Cape Town Minstrel Carnival

On December 29, 2010, in Community News, by Colin Gorvett

It’s summer in Cape Town and the New Year is celebrated in great raucous style in the form of a carnival. The parades are huge flamboyant affairs with grand costumes, wonderful marching bands, singing, dancing and more. Needless to say, few Capetonians make it to work on the 2nd of January. Send to Facebook

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Gifts 4 Good

On December 6, 2010, in General, by Colin Gorvett

Cause marketing in social media is essentially finding new and creative ways to promote charities, charitable events and other causes with those you are connected with on the various social platforms. People always want to help, but aren’t always aware of deserving causes, people with needs, or special circumstances, so helping bring these things to [...]

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Cape Town – South Africa’s Cover Girl.

On November 13, 2010, in General, by Colin Gorvett

Cape Town has the looks that make South Africa’s oldest city her newest high-profile actress. Cape Town stars in commercials and feature films from all round the world, and has become a favoured location for filmmakers keen to make use of the city and its environs, natural beauty, and to employ a technically advanced film [...]

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South Africa Remains The Best

On October 30, 2010, in General, by Colin Gorvett

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, said a year ago “We are certain that our long-term investment vision in South Africa will continue to produce positive results.” The UK’s authoritative The Economist magazine shows that findings of global real estate indices indicate that, world-wide, South Africa remains the best place in which to invest …  indicating that [...]

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American Bail-Outs

On September 22, 2010, in Property Finance, by Colin Gorvett

It seems the world has long forgotten the Credit Crisis – the worst recession in 80 years that was spawned by the panic that followed the failure, in September 2008, of Lehman Brothers. The $4.2 Trillion that the Credit Crisis has cost the US government surpasses the $3.6 Trillion (adjusted for inflation) that World War [...]

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Utility Tarrif Hikes

On August 14, 2010, in General, Property Matters, by admin

The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) gave Eskom the go-ahead in February to raise its tariffs by 25% from 1 April, which in most municipalities is being passed on to electricity consumers. Add to this the new water tariff, and the monthly burden adds considerably to the consumers household bills. With the new Send to Facebook

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