Estate Living Magazine Invest SA - Issue 45 September 2019 | Page 4
FROM THE
TEAM
FOUNDER/CEO
Jaimé-Lee Gardner
It’s spring.
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COO/PUBLISHER
Louise Martin
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GROUP SALES DIRECTOR
Michele Jones
EDITOR
Jennifer Stern
GOLF EDITOR
John Cockayne
SENIOR SUBEDITOR
Birds are singing, leaves are budding and there’s
new life everywhere. The Western Cape is just
vrot with daisies and other colourful flowers. So
we follow the flowers and the whales down to the
very southern tip of Cape Town, and find out what
makes the South Peninsula so special. And we find
a number of communities within a community
– a place where people habitually surf before
work (read that however you like), commute by
skateboard, and probably own a pair of closed
shoes, but they’re ‘in a cupboard somewhere’.
It’s the perfect place to celebrate the joie de vivre
that is spring. But spring is also a time for tidying up and
‘getting the house in order’. And that’s not just
getting rid of the physical clutter. It’s about re-
examining old ideas, being open to fresh new
ones, and embracing every aspect of being alive
– regardless of how much it may challenge your
preconceptions. So we’ve also taken a look at
some hard issues – how we handle technology,
financial planning, reputation management and
community conflict; how we keep our residents
happy, and how we cope when they are not –
especially if that unhappiness extends ‘beyond the
wall’ into the law courts and/or into cyberspace.
So, throw off those heavy winter woollies. It’s
time to stretch your wings, explore new territory,
and frolic a bit – rediscover the joy of living. And
rediscover the joy of living in an estate. And spring is a time of change, so it’s also a time
to embrace change, to future-proof our estates,
to bravely take cognisance of the issues of global
warming, and – generally – to take practical
steps to ensure our world remains as fabulous as
possible.
Thea Grobbelaar
CREATIVE
Peter Batistich
AMBASSADORS
Jenelle Oosthuizen
But to really do that, you have to understand
what makes an estate tick. So we’ve chatted to
managers and board members of some of the best
estates in the country to find out how they keep
things fresh and appealing – how they manage to
replicate the joys of spring all year long.
Shamiela Roubain
CONTRIBUTORS
Helen Grange
Dr Antony Turton
Martin Hatchuel
And, most importantly, let’s celebrate the longer
days by making the most of every single one of
them.
Brendan Dale
Mark van Dijk
Tessa Buhrman
Di Brown
Lisa Witepski
ESTATE-LIVING.CO.ZA
Danielle Biggar
JJ Currie
FRONT COVER
Boschhoek Mountain Estate
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