the officialVIP launch event on 31 July 2014.

An artist’s impressionof the grand entranceto Sitari Fields.

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Residentialrentals twoday courseThe Institute for Estate Agents in SouthAfrica(IEASA)willhostatwodaycourseon continued professional developmentin Pinelands, Cape Town. Vivien Markswill be the lecturer and will cover thepractical aspects of residential rentals,including marketing, attracting tenants,coping with tenant problems, inspectionand deposits. The talk will include thelegal interpretations of regulations andlegislation.

The course takes place over two daysandstartson14August. IEASAmemberspay R1 400 and non-members pay R1 650.

Contact Janine Kilian to reserve yourplace - janine@cape.ieasa.org.za or021 531 3180.

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The importance of foreign investmentOverseas buyers loveSouth Africa, and in par-ticular the Western Cape.Many come here on holi-day, only to end up pur-chasing a property inSouth Africa for the life-style.If you live in Europe

this is anattractivepropo-sition. The time zones arevery similar, so you don’thave to deal with jetlag.Flights from Europe toSouth Africa are afforda-ble, and inmany cases di-rect –whichmakes travela pleasure.Being located in the

Southern Hemispheremeans that it’s also possi-ble to escape the cold European wintersto our warm African sun.In addition to this, the exchange rate

is very favourable if you have euros orpounds.We should welcome foreign invest-

ment. It shows confidence in the SouthAfrican economy, and in local property.For a number of decades now overseaspurchasers have invested in SA – al-though with caution. Whilst this over-seas investment has typically made uponly a small portion of sales, it is stillimportant to the economy.Sadly, there have been recent changes

that are sending an unfavourable mes-sage to overseas customers. For onething, the sharply weakening randmeans that there is risk in bringing for-eign currency to SA. Evenwith propertyvalues increasing, the devaluing randmore than cancels out capital growth –which doesn’t make good investment

sense.Many European clients

who own property here liketo escape their winter for sixmonths. That’s hard to dowhen they are only issuedwith a three month visitorsvisa. Not exactly the way towelcome back visitors whoinject a significant amountinto the local economy.In the news recently has

been the activity of Depart-ment of Home Affairs offi-cials who confront visitorsasking to see their passportsas it’s apparently a legal re-quirement that all visitorskeep their passports withthem at all times. Really?Anyonewithgood sensewill

lock their passport away. The implica-tions of having to replace a stolen pass-port are significant. I travel the worldextensivelyand I’veneverbeenasked formy passport, unless I’m passing througha border or checking in at a hotel or port.Manybusinesses are struggling to sur-

vive in a world that still has serious eco-nomic problems. In every country I trav-el to I experience genuine appreciationfor tourists.Worldeconomiesappreciatethe importance of foreign investment.Treating visitors well is critical to en-couraging visitors as well as foreign in-vestment. It’s a worrying trend that ob-stacles are put in the way of our visitors.Whilst we can’t easily change foreignpolicy, we can all treat visitors withcourtesy, respect, and friendliness. Thebottom line is that the more foreign in-vestment in our economy the better offwe all are, including the property mar-ket.

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Chevrolet Trailblazer: Iets vir dieWildeWesteHANS HEESE

Tot onlangs was die Toyota For-tuner by verre die land se meesgewilde 4X4 nutswa waarmeedaar op enige pad en plek gerykon word met groot gemak. Ditboonop teen ’nbekostigbareprysas alles in ag geneem word.

Hierdie eerste plek van Toyotawordnouegter ernstig bedreig deurdie Chevrolet Trailblazer, wat soosdie Toyota, sy oorsprong in die Ver-re Ooste het. Die Trailblazer wordin Rayong, Thailand, gebou. Net in-teressantheidshalwe; al dieChevro-lets wat in Duitsland aangebiedword het almal hulle oorsprong indie Verre Ooste, met Suid-Korea asdie belangrikste verskaffer. EnmoetnieChinavergeetmetsyGene-ral Motors -aanlegte en waar Gene-ralMotors hulle grootstemarkafsetgeniet nie.

Ons toetsvoertuig, die 4X4 outo-matiese dieselweergawe het op pre-sies die regte oomblik by ons aange-kom; die afgelope maand of watmoes ek met ’n “moon boot” oor dieweg gekom het ná ’n Achilles-spiergeskeur het en weer geheg moesword. Ookwas daar ’n lang vooruit-beplande toertjie na die meer afge-leë plekke in die Klein Karoo enPrins Albert.Die Trailblazer is ’n groot voer-

tuig in ons verwysingsraamwerk,maar nie so groot soos waaraan dieAmerikanersgewoond isnie.Ruim-te binne is onbeperk en daar is dievoordeel van drie rye sitplekke watvir jonger gesinne meer as genoegruimtebied,plusnogso ’nbietjieek-stra. Ook is die kajuit ontwerp virgroot Amerikaners en het die spasi-ering van die rem en petrolpedalegenoeg ruimte gelaat vir die groot“moon boot” om met gemak in enuit te klim. Verder is die (elektries-

beheerde) bestuursitplek volledigverstelbaar om aan te pas by om-trent enige grootte bestuurder.Soostewagteisaldie jongstekom-

munikasie- en klanktoerustingdaar, van Bluetooth tot musiekme-diaenrekenaarskermmetrekenaardaarbyombrandstofverbruik, reik-wydte en ander inligting te bekom.Natuurlik ook die veiligheidstoe-rusting soos ABS en lugsakke enelektroniese beheerstelsel om be-stuurderfoute uit te skakel. Die 4X4aandryfstelsel word deur middelvan ’n sentrale draaiknopbeheer endaar kan in die ry verskillende mo-dusse gekies word.Die Trailblazer is ’n swaardiens-

voertuig en maak gebruik van dieklassieke (Isuzu) onderstel waaropdie bakwerk vasgebout word. Diehart van die voertuig is die tweedegenerasieDuramax turbo-diesel en-jin wat 144 kW teen 3 800 rpm ont-wikkel en nie minder nie as 500 Nm

wringkrag teen 2 000 rpm vrystelnie. Hierdie verrigting stel hom instaat om ’n 10-voor ploeg te trek asdie plaastrekker die slag nie wilwerk nie. Met hierdie verrigtingkan ’n groot karavaan of boot ooklag-lag getrek word. En dit met ’n4-silinder enjin!Die Chev beskik oor groot wiele

met genoeg rubber om die ergstestampe uit die pad te haal. Die ritis egter effens stamperig enas ’n rugsensitief is,magdaareffenseproble-me vir passasiers met sulke proble-me wag. Vir sulkes gaan die Capti-va, teen ’n heelwat laer prys, mis-kien ’n beter keuse wees. ’nPluspunt van die Captiva diesel isegter ’n baie suinige brandstofver-bruik wat as 10 liter/100 km aange-gee word en op die Klein Karoo-ritbaie na aan die werklike verbruikwas.Die stilering van die Trailblazer

ismoontlikmeermodern as die van

sommige mededingers maar dit blynatuurlik ’n baie persoonlike ensubjektiewe oordeel. Wanneervroue ’n keuse by die koop vanhier-die soort voertuig het, sal dit seker-lik een van die belangrikste oorwe-gings wees!DieTrailblazerwordverkoopmet

’n standaard 5-jaar/120 000 kmwaarborg en diensplan vir 5 jaar of60 000 km.Wat gaaf is van die voertuig is dat

diensintervalle slegs elke 15 000 kmgeskied en dus besoeke aan die han-delaar, 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 dingdoen. Maar as die voorkoms meerbelangrik is, en daar nie regtig indie bos gery gaan word nie, is dietweewieltrek Trailblazer 2.5D LTmethandrat teen ’nbaiebekostigba-re R386 500 ’n aanloklike keuse!

Sy verrigting stel hom in staat om ’n 10-voor ploeg te trek as die plaastrekker nie wil werk nie. FOTO: QUICKPIC

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Lank lewedie ‘nuweTazz’ -met ‘nkattebak!HANS HEESE

Iewers doen Toyota van Suid-Afrika die regte ding! ’n Bekos-tigbaremotormet ruimte vir vyfvolwassenes en ’n kattebak omvyf vroue se bagasie in te laai. Enboonop nog steeds van buite aan-treklik is. Dink net, vyf studenteop ’n kamptrippie, of vyf ouermense uit die aftreeoord op padna die teater in die stad.

Die Tazz-resepwerk nog steeds sogoed soos in die goeie oudae, die tydwat die deuntjie van “Alles loop reg,altyd reg” in ’nmens se kop gedraaihet, en ná al die jare nog steeds bytye in my kop kom. Behou ’n goeieresep vir nog ’n paar jaar langer virons gewonemense wat nie altyd dienuutste modegier meer najaag niemaar eerder kyk hoe ons die muntein ons beursies kan rek. En daar isnog baie van ons.DieQuest is die 10de geslagCorol-

lawat nouby ons langer gaanvoort-leef, ondanks die bekendstellingvan die skerp, nuwe Corolla waar-oor ons reeds geskryf het. En watonsregtigbeïndrukhetmetsynuwelyne wat groot ooreenkomste toonmet dié van die groot Lexus-broeruit die boonste klas.Soos die Tazz is die nuwe Quest

’nuniekeSuid-Afrikaansemodel enword hy nêrens anders gebou nie.Maar dit gaan nie net suid-Afrika-ners wees wat die Quest op hul wer-we sal wil parkeer nie; met die heel-wat laer prys as die nuwe Corollagaandaar ook indie buurlande tallekopers wees wat ’n bekostigbare,nuwe Toyota sal wil aanskaf.Die Quest is nie ’n afskeep, goed-

koop geboude motor wat van alleluukses gestroop is nie. Al die dingewaaraan ons gewoond geraak het isdaar: al die modelle in die reeks(standaard-handrat en outomaties,asook die Plus-model met handrat)beskik oor ’n immobiliseerder enalarm, afstandbeheerde sentralesluiting,dubbele lugsakkevoor, Iso-fix-kindersitplekmonterings, lug-versorging en reik/hoogteverstel-ling vir die stuurwiel. Dit is veraldie reik-verstellingwat die bestuur-posisie soveel gemakliker maak en

vir korter persone die bestuur so-veel aangenamer (en veiliger)maak. Van die ander fabrikante,van heelwat duurder modelle, kangerus hiervan kennis neem.Opdieoogafisdaar ’npaarnuwig-

hede in die Quest. Die kopligte isherontwerp, so ook die stertligsa-mestelling en die rigtingwysers aandie kante is van die deurspieëls nadie modderskerms verskuif. Diegrys sierrooster is nou swart en dienommerplaathulsels ook. Binne isdie verdeelde agtersitplek nie meer

verdeel nie en die sitplekke voor isdieselfde as wat in die duurder Co-rolla aangetref word.Die Quest Plus word van sy goed-

koper maats onderskei deur die ge-bruik van allooiwiele in plaas vanstaal vellings en het ook ’n goeieklankstelsel wat die byderwetsedinge soos ’n USB- en hulp-sok in-sluit. Die goedkopermodelle het eg-ter reeds die bedrading vir ’n radioenklankstelsel enmoet slegsdienu-we stelsel laat opkoppel.Die kragbron is dieselfde as dié

van die nuwe Corolla 1.6; ’n enjinmet dubbele VVT-I- stelsel wat diekleptydreëling verander om ver-skillende enjinladings te hanteer.Die eenheid ontwikkel 90 kW teen6 000 rpm en stel 154 Nm teen 5 200rpm vry. In die praktyk beteken ditdie ratte van die sesgang-handrat-kas moet vryelik gebruik word omgoeieverrigting teverkry.Ditmaakdie viergang- outomatiese ratkasvir ouer persone baie aanloklik.Die suspensie met sy McPherson

stuttewordonveranderdgebruikendie remme is ook glybeperkendeABS-remme. In ons nat winter ishierdie seker die mees belangrikeveiligheidstelsel ombotsings te ver-my.Stadig is die Quest beslis nie en

maak Toyota SA aanspraak op ’nversnellingstyd van 0-100 km/h in10,4 sekondes en sal die naald op ’nreguit pad op 192 km/h gaan draai.Dit is meer as genoeg vir die deur-snee motoris.EenvanToyotasepluspunteisdie

feit dat 192 agentskappe oor die landversprei is. Ingeval daar wel foutgaan kom met die Quest, iewers opdie langpad, gaan daar hulp nabywees. Maar soos ons weet uit diedeuntjie wat in die kop bly draai.Wat kos hierdie nuwe model wat

gou staatmakerstatus gaan ver-werf?Die 1.6 Quest wat ons getoets het,

sal dienuweeienaarR174 900uit diesak jaag.DieoutomatieseweergaweR198 900 en die windmaker PlusR197 900.Die Quest word gedek deur ’n

waarborg van drie jaar/100 000 kmen ’n diensplan van drie jaar/45 000km. www.galimoto.co.za.

Die Quest is beslis nie ’n afskeep, goedkoop geboude motor wat van alle luukses gestroop is nie. FOTO: QUICKPIC

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Ford is set to introducenewrangeof carsFord is bringing 25 new vehiclestoMiddleEast andAfricaby2016.

Responsible for Middle East andAfrica, responsible for 67 markets,Ford’s established structures aim tosupport growth in the region and oneFord strategy will see a growing line-upofneworrefreshedvehiclesenter-ing the market.

Thus Ford announced that it isbringing 25 new vehicles to MiddleEast and African markets by 2016, aspartof itsaggressiveexpansionplansin its newest business unit, MiddleEast and Africa (MEA). Spanningfrom Saudi Arabia to South Africa,and Nigeria to Kenya, Ford’s new

MEAunit iscomprisedof67markets.“Ford is bringing a full family of

safe, high quality, fuel-efficient andfun-to-drive cars, trucks and SUVs tocustomers throughout the MiddleEast and Africa region.

MEA is the final frontier for globalgrowth in the auto industry andthanks to the power of our One Fordplan,weareabletooffervehiclesherethat our customers want and value,”said Jim Benintende, president, FordMiddle East and Africa.

Vehicle sales in the MEA are ex-pected to grow by 40 percent by theend of the decade to 5,5 million vehi-cles. Ford is putting the right struc-tures and people in place in order to

bringafullfamilyofvehiclesthatcus-tomers will want, to the region.

Ford’s MEA business unit under-scoresFord’scommitmenttocustom-ers in a region where Ford and Lin-coln sales grew up to 60 percent in thepast four years. To take advantage ofgrowth opportunities, Ford has com-bined the four regions of North Afri-ca, Sub-Saharan Africa, South AfricaandtheMiddleEastintoasinglebusi-ness unit, with all sales, share and fi-nancial reporting consolidated forthe 67 Ford markets.

ThenewFordMiddleEastandAfri-ca operation - Ford’s fifth global busi-nessunit - isheadquarteredinDubai.

“TheMiddleEastandAfricaregion

is vast and is comprised of very di-verse markets with different politi-cal, cultural and economic environ-ments.

In order to best support the regionit has been imperative that we estab-lisharobustoperationwithadedicat-ed focus and clear understanding ofthe unique conditions and customerneeds in these markets,” Benintendesaid. To attain that dedicated focusand support the diversity of the mar-kets, Middle East and Africa is nowbeing managed in two sub-regions -South Africa and Sub-Saharan Afri-ca, and the Middle East and North Af-rica. While regional operations areheadquartered in Dubai, Ford main-

tains regional offices in both SouthAfrica and Dubai.

“The new business unit will givethe region the focus it deserves andhelp spearhead Ford’s continuedgrowth in emerging markets. Africais one of the youngest markets in theworld, and there is an opportunity toprovide an affordable product for thepeople of the continent,” he contin-ued.

Benintende emphasised that prior-itiesincludesupportingFord’sdealernetwork throughout the Middle EastandAfricatoservicecustomerneeds.Ford currently sells about 200 000 ve-hicles a year throughout the MiddleEast and Africa region.