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SA investment analyst jumps to death over career and relocation worries

become unbearable.”Coroner Dr Roy Palmer recorded

a verdict of suicide and said he was sure Lambrechts had intended to take his own life. “I am sure that he intended to die by his actions. You don't fall seven floors and go over a

wall without that.”This was the fourth death at Sir

Terence Conran’s restaurant since the financial crash in 2007.

The restaurant will now raise the terrace barrier to deter suicide attempts.

by STAFF REPORTER

The widow of a South African banker, who jumped to his death from the top of a

London restaurant last year, wept as a court heard how he was under ‘enormous pressure’ at work and struggling to pay his children's school fees.

An inquest was heard on Friday at the City of London Coroner's Court into the death of Nico Lambrechts, a successful investment analyst at Investec Asset Management, who jumped from the open air restaurant at the top of the No 1 Poultry building in October.

Lambrechts died of multiple injuries, including severe head wounds, after climbing over the terrace at the Coq D’Argent and plunging seven floors through the notorious suicide spot’s internal atrium in front of horrified lunchtime diners and shoppers.

Witnesses said they heard a ‘loud bang’ as the 46-year-old father of three hit the ground near Bank tube station. The Telegraph reported that medics reached him within minutes but were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead by a doctor at the scene.

The court heard that Lambrechts had moved his family to the UK a few years ago to work at Merrill Lynch. When he was employed by rival firm Investec in July 2012 he had agreed to be paid in rands, as the company was due to move its headquarters to Cape Town. But he had struggled to move cash to the UK so he could pay for his children to attend private school.

His employer at Investec,

Domenico Ferrini, told the court Lambrechts was “very interested to start and it was a wonderful opportunity within our growing business. I think there were a few things he was worried about. Relocating back to South Africa concerned him and the political climate there - was it the right thing?”

Lambrechts allegedly lived in a £2 million home in Surrey and took his family on exotic holidays

but the court heard how he had contemplated ending his life.

PC Trish Robinson, who investigated the banker’s death, said it was clear “it was a very deliberate act. I think it was just general stress of moving companies, the relocation of his family to South Africa. Three or four weeks beforehand he was at a very low ebb. On one occasion he sent his wife Adele a text message that said he had been sitting contemplating suicide.”

His GP, Dr Mark Jenkins, told the court that Lambrechts was healthy apart from being slightly overweight. “I understand from his widow that he was under an enormous amount of pressure from his new work which must have

Nico Lambrechts and his wife.

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by STAFF REPORTERTHE first official painted portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge has been painted by a British-South African artist and is currently on show to the public at the National Portrait Gallery.

The National Portrait Gallery commissioned the painting of its Patron, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, now The Duchess of Cambridge. She was involved in the selection process, from which Paul Emsley, the 2007 winner of the Gallery’s BP Portrait Award competition, was chosen by Director Sandy Nairne to paint the official portrait.

The Duchess took part in an initial meeting to talk through the process of the painting. This was followed by two sittings, in May and June 2012, at the artist’s studio in the West Country and Kensington Palace. Emsley later made use of a series of photographs produced during the sittings. His subjects are frequently located against a dark background and emphasise ‘the singularity and silence of the form’, while utilising a meticulous technique of thin layers of oil paint and glazes.

Glasgow-born Emsley (b.1947), who grew up in South Africa before moving to England in 1996, said, “The Duchess explained that she would like to be portrayed naturally – her natural self – as opposed to her official self. She struck me as enormously open and generous and a very warm person. After initially feeling it was going to be an unsmiling portrait I think it was the right choice in the end to have her smiling – that is really who she is.”

Following three and a half months of painting, the completed portrait was presented to the Gallery’s Trustees in November.

At a private viewing of the painting on Friday, the Duchess told Emsley she thought the painting was “just amazing, I thought it was brilliant.”

Nairne said, “It is an exciting

moment to display the first commissioned public portrait of the National Portrait. I am grateful to The Duchess for giving time for sittings, to Paul for creating such a captivating contemporary image, and to Sir Hugh Leggatt and the Art Fund for this gift.”

Art Fund director Stephen Deuchar said, “The unveiling of a first official portrait of a royal sitter is always an important moment, defining and enshrining their public image. We are delighted that Sir Hugh Leggatt chose to make this gift to the British public and the National Portrait Gallery through the Art Fund.”About the artistPaul Emsley won first prize in the BP Portrait Award in 2007 for his striking large-scale study of the face of his neighbour Michael Simpson. His previous commissions have included VS Naipaul (2009) and Nelson Mandela (2010).

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SOMETIMES the best things in life are the simplest. I don’t know about you, but overdosing on gammon all December and living off turkey sandwiches, all I want in the world is a juicy, succulent, good old fashion roast chicken. So simple, yet so good! I love it with a tangy lemon flavour and lots of dried herbs on the skin with a touch of spice to liven up your palette.

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by JOSEPH NTHINIBOOKS that come without hype ultimately blow you away. That’s exactly what AC O’Neill’s debut novel The Rain That Clears The Chaff accomplishes.

The title refers to Gukurahundi; the state sponsored violence that engulfed Matabeleland North and South as well as parts of the Midlands from 1982 – 1987. It consisted of ‘dissident’ violence and state violence to extinguish the former. Between 10,000 and 20,000 people were estimated to have been killed in this “moment of madness” that was largely unleashed by the Fifth Brigade.

It was always going to be a daunting task to write a narrative that lived up to the historical, political and socio-ethnic connotations implied in the title. O’Neill’s opening line seems to echo his conscience “It’s come to this. This is where it works. Or it doesn’t…”

Daniel Hove, the unlikely hero

in this thriller, is an orthopaedic surgeon exiled in England. He receives a dreaded phone call and returns home to attend his younger sister’s funeral. He discovers himself lying in a hospital bed wondering why she died; why he was left for dead for asking questions. His questions lead him from Matabeleland to Cape Town and back again. He’s drawn into the murky depths of the underworld of southern Africa.

The narrator’s portrayal of the characters, city and country are picturesque. O’Neill’s evocation of nature is reminiscent of John Clare or William Cowper. A transcending sense of time and place emerges; colourful, concrete and imbued with esoteric details. It frames the cultural, historical, natural and social landscape of southern Africa. His main character is thrown into these breathtaking and action-packed settings.

The Rain That Clears The Chaff magnetised me from the first sentence.

O’Neill’s descriptions are vivid and detailed. Initially, they seem superfluous. However, as the plot unfolds, the dots connecting their relevance become apparent. I cursed myself; I was oblivious to their significance. Daniel Hove comes to the same conclusion as he closes in on his sister’s murderers; he realises “There was a pattern. A familiar pattern. An arrangement, rather”.

Sometimes the narrative veers off to events and places so remote from Matebeleland and the Gukurahundi subject; I couldn’t help thinking like Daniel, “keep to the script”. The narrative creatively explores the gaps left in history; O’Neil’s imagination does the rest, blurring the lines between history, reality and fiction. O’Neill’s intimate with his subject. The spine-chilling afterword left my stomach churning. The pace is steady; it builds up gradually with numerous twists that had me palming my forehead.

O’Neill’s writing is stripped of stylistic eye candy. He displays the control and sensitivity of a veteran storyteller appreciating his love for the craft. The irony is that this is his debut. I can’t wait for his next novel. In the meantime, I’m reading The Rain That Clears The Chaff again. It’s that good. It’s the best book I read in 2012; one of the best books you’re going to read this year. It’s a gem waiting to be discovered. You won’t regret it. About the author: AC O’Neill was born in Bulawayo, went to school there, and lived there on and off until his early twenties. He read Economics and Law at Rhodes in Grahamstown, and worked in finance in

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En nét so, voor ek my kom kry, was dit weer dáái tyd van die jaar. Tyd om idealistiese, onbesonne beloftes aan myself te maak. Beloftes wat ’n beter weergawe van myself in die vooruitsig stel, maar wat slegs in rare gevalle die aanbreek van Februarie sal

sien. Maar ’n nuwe jaar sonder voornemens is soos Vinkel sonder Koljander. Soos Hansie sonder Grietjie. Soos Mossie sonder Baas. En daarom sou dit ondenkbaar wees om nie maar nógmaals deur hierdie kennelik futiele oefening te gaan nie.

Om vorendag te kom met voornemens vir ’n jaar wat ’n ‘13’ bevat, behoort natuurlik niemand se kreatiewe souse uit te put nie: jy vermy eenvoudig swart katte, loop wye draaie om lere wat teen mure aangeleun staan, weerhou jouself om sambrele binnenshuis oop te maak en behandel spieëls met ’n heilige ontsag. Dis natuurlik te sê as die tokkelossie, die tandemuis, ’n eerbare ANC-minister of enige ander bisarre bygelowigheid jou snare laat styfspan. Maar helaas, ’n geloof in ouvroustories is nie my ding nie.

Ék was opsoek na ’n konkrete voorneme wat in die realiteitsfeer kan afspeel. Iets wat sowel uitdagend as haalbaar is. Soos om Kilimandjaro te gaan klim? Nee wat, dis te ver. Die Londen Marathon kaf te draf? Te naby. Gesond te begin eet? Te duur. Porseleinteekoppies te begin versamel? Te belaglik. Elke dag

iemand op die moltrein te groet? Te gevaarlik (mens kan immers daarvoor gearresteer word). En só is die een na die ander potensiële nuwejaarsvoorneme met gewigtige erns oorweeg en heroorweeg, maar telkens ongeskik bevind...totdat ek my eureka-oomblik gehad het.

Maar natuurlik! My pet hates! Dáár is nou iets wat skaafwerk

kort. Want dis mos hoeka die klein jakkalsies wat die wingerd verniel. Soos bestuurders wat agteruit in parkeerplekke intrek. Ai-ai-ai. Wat kan tog logies dááraan wees? Wanneer mens ’n parkeerplek betrek, móét jy immers een keer vorentoe en een keer agteruit ry. Waarom dan die lewe vir jouself (en vir die wagtende drommel in die motor agter jou) bemoeilik deur jou K53-parkeertoertjies in ’n publieke parkade uit te stal? Jis, dit irritéér my!

Selfde met onbedagsame voetgangers. Jy weet, die soort wat met hul aankoms by die voetoorgang summier die groen knoppie druk, om eers daarná rond te begin kyk en op te merk dat daar geen aankomende verkeer is nie.

Doodluiters vind hul dan hul weg oor die pad en 30 sekondes later staan tien motoriste na weerskante toe by ’n rooi lig en staar na ’n dolleë voetoorgang. Jis, dit irritéér my!

En dan is daar my pet hate wat net wag vir ’n besoek aan ’n openbare ablusiegerief om (letterlik) sý kop uit te steek. Daar sal vyf vakante witlelies wees en ek sal die een in die hoek gaan beset. Kort voor lank sal ’n half-beskonke javel sy verskyning maak, die drie oorblywende vakante witlelies met méning ignoreer en by die een lángs myne kom stelling inneem. En só staan ons tweetjies dan knus en elmboë skuur terwyl ons gehoor gee aan die natuur se roepstem. Jis, dit irritéér my!

Dis duidelik wat die goue draad is wat deur my pet hates loop: ánder mense se sotlike indiskresies wat mý lewe onnodiglik versuur. En in 2013 gaan dit einde kry. Wanneer ek vir die parkade-hanswors moet wag, sal ek die woorde van ‘Nkosi Sikilel’ iAfrika’ repeteer. By ’n leë voetoorgang sal ek die vermenigvuldigingstafels vir myself opsê. En wanneer my persoonlike ruimte by ’n witlelie binnegedring word, sal ek my seëninge tel en dankbaar wees dat dit nie ék is wat binnekort die latrine met ’n minderwaardigheidskompleks gaan verlaat nie.

So ja, Kilimandjaro gaan hierdie jaar ongeklim, en my gim-kaart onderbenut bly. My vrieskas gaan van roomys oorloop en ek sal nie vir ’n oomblik vir ’n Döner-kebab terugdeins nie. Want ten spyte van ’n gebrek aan oefening, sal ek my bloeddruk in 2013 mooitjies in bedwang kan hou deur maar net onwrikbaar by my nuwejaarsvoorneme te bly.

En volgende jaar? Ja wel, volgende jaar sal ek seker werk moet maak van mý sotlike indiskresies wat ánder mense se lewens onnodiglik versuur!

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Home buyers are younger and savvierby STAFF REPORTERThe past few years have been an extremely interesting time that has irrevocably changed the real estate market as we know it.

This is according to Adrian Goslett, CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, who says the housing crisis experienced at the end of 2008 changed the dynamic of the real estate environment and has impacted most in some way. However, not all of the results have been negative.

Goslett says that as a result of the recession, this generation of homebuyers has become increasingly more knowledgeable about home ownership. He notes that this is partly due to the fact that property ownership and access to finance requires more preparation and planning, along with the increased media coverage of real estate topics that home buyers have been exposed to over the past six years.

Younger consumers believe that the recession has made them more knowledgeable about the property market than their parents were at their age, he says. “The increased amount of information regarding real estate and easier access to the information via the internet and property search portals has led to many consumers doing their homework more thoroughly before making one of the biggest investments of their lives.”

A large majority of consumers aged between 18 and 35 still believe that homeownership is a key indicator of success and are willing to do what it takes to be able to purchase their own home. Statistics suggest that 75% of consumers in this age group consider homeownership a fundamental indicator of success over taking an extravagant holiday or owning an expensive car.

“Although the stringent lending criteria of financial institutions have made purchasing a property more

challenging now than it was before, compared to the property boom period, many potential first-time buyers are eager to do the necessary research and save the required deposits, even if this means a change of lifestyle,” says Goslett.

While it is the Generation X population, which consists of adults between the ages of 31 and 45 who are generally well established in their careers, that is currently the most active and driving the real estate market, the Generation Y demographic, which consists of adults younger than 30, is a much larger generation and has already made its presence felt in the market. Statistically the population in South Africa shows that there were 18.74 million births (Generation X) between 1965 and 1985, while approximately 28.4 million consumers make up Generation Y.

Goslett says that the larger generation will mean the demand for property will steadily increase as Generation Y come of age to purchase their first property. However, considering that the average age of a first-time buyer in South Africa is in their mid-thirties and the oldest Generation Ys, born between 1985 and 2010 are now only 27, it could take some time before this generation reaches its full economic potential.

“The Great Depression shaped the lives of The Greatest Generation, while the oil crisis during the 1970s impacted the Baby Boomers. Generation X and Generation Y are now leading the real estate market after the largest modern day housing recession we have seen.

“It seems that every generation has faced certain economic circumstances that have changed their collective perspective in some way. Today’s generations believe that the risks, details and rewards of purchasing a property are integral to their planning for future financial success,” Goslett says.

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by DENISE MHLANGAHouse prices globally have risen on average by one percent in the last 12 months with mainstream global prices at 5.2 percent above the Q2 2009 lows.

This is according to the Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index Q3 2012.

Writing in the report, Kate Everett-Allen says Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index, which tracks the value of luxury property in 26 cities across the world, shows that prime property values have climbed by 18.7 percent over the same period.

According to this report, the price of luxury homes in the world’s key cities rose by 1.1 percent in the third quarter of 2012 and by three percent on an annual basis.

While buyers await clearer signals as to the downside risks for the global economy, luxury bricks and mortar look to be retaining their safe haven status, points out Everett-Allen.

Fifteen of the 26 cities tracked by the Prime Global Cities Index (58 percent) recorded flat or positive price growth in the year to September, but over the last quarter 20 of the 26 cities (77 percent) have seen flat or positive growth – indicating an improving scenario.

The index now stands 18.7 percent above its financial crisis low in Q2 2009 with Hong Kong, London and Beijing having been the strongest performers over this period, recording price growth of 52.9 percent,

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percent), Miami (18.0 percent), Nairobi (17.6 percent) and London (10 percent) – a city from each of the five key world regions.

Cities such as Dubai, Miami, Nairobi and London are increasingly considered investment hubs for high net worth individuals in their wider regions.

Nairobi, ranked number four, and Cape Town, ranked number 13 (1.2 percent), are the only two African countries included in this survey.

Everett-Allen says with the Eurozone now in its second recession in three years, buyer confidence is at an all-time low and it is no coincidence that all the bottom 12 rankings are occupied by European countries this quarter.

The Eurozone’s 17 member states have on average seen prices fall by 1.8 percent in the 12 months to September - this compares to other regions such as South America and Asia Pacific, which have seen growth of 9.8 and 4.2 percent respectively.

Prices in the US are now 3.6 percent higher than in the third quarter of 2011, vacancy rates are at their lowest level since 2005 and housing stats are up 49 percent year-on-year (y/y), according to the report.

Everett-Allen says confidence, affordability and debt are constraining Europe while strict lending and the looming fiscal cliff may dent the early signs of growth in the US, and regulatory measures

in Asia are keeping housing markets in check.

The current period of stagnation looks set to continue well into 2013, according to the report.

According to Ronald Ennik, Gauteng luxury homes agency Ennik Estates, the recent report by RMB Private Bank of current annual growth of 31 percent in the ranks of the wealthy in South Africa (compared with 19 percent in 2010) is good news for prime residential property.

“It will create a welcome new layer of buyers of luxury homes and the sustainability of the top end of the market will be reinforced as more of the new wealthy buy into it.”

Ennik says this growth will compensate for the (hopefully temporary) withdrawal of foreign investors who, in spite of the attractions of the weaker Rand, seem to be adopting a wait-and-see strategy based on recent negative socio-economic and political developments in South Africa.

Author of the global Wealth Report 2012, Renato Grandmont, chief investment officer for Citi Wealth Management and Citi Private Bank in Latin America, picks Johannesburg as one of the world cities of the future along with Cairo, Lagos, Mumbai and other well-established cities such as London, New York and Moscow.

“With its world-class infrastructure, Johannesburg remains the port of entry for foreign business visitors to Africa – and particularly the fast-growing Southern African region.”

He notes that as a result, upmarket Sandton is now by far the most favoured base for foreign corporates intent on establishing operating footholds in the region and this has hugely favourable implications for Johannesburg’s luxury residential property market.

- Property24.com

South Africa versus global house prices

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by STAFF REPORTERFollowing the festive season, property investors will not be jolly as property fundamentals continue to stutter, according to a report.

The Rode Report Q4 2012 reveals that hindered by general economic uncertainty, growth in the demand for office space has not been forthcoming.

Vacancy rates are “obstinately” refusing to drop and market rentals are at best showing feeble growth.

In Q3 2012, rentals in the Pretoria suburbs showed the best annual growth of 2 percent.

Nominal rentals in Johannesburg decentralised grew by 1 percent, while office rentals in the suburbs of Cape Town (-1 percent) and Durban (-4 percent) shrank.

Writing in the report, property valuer and economist Erwin Rode of Rode & Associates says irrespective of the region – and assuming building-cost inflation of roughly 10 percent – this implies that real office rentals declined by between 7 and 14 percent.

“Weaknesses in the manufacturing and retail sectors — the two support pillars of the industrial property market — are likely

to continue to place a lid on demand and, consequently, on rental growth.”

In the third quarter of 2012, nominal rentals on the East Rand, Central Witwatersrand, Durban and the Cape Peninsula were modestly up by between 4 and 4.5 percent, according to the report.

Rode notes that it seems only capitalisation rates are holding their own on the non-residential front as they continued to move sideways in the third quarter of 2012.

“This means investors still like income-producing property and this is so in spite of the pressure on cash flows owing to stubborn vacancy rates, poorly performing market rentals and fast-rising operating costs.”

In recent quarters, the growth in flat rentals has started to accelerate to such as extent that in the third quarter of 2012 flat rentals were — on a national basis — up by a yearly rate of 6 percent, he points out.

Rentals on houses could only achieve growth of about 4 percent while those on townhouses remained at roughly the same level they were a year ago.

Over the same period, consumer prices (excluding owners’ equivalent rent) showed growth of roughly

5 percent, implying that flat rentals were at least able to show real growth.

At present there are more factors that are likely to weigh down and dampen house prices than factors likely to support a recovery in prices, he says.

The return to growth in the value of new mortgage loans granted naturally bodes well for prices.

However, on the flip-side there are many things that will retard the growth in house prices. These are:1. Consumer-price inflation

that is uncomfortably close to the upper limit of the target range (thus diminishing the hope of an interest rate cut in the near future)

2. Broad-based weaker economic growth (likely to further scupper employment and disposable-income growth)

3. Stubbornly high household debt levels and tighter credit standards to households

4. House prices are still very high in real terms, thus making the continual development of new houses possible on the supply side. .

- Property24.com

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BAROMETER

by STAFF REPORTERSeveral spokespeople for Cape estate agencies have recently gone on record saying that for the first time in three or four years they are once again seeing genuine interest from upcountry buyers in Cape coastal homes.

They say this is in almost all the price ranges, including the top bracket and they have tended to issue all manner of advice to prospective buyers on what to avoid and what to look for.

Bill Rawson, chairman of the Rawson Property Group, says he too finds there is renewed interest in Cape property,

especially from Gauteng buyers.

However, he says buyers should never underestimate the southeaster (spring and early summer wind).

“There have been one or two cases in recent years where inexperienced upcountry buyers have been shown homes on idyllically calm days, fallen in love with them, made a good offer and taken occupation only to find that at the height of the summer, the southeaster can rage three, four or five days a week in their area. Understandably, they then feel cheated.”

Rawson says the coastal

homes south of Fish Hoek and Hout Bay possibly represent the best long-term prospects for investors in the entire Cape Peninsula and certain select sites out of the wind in these areas are often still available and represent the jewels in the crown.

“South Peninsula homes represent excellent value and as yet are not appreciated by the average Capetonian, except for those who are outdoor types like fishermen, divers, cyclists and mountain walkers. The proximity to the Cape Point Game Reserve alone makes this area unique in South Africa. - Property24.com

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<< ASK THE EXPERT

Mortgage deposits for foreign buyers

Property market set to remain weak

I’m looking to buy a house in Sandton, but am currently

living overseas. I’ve heard that to get a mortgage as a foreign buyer (even with a SA passport) you need to put down a 50% deposit - is this correct? Also, given the high demand for Sandton properties does it mean the Sandton property market is more stable and less likely to depreciate in the future in comparison to other areas in Johannesburg?

The value of the bond granted over any property

is subject to individual attention at the banks to which you apply for finance.

That being said, the ‘norm’ for international buyers is a 50% cash deposit. This is the usual bank credit policy and not law, so if a buyer is able to satisfy a bank with a particular structure the bank may give the buyer a larger loan.

Sandton is the commercial hub of Johannesburg (and arguably of Africa). It is for this reason that property in Sandton is in high demand

and buyers can expect their property investments to hold their value well and to deliver good returns in the future. Due to its popularity, property in Sandton is more difficult to come by than in other areas of Johannesburg (great buys are snapped up quickly). This too, adds value to the property you purchase in Sandton.

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Starfish receives donation from JHIThe Starfish Greathearts Foundation, an NGO that helps children in South Africa who are orphaned or vulnerable through HIV/AIDS, recently received assistance from Sandton-based JHI Properties.

The company’s sales and leasing brokers and staff led a campaign to support the charity where JHI donated R5,000 in cash while JHI staff packed Santa shoeboxes with toys, stationery and other useful items for the children in Soweto.

Starfish currently supports about 25,000 children through 50 community-based organisations.

The charity has permanent staff who work with local communities to better manage child protection, health and education support programmes for orphaned and vulnerable children.

Among other projects, Starfish supports the Ikageng community based care programme in Soweto.- Property24.com

The property market in 2013by STAFF REPORTERDespite the prevailing challenging economic circumstances experienced in the property market, 2012 has been a good year for RE/MAX of Southern Africa.

This is according to CEO of RE/MAX of Southern Africa, Adrian Goslett, who says during 2012, the agency has seen a marked increase in the number of property sales achieved per agent.

During the first half of the year they saw a 12 percent increase in sales when compared to the same period of 2011.

More than 25 franchises opened in the Southern African region up to the end of October 2012. “The brand is continuing to grow its footprint that encompasses over 170 office locations and over 1 800 experienced estate agents,” Goslett says.

Locally, RE/MAX agents account for 6 percent of total agent numbers and for 15 percent of all sales transactions, and Goslett says the average agent commission earnings are up 31 percent in 2012, compared to the 2010 figures.

However, a few elements will influence the property market and those within the industry moving forward into 2013.

Access to financeThe Rand value of the gross debtors’ book for mortgages has increased, as has the number of applicants applying for bond finance. Goslett says this is due to the fact that South Africa’s financial institutions have relaxed their lending criteria to the point where close to 51 percent of all home loan applications are approved.

Goslett points out that high debt-to-income ratios and a poor savings culture are the major reasons why many South African home buyers struggle to obtain finance. South Africa has a domestic savings rate of 20 percent of GDP.

He says high debt and poor savings reflect negatively on affordability levels, which holds

back the market and slows down recovery - and for this to change in 2013, consumers need to focus on clearing their debt and starting a savings programme to ensure their ability to secure home loan finance in the future.

“Due to the limited access to finance, the rental market will continue to grow rapidly, which will assist investors who have a buy-to-let portfolio.”

Deposits requiredWhile financial institutions will continue to have a greater appetite for risk, 100 percent bonds will be scarce in 2013. Statistics suggest over the last 12 months, only four out of 10 bonds granted are for 100 percent of the purchase price. This means six out of 10 successful applicants have had to pay deposits to secure a property.

The average deposit requirement for repeat buyers has risen to 20 percent of the home’s purchase price, so buyers are required to have a fifth of the purchase price in cash. For first-time buyers, who account for 35 percent to 40 percent of the home loans granted each month, the average deposit required is 12 percent of the purchase price.

Transformation in the industryA few years ago, estate agent training and qualification were at the forefront of the industry, with a strong focus on the professionalism of the industry players and many agents achieving the necessary NQF levels required. 2013 will see a transformation of the industry in the form of a revamped Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB).

Goslett says Tokyo Sexwale and the Department of Human Settlements are taking a proactive approach to resolving the issues within the industry and the EAAB, with the focus on professionalism and transparency.

One of the goals of the EAAB is to ensure the property industry is more representative of all races and genders, with an emphasis on attracting

the youth into the industry. The number of estate agents in South Africa has dropped from 80 000 in 2008 to half that figure or less as a result of the global economic recession.

Goslett notes that real estate businesses that encourage transformation will continue to thrive in the market spectrum. RE/MAX of Southern Africa has, for a number of years, been highly rated as a BBBEE organisation.

TechnologyWith constant technological advancements,it will continue to play a vital role in the property industry in terms of marketing strategy and interaction between real estate professionals and their clients.

The trend of searching for property online will continue and more buyers will find their dream home through online property search portals.

Fair market valueNext year, property pricing and the perceived value of property will continue to be an important factor to the success of a sale. If a property is priced correctly it will be sold within the first four weeks of being on

the market and will generally sell at the asking price.

“Although sellers are the ones that set their asking price, property pricing within a certain market is largely determined by what a buyer is willing to pay for that property,” says Goslett.

According to ABSA, the first ten months of 2012 saw house prices drop by 0.6 percent year-on-year, while the FNB house price index revealed a house price growth rate of 6.6 percent in August this year. The index’s average price of homes transacted was R865 900.

Goslett says that although house price growth has improved, RE/MAX expects trading conditions and the house price growth will stay relatively low during 2013 and follow a similar path to what we have seen over this year.

“With property market activity constantly increasing, so much so that certain areas are reporting stock shortages of certain types of property, 2013 is bound to a year of change with transformation coming to the fore of the property sector,” says Goslett.- Property24.com

www.sapropertymonthly.co.ukJANUARY 2013 7

<< LIFESTYLE

by KATLEGO SEKANOWhen your work life, finances and other day to day items start ‘bleeding’ into your personal space it elevates your anxiety and takes away from your dream bedroom. So, the answer to creating a restful getaway starts with a well defined space.

Premium beddingWhen it comes to spending on your personal sanctuary, bedding is where your money should go.

Nico Brits, Sales Manager at Exclusive Home Fashions, says quality bedding is made from better quality fabrics that are put together beautifully. He says it is more expensive initially but it will pay for itself in the long run.

Make luxury your bottom line so when you finally crawl into bed after one of those “I don’t want to talk about it” days you’ll be grateful for the ‘returns’.

Brits says for the best quality you should buy percale linen with a thread count of at least 180. He says while shopping for bedding you should hold up the fabric to the light to see how dense it is. The denser it is the better, he says.

“Other points to cover before making a purchase include feeling the fabric – if it has

a smooth finish it has been mercerised, which means that it won’t pill after washing.”

Brits says you should also check the inside seams for over-locking and always invest in good quality fitted sheets in a neutral colour that works with various duvet sets.

Whichever bedding set you decide on, make sure it meets high quality standards and your comfort quota.

For that ultimate in comfort and luxury, Brits says, when you buy duvets and inners always invest in one size bigger than your bed.

The role of colourAnne Roselt, Colour Manager at Plascon, says colour creates a mood and atmosphere and it is the first thing we notice when we enter a room.

For a bedroom retreat you need a palette that communicates nothing but calm and quiet. But that doesn’t mean shying away from bright colours.

What you should be aware of are loud colours like red. Roselt says red is a stimulating action-orientated colour that increases the heart rate and raises the pulse. This choice of colour is not ideal if you’re trying for a tranquil feel.

Green, she says, has a balancing effect on us and blue

is considered gentle, calm and relaxing. Cobalt blue may not be the colour for an oasis but a robin’s egg blue or a subtle mint green could be a great starting point.

The small luxuriesWhat will set your bedroom retreat apart from luxury hotel rooms are the personal touches you choose to use.

Your choice of flowers, magazines, the books you read, family photos or the jewellery box you picked up while travelling are all ways of

making a personal impression on the space.

Because this space is all about you, you can make your own decision about including a TV in the room. Some people prefer to watch a bit of television to unwind and others read or listen to soft background music.

Tidy up and store awayThe biggest threat to maintaining a luxurious bedroom is an unmade bed and clutter. Even if you’ve had a long day, make it a point not to

leave a messy bed or clothing, magazines and takeaway boxes on the floor or on furniture.

Commit to finding a storage system that works for you or steal some extra closet space from another room, just don’t let the clutter build up.

Working long hours and not finding a space to recharge can kill off any creativity or enthusiasm you might have had. Creating your own oasis directly impacts on your wellbeing for the better, so do enjoy. - Property24.com

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East Africa’s emerging oil and gas boomby MARK KAPCHANGAEAST Africa has never been known to have natural resources. Unlike its southern, northern and western counterparts, the region’s economy has traditionally relied on agriculture and tourism.

However, recent discoveries have proved otherwise. The region is well endowed with minerals, including fossil fuels, oil and gas. Although the exact potential of these resources are yet to be established, there are signals that they could significantly transform East Africa’s economy.

The findings in locations never before thought to hold such resources in significant amounts like Turkana in Kenya and Songo Songo in Tanzania have proven that the area is still virgin in the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas.

According to experts, the East African region has about 28 prospective basins. Petroleum resources discovered in the region are estimated at two billion barrels of oil. There are also three trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

The first major East African oil find was made by Tullow Oil and Heritage Oil companies in the Albertine basin in Uganda before Heritage sold its stakes to Tullow. Production is expected to start soon with an oil refinery being built in Hoima district in the western part of the country.

Recent appraisals show Uganda’s oil reserves to have shot up by close to 40 percent. This brings the country’s oil inventory to 3.5 billion barrels. “There are signs we could hit between eight and ten billion barrels of oil soon,” said Ernest Rubondo, the commissioner at the ministry of energy incharge of petroleum exploration and production.

Uganda has so far invested $1.5 billion in oil and gas exploration. This represents about a dollar per barrel. This is far cheaper than the world average of between $5 and $10 of investment a barrel.

Natural gas findsThe discovery of vast reserves of natural gas in Songo Songo in Tanzania could eclipse Uganda’s

lucrative oil deal. The $320 million project serves two onshore and three offshore natural gas wells. Construction and commercial operation of the pipeline started in 2004. Today, the plant generates about 190 megawatts (MW) of electricity for the national grid. This is 45 percent of the country’s capacity.

The natural gas plant continues to propel Tanzania’s economic engine, which has for ages been slugged by erratic and costly power supplies. The overall electricity access in the country stands at 12 percent with only two percent of the country’s population having power.

Tanzania’s demand for electricity is forecast to grow by about 50MW a year for the foreseeable future. Recently, the country raised its estimate of recoverable natural gas reserves to 33 trillion cubic feet from 28.74 following recent big discoveries offshore.

“These discoveries show that Tanzania is becoming a natural gas hub; a new frontier in oil and gas exploration in the region and the world at large,” said George Simbachawene, the Deputy Energy

and Minerals Minister.Gas strikes off East

Africa’s coastline have led to projections the region could become the world’s third-largest exporter of natural gas. With the discovery of methane gas in Rwanda, there are hopes of even more natural resources discoveries in the region. The methane discovered in Lake Kivu is being used for electricity generation. Eventually, its usage will be diversified into the manufacture of fertilisers and production of liquid fuel.

The lake has recently been found to contain approximately 55 billion cubic metres of dissolved methane gas at a depth of 300 metres. Until 2004, extraction of the gas was done on a small scale. But now negotiations are at advanced stages for massive extraction of the gas which scientistists have warned could cause thousands of deaths, as happened in Lake Nyos in Cameroon in 1986.

On the other hand, the regional economic tiger Kenya

Unlike other regions in Africa, East Africa’s economy has traditionally relied on agriculture and tourism

East Africa’s economy has traditionally relied on agriculture, but with recent natural resouce discoveries this has all changed. Photo by Neil Palmer (CIAT).

has four sedimentary basins. They cover both onshore and offshore areas. The basins had initially been divided into 36 exploration blocks of which 22 were licensed to 12 companies to undertake exploration.

In May, Tullow Oil said it had made a second discovery in Kenya, raising prospects the country will become an oil producer. The UK explorer found 30 metres of oil at its Twiga South-1 exploration. It also discovered a layer of “tight oil” 796 metres deep. The find makes the company more confident that it will uncover oil and gas in neighbouring areas of Kenya and Ethiopia.

Tullow Oil made Kenya’s first oil discovery at Ngamia well in the north of the country. The firm’s chief executive officer Aidan Heavey said Kenya may have more potential than neighbouring Uganda, where the company and its partners have found about 3.5 billion barrels of resources.

ChallengesBut the new oil and gas discoveries may not automatically be a blessing. Challenges are imminent. The region is faced with insufficient institutional and legal frameworks as well as insufficient human and financial resources. This calls for a natural resources policy to help regulate the vast discoveries.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned that without necessary policy, institutional and legal regimes in place, the region will not enhance sustainability of the otherwise promising sector.

“We must make optimal use of

these resources to turn around East Africa. But this must be done strategically. Prudent management of oil and gas revenues is critical to translate into better living standards for Africans,” he said.

In 2008, the East African Community partner states developed a strategy on regional refineries development. The blueprint addressed development of refineries and other infrastructure required to enhance storage and distribution of petroleum products in the region. Analysts say with robust oil and gas policies in place, the region is likely to avoid the resource curse most West African nations are facing.

“In Africa’s oil exporting countries, only a small fraction of revenues is used to fight poverty. It is widely seen that the ‘black gold’ has actually become a huge hurdle to development,” said Manz Denga, a Harvard Business School Scholar and former CEO, United Bank for Africa.

Denga argues that at the heart of these resources lie questions of good governance and development. A testimony of why huge cloud of poverty lies from the Gulf of Guinea to northwestern Sudan poverty. “Oil prices and revenues keep soaring but this has failed to bring better living standards for millions of poor,” he said.

According to Oxford University economist Paul Collier the only way to ensure African oil wealth transforms into growth is for “rich countries to apply pressure to ensure that checks and balance are put in place.”

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Strikes and downgrade impact the Randby RUTH LAATZ-REINEKEBETWEEN 7 and 11 January 2013 one Great British Pound fetched between 13.77 and 13.92 South African Rands.

One Euro fetched between R11.19 and R11.41 during the same period. One Dollar ranged

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The Rand started the week on the back foot against the Dollar, weakening after traders reacted to comments from the US Federal Open Markets Committee.

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Career trajectory:• 2007-8: Paratrooper Parachute Regiment: He was hit by a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) 5 months into his second tour, causing loss of his arm, muscle tissue in his leg and internal injuries• 2010-11: Walking With the Wounded - Trekked unsupported to Geographical North Pole, summited Gran Paradiso Italian Alps (4061m), summited Manaslu Nepal (8164m), summited Lobuche Nepal (6119m), Everest summit attempt camp (7470m), raising over £1.5m for charity

Other achievements:• Represents army in Combined Services Disabled Ski Team• Completed marathons in Kenya, Washington DC and New York• 2012: Completed UK Ironman• Olymic torchbearer • Won a Sun Military Award • Insurance broker for Special Contingency Risks Limited (‘SCR’) - specialised insurance focusing exclusively on Kidnap and Ransom insurance

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You’ve done a huge amount to be proud of, but what’s been your proudest moment?Standing on the geographical North Pole because, although we had a huge amount of support, a lot of professionals and people within the industry said we couldn’t do it with the injuries we sustained and the distance we were planning to cover. It was nice being able to prove them wrong, and doing so in record time. Was it more challenging for you specifically with your injuries?Well most of the guys deal with one injury – I had the disadvantage of having one arm and loss of a third of the muscle tissue in my leg, but I didn’t need special care or treatment. We’d all been through the same training and had our individual challenges. Are you still in contact with the other Walking with the Wounded soldiers, and Prince Harry?

We’re all doing our own things now, but obviously from spending so much time in confined spaces you build up a good relationship, so we still meet up. The banter within the team is fantastic, there’s no laying off on the insults! I’m not in contact with Prince Harry at the moment because he’s in Afghanistan, but once he returns there’s a few functions where we’ll hopefully meet up. How did it feel being hit by the RPG?At first I thought it had hit someone else because it had blown me so far out of my position. When I realised, I saw that I’d lost my arm but couldn’t feel any pain so I just gave myself medical aid until someone came over to help. After that the last thing I remember is losing consciousness in the helicopter on the way to the

hospital, and blurry bits between operations in Afghanistan. Was it a culture shock suddenly being transferred from Afghanistan back to the UK?Yes, I woke up a few days later with no idea of time and all my friends and family around me, at first I was angry because I thought they’d flown them out to Afghanistan which was the last thing I wanted. It was only later when they explained that I was in Birmingham and that it wasn’t an American base (as I first thought!) that I realised I was in the UK and could calm down. How long did the whole recovery process take?From being injured to running again it took about seven months, but it felt like forever. You go from being the fittest and strongest you’ve ever been, to being unable

to brush your own teeth and the nurses doing everything for you. I couldn’t bear weight on my leg for two and a half months but the moment I was learning to walk again I started improving faster. In the Paras our saying is ‘improvise and overcome’, so that’s what I had to do. There were some low moments but the support from family and friends helped to get me though. I wanted to improve to show them that I was alright. Now you’re fit, are you planning any more challenges?I’m going to go back to Everest in

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Last game at Vicarage Rd before Saracens head to new homeby STAFF REPORTERSARACENS take on last year’s semi-finalists Edinburgh in the final round of the Heineken Cup Pool stage at Vicarage Road, Watford, on Sunday 20 January.

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by JEREMY BORTZTEST match cricket returned to Port Elizabeth this week for the first time in six years and locals, myself included being a PE boy, are hoping it will be the start of things to come.

Back in 2007, the last time a Test was played at St George’s Park, the Proteas lost to the West Indies by 128 runs but they came back to win the next two Tests and take the series.

St George’s Park is the oldest ground in the country and the first Test was played here against England in March 1889. Despite its age, St George’s has only hosted 23 Tests in its history (11 of which have been after readmission) because of its status as a second-tier ground.

That reputation was not earned because the facilities are considered sub-standard (which they are not) or because its pitch is known to be as slow and low.

Rather, it is because capacity and crowds now determines where Tests are played.

(St George’s hosted six Tests from 1997 to 2001 before games were moved to the bigger venues.

It then hosted a Test again in only 2004 and 2007, when it hosted two).

The Wanderers, Newlands and SuperSport Park in Centurion are now all guaranteed Tests every summer while Durban’s Kingsmead is missing out on a Test for the first time since readmission this summer. Because most of South Africa’s series are three Tests and most summers only involve five or at most, six Tests, Port Elizabeth has to wait its turn.

“The way it has gone, Test matches have become fewer on the calendar and we usually allocate the big teams to big stadiums,” acting CSA CEO Jacques Faul told ESPNcricinfo. “But we do like to have Test cricket at St George’s as there is a special spectator experience.”

St George’s is indeed a special venue and the obvious difference between this and other grounds is the band. The brass instrumentals occupy a section of the Grandstand and they play throughout the match. Their repertoire includes golden oldies like Eddie Grant’s ‘Gimme Hope Joanna’ and Ben E King’s ‘Stand by Me’ which

are repeated throughout the day. I’m told they add modern tunes annually but I seem to remember it was largely ‘Gimme Hope Joanna’ on repeat though. Not that I am complaining at all.

They are also known to create songs for their favourite players and I have no doubt they will come up with tunes for the two P’s – Alviro Petersen and Robin Peterson. Both are local boys and neither have played a Test in their hometown before.

“I was born in Port Elizabeth and I always wanted to play a Test here,” batsman Petersen said while bowler Peterson said it would be special to play a match in his home town.

Having grown up in Port Elizabeth, I recall spending most of my childhood at the ground.

Being an avid autograph collector, and living within short walking distance from the ground, I spent many days not only watching matches but also watching teams practise and I have very fond memories of what was essentially my second home growing up.

Test cricket may be an infrequent

visitor these days but it will be back. “If we have a Boxing Day Test against India we’d want to play it in Durban because of the fan base there but if we played against, maybe England, we could look at a

venue like St George’s,” Faul said.It is just a case of when it visits

again and when it does, I hope to be in the grandstand belting out ‘Gimme Hope Joanna’ with the band.

This week Test match cricket returned to PE for the first time since 2007

Five days until kick-off: SA ready to host AFCONby STAFF REPORTERAS the teams participating in the Africa Cup of Nations begin arriving in South Africa, government has extended a warm welcome to players and urged South Africans to demonstrate hospitality towards the visitors.

“South Africans are urged to… show them the spirit of Ubuntu through sports, which is the melting pot that unites all Africans,” said Phumla Williams, acting CEO of Government Communications.

“We urge the nation to rally behind Bafana Bafana as they prepare for their battle against the best in the continent. We wish them well in their endeavour to win and keep the trophy in the country. Government supports Bafana Bafana in their quest to excel in the competition,” said Williams.

“South Africans are urged to wear their favourite sports shirts on Football Fridays from now until the end of the tournament in support of Bafana Bafana,” Williams said.

She said South Africa had a

proud track record of hosting major successful international sporting events, and had proved to be a safe and friendly country.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC), which has been working tirelessly preparing for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, has assured the continent that South Africa is ready to host the tournament.

With just five days to go before the opening match between South Africa and Cape Verde at National Stadium on 19 January, the LOC says it has put in place plans that will ensure that every team and visitor to South Africa will be provided with an environment to enjoy the tournament and compete equally.

The tournament will be played in five cities: Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Nelspruit and Rustenburg. All of them have upgraded or newly-built stadia.

The LOC has set a ticket sale target of 500 000 tickets. But current sales currently stand around 320 000, with a collective stadium capacity of over 800 000 seats.

The slow tickets sales have been

blamed on a lack of marketing of the tournament.

LOC CEO Mvuzo Mbebe said it had been difficult to market the tournament properly because of financial constraints. “But we did the bit that we could with the limited resources we had.”

Afcon funding should not be compared with the FIFA World Cup marketing, which was driven by sponsors, he explained. “Now it’s the prerogative of the LOC.”

Mbebe said the hosting of the tournament would benefit the country in many ways.

Some of the benefits include the 40 000 visitors who are expected to come from outside the country, and 10 000 temporary jobs which will be created for the duration of the tournament. R920 million has been invested in South Africa and 2.3 billion viewers are expected to watch the tournament on television.

Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbabula encouraged South Africans to fill the stadia and support the national team.

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‘Steyn Remover’, helps South Africa to second New Zealand Test victory

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South African bowler Dale Steyn reacts after his delivery against New Zealand’s batsman Martin Guptill on day three of their second cricket Test at the St George’s Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Photo by AP Photo/Themba Hadebe.

SARRIES PLAY LAST GAME AT VICARAGE RD P11BAND PLAYS AGAIN AS TEST CRICKET RETURNS TO PE P11

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DALE Steyn turned in a man-of-the-match performance as South

Africa completed a crushing innings and 193-run victory over New Zealand to secure a 2-0 series win on the fourth day of the second Sunfoil Series Test at Axxess St. George’s in Port Elizabeth on Monday.

Paceman Steyn captured three for 48 as New Zealand were bowled out for 211 in their second innings, 30 minutes before lunch. Despite more resistance from New Zealand, a new ball hurried the game to a conclusion with Steyn taking his match haul to eight wickets.

The Black Caps lost the first match of the two-test series by an innings and 27 runs at Sahara Park Newlands inside three days.

The last time the Proteas won two consecutive Tests in a home series was in November 2008 against Bangladesh, and they went on to repeat the feat a month later against Australia away.

“The Proteas have played consistently outstanding cricket,” commented Cricket South Africa acting CEO Jacques Faul. “As the No. 1 ranked Test team in the world they are setting extremely high standards and are a group of whom I’m sure the entire country is justifiably proud.

“This has been a real team performance. Our stalwarts continue to do well but there are a lot of relative newcomers making their mark as well. It is a sign of

an excellent team environment that they can lose the No. 2 ranked bowler in the world and make a smooth change of personnel without any discernible difference.

“The other stand-out feature has been the way the players enjoy each other’s successes and this is a sign of the wonderful spirit of evident comradeship and is a feather in the cap of our leadership team of Gary Kirsten and Graeme Smith.

“We now look forward to the three-match Sunfoil Test Series against Pakistan which starts on 1 February in Johannesburg.

“There is first, however, the three-match Momentum Cup ODI Series against New Zealand which is an important build-up for our campaign to win the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales in the middle of the year.”

TeamsSouth Africa: Graeme Smith (c), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), Francois du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Robin Peterson, Rory Kleinveldt, Dale Steyn, Morne MorkelNew Zealand: Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (c), Kane Williamson, Dean Brownlie, Daniel Flynn, BJ Watling (wk), Colin Munro, Doug Bracewell, Trent Boult, Jeetan Patel, Neil Wagner

The South African, Issue 497, 15 January 2013

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