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TIME FRAMES IN DEEDS OF SALE RELIVE THE HISTORY OF HERMANUS

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UPBEAT STATE OF THE NATIONAL ADDRESS (SONA) SETS THE TONE FOR A MORE POSITIVE ECONOMY AND PROPERTY MARKET

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ith Cyril Ramaphosa elected as ANC President and now President of SA, things have moved rather rapidly since the ANC’s Elective Conference in December.

the country and we were warned late last year that there was a significant fiscal deficit that needed to be funded. With a sluggish, albeit improving economy, this could come only from higher taxes.

Development on the political front has been swift and it has lifted the overall mood in the country. President Ramaphosa’s maiden Sona signalled a strong intent to cut corruption and wasteful expenditure - and get the country back to political stability and economic growth.

While the budget has brought the necessary higher taxes and costs for consumer households, it has also hinted that the economic outlook is on the up. The budget, commitment to cutting corruption and costs have been well received by economists as well as the international ratings agencies, all of which must be welcomed amid one of the most challenging phases for the country and economy.

This has been reiterated with President Ramaphosa making changes to his Cabinet, including selecting highly-respected ministers such as Nhlanhla Nene, who makes a welcome return as Minister of Finance, and Pravin Gordhan, appointed as Minister of Public Enterprises. Both send a strong signal of action.

While Budget 2018 was a little more sobering, it was to be expected in view of the current economic state of

We are already seeing business and consumer confidence lifting and there is a renewed energy in the country which is filtering through to the property market. Seeff’s branches nationwide are reporting that there is more demand for property but, at the same time, with more stock to choose from, serious sellers

need to heed the call to price correctly if they want to make a successful sale.

Is it a good time to buy property? Indeed.

Conditions are favourable for buyers given that price growth has, for the large part, remained flat and, with so much more stock on the market, buyers, right now, have much more to choose from across most areas.

economy tends to boost the market and price growth.

The improved economic outlook will no doubt encourage buyers and investors to get into the market now, and with the superb choice of property on the market, they have plenty to choose from.

SAMUEL SEEFF Chairman, Seeff

The South African property market remains on a firm foundation, and as we have seen over the past few years, just a slight improvement in the

“With more stock on the market, buyers have a wider choice of property right now across many areas and, with the flat price growth over the last two years, it is a good time to buy. Sellers though, will need to still keep their price expectations in check if they want to make a successful sale.” – Samuel Seeff

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LEGAL

TIME FRAMES IN DEEDS OF SALE

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t is essential for parties to an agreement of sale relating to immovable property, or any other agreement for that matter, to have certainty about the date of expiry of any period of time stipulated in such agreement.

Considering the amount of co m m u n i c a t i o n s t h a t h ave to b e entertained during the transfer process that deal with parties’ compliance (or noncompliance) with various suspensive and other conditions contained in an agreement of sale, more attention to clearly defined time frames is absolutely essential.

Time limits are normally placed (or rather, should at all times be placed) on the time within which: • • • •

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an offer to purchase has to be accepted by a seller (in order to become a binding agreement of sale); a deposit has to be paid by the purchaser; the requirements of FICA have to be complied with by either party; a company or close corporation has to be registered (if a signatory is acting as a trustee for such an entity still to be registered) and the time within which the purchase by the entity is to be ratified by the directors/members thereof once the entity is registered; a purchaser has to register as a VAT vendor (in order to qualify for a zero rated VAT transaction); a mortgage loan has to be obtained by a purchaser (failing which the agreement of sale will merely lapse and become null and void); a notice in terms of a 72-hour clause (in the event of continued marketing) should be complied with by the purchaser; formal guarantees have to be furnished or payment of the purchase price has to be effected by a purchaser; a purchaser’s property has to be sold and/or transferred (if the agreement of sale is subject thereto); the transfer documents have to be signed and the transfer costs paid by a purchaser; registration of transfer has to be effected at the Deeds Office in Cape Town;

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breach of contract has to be remedied (to prevent the aggrieved partly from cancelling the agreement).

Act will not apply if the agreement specifies the manner in which the time periods are to be calculated.

The above list does not purport to be exhaustive, but it should be clear that the feasibility of an agreement entirely depends on performance by one ore more of the contracting parties within specified time limits. An agreement that does not clearly stipulate the periods of time within which certain actions should take place, is extremely difficult (and could become extremely cumbersome and therefore costly) to enforce.

In cases where agreements have been silent on the method of reckoning time frames and Section 4 of the Interpretation Act did not apply, our courts have used a number of methods to calculate time periods depending on the nature of the matter to be decided.

In the absence of clearly defined time limits in an agreement, the party who wishes to enforce compliance by the defaulting party will have to allow for the expiry of a “reasonable time” for such actions. What is “reasonable” according to the seller might not be reasonable to the purchaser, and vice versa. Ultimately the parties may have no option but to approach the court for a ruling as to what would be reasonable in the circumstances.

Therefore, when preparing an agreement of sale in particular, it would be wise to stipulate specific dates on which certain conditions should be fulfilled instead of referring to a number of days, weeks or months. Alternatively, the agreement should clearly stipulate how any period of time contained therein has to be calculated and which days should be excluded (for example Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays).

The reckoning of time periods can otherwise become a rather vexed exercise as our law recognizes several methods for the determining thereof. For example; when any period of time in an agreement of sale relating to land is referred to in days, Section 4 of the Interpretation Act states that the time period shall be reckoned exclusively of the first day and inclusively of the last day, unless the last day falls on a Sunday or on a Public Holiday, in which event the first business day following the Sunday or Public Holiday, shall be considered the last day of such period.

Consequently, every Saturday has to be included in the calculation. However, bear in mind that Section 4 of the Interpretation

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The “ordinary civilian” method (the first day of the period is included and the last day excluded without drawing a distinction between business days and Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays); The “natural” method (the time is reckoned from the hour, or even minute, of an occurrence to the corresponding hour or minute on the last day of the period, similarly without drawing a distinction between business days and Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays ); The “extraordinary civil” method (both the first and last day included); The “clear days” method (both the first and the last day are excluded which is the method used in court processes).

Therefore, in order to prevent the technicalities and any uncer tainty regarding the calculation of time periods, it is advisable to word an agreement in such a way that there can be no doubt as to the actual date of compliance or, alternatively, the manner of determining the expiry date of any period of time contained in such agreement.

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GRAND LADY ON THE OCEAN FRONT

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his gorgeous old lady cannot prove her Herbert Baker heritage despite wearing the DNA of his genre as the records have been lost in the passage of time. From the central area, the master crafted architraves and pillars lead onto large rooms with high ceilings which compliment the sizeable reception rooms and bedrooms.

The wrap around verandah is reminiscent of a bygone era of balmy summer evenings where listening to the sounds of the seasonal whales while sipping cold G&T’s was the order of the day. The super sized bedrooms have space in abundance and accommodation is luxurious.

The bathrooms are massively proportioned creating a sumptuous bathing environment. The kitchen has one of the best views in Hermanus with winter warmth being supplied by an ageless AGA stove. To add to the comfort, there is a separate laundry and staffing facilities.

The large estate of almost 3 000 square metres is kept in great condition by the property’s borehole pumping spring water onto the gardens and tall trees on the boundary which provide seclusion from the bustle of the outside world. Positioned on the eastern side of the property is the family sized swimming pool with large grounds around it. The garden is filled with established water wise plants and shrubs.

This property has the distinction of being on the Ocean side of Kwaaiwater, so named because of the rumbling sound of the sea as it crashes on the rocks. Close by are the sandy beaches of Klippies Baai and Siever’s Punt. These are very popular for sundowners and amazing sunsets. All the nearby beaches are within walking distance along the diverse coastal path The choice of schooling abounds in Hermanus; from private schools such as Curro and Generations to the excellence of the government schools where in 2016, South Africa’s Top Matric Achiever was a Hermanus High School allumini.

One of Hermanus’s attractions are the quaint owner operated retail outlets in the village centre where many a shopper can spend hours browsing. For the main stream consumers, there is the Whale Coast Mall catering to everyone’s needs.

No visit to Hermanus is without an outing to the ever popular Hemel-en-Aarde Valley with their very popular wines and internationally renowned cuisine.

Its one hour proximity to an International Airport Hermanus is a popular tourist destination.

In the past few years the Hermanus property market has surpassed the R2bn mark. A recent New World Wealth Report has named Hermanus as one of the most popular destinations for high net worth individually owned second homes.

Data shows that the median price for the area was up by more than 40% in under five years and estimated at 12% in the past two.

The location of this property is absolutely perfect. One is able to view the ever changing mountain in Voelklip to the white sands around Gansbaai, where the Birkenhead met an untimely end, but whose legacy remains on in the form of the lighthouse at Danger Point winking its warning to ships that pass by. And to the west one has a view of our beautiful village, Hermanus.

This estate stands ready and is waiting for the discerning family to move in and begin writing their own story.

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Finding the Walker of Walker Bay Who was the mysterious Walker whom Walker Bay is named after? DR ROBIN LEE of the Hermanus History Society did some digging to uncover his true identity.

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n earlier books on the history of Hermanus, reference is made to a certain Walker, a ‘surveyor’ in the Royal Navy, as being the person after whom Walker Bay is named. This is entirely plausible, as there is evidence that coastal features were sometimes named after the person employed to survey a particular area.

Baldwin Wake Walker (1802 – 1876). He joined the Royal Navy in 1812 (yes, he was 10 years old) and served inter alia in Jamaica, West Africa and the Crimea. For two years he served in the Turkish Navy, representing the Royal Navy on a clandestine project, during which he dressed the part (photo). But that is a story for another time.

However, subsequent research has failed to identify which surveyor is referred to and, in any event, it seems unlikely that a mere surveyor would have such a large and important bay named after him. This was usually reserved for Admirals.

Admiral Pringle, after whom Pringle Bay is named, is a case in point – and Admiral Gordon for Gordon’s Bay. Richard’s Bay, incidentally, is also named after an Admiral – in this case, Admiral Sir Frederick Richards.

The first period of his career that is of interest to us, was from 1848-1860, when he was ‘Surveyor’ of the entire Royal Navy, based at Portsmouth in Britain. This position had nothing to do with conducting surveys by land or by sea.

Recently I have been able to look more closely at the available information and am convinced that the mystery has been solved. I have been substantially assisted in this by a thesis authored by Matthew Chiswell at the University of Cape Town.

The Walker after whom Walker Bay is named is almost certainly Admiral Sir

The term ‘surveyor’ in this context is one which dates from Elizabethan times and is described by an expert as follows: The Surveyor of the Navy was an officer in the Royal Navy who was a member of the Navy Board from the inauguration of that body, and held overall responsibility for the design of British warships.

From 1845 design responsibility was centred in the Surveyor's office. In 1859 the post of Surveyor of the Navy was changed to Controller of the Navy.

As Controller of the Royal Navy, Walker

The battleship HMS Warrior, which now serves as a museum ship in Portsmouth

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was hugely influential in the design and construction of all Royal Navy warships and he is credited with persuading the Admiralty to convert the materials used in building battleships from wooden hulls and sails to ironclad hulls and steam power. The first of these battleships, HMS Warrior, was constructed under his personal supervision. This remarkable vessel served the Navy in various capacities from 1858 to 1971, after which she was fully restored and now serves as a Museum Ship at Portsmouth.

By the time Walker came to the Cape, he had been granted a baronetcy and earned the following decorations: Legion d’Honneur (France); Order of the Redeemer (Greece); Order of the Crown (Austria) and Order of the Red Eagle (Russia). In 1861, following immediately on his tenure as Controller of the Royal Navy, Walker was promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station of the Royal Navy, and served in Cape Town from 1861 until 1864.

During his posting at the Cape, Walker was mainly involved in suppressing the slave trade from West and East Africa. He had a fine record in this regard – though

Walker Bay was almost certainly named after Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker.

that is also a story for another time. He also continued his interest in naval technology from his days as Controller of the Royal Navy and brought about sevSimon’s Townovements in the ships that were assigned to his Squadron.

There exists voluminous correspondence between him and various Admirals in Britain about the superiority of ironhulled ships. In his thesis, Matthew Chiswell states: “During his residence at the Cape, Baldwin Walker undertook to modernise and improve the facilities at the Simon’s Town dockyard. To this end he procured a portable steam crane for use in the dockyard which enabled the process of loading and unloading vessels to be accomplished faster and with less manpower.”

Possibly the most significant episode of his command at the Cape concerned the American Confederate vessel, the famous Alabama. The ship under Captain Semmes had to put into Simon’s Town for refit and supplies and Walker personally controlled its visit. Record exists of at least three social occasions organised by Walker in August 1863, involving the Captain and officers of the Alabama.

Walker was involved in two other events of interest. The missionary and explorer David Livingstone was undertaking his famous expeditions in the early 1860s and the Cape Squadron under Walker was

given the task of ensuring the delivery of supplies to points along the east coast where Livingstone required them.

In another duty, the Squadron was sent to defuse conflict around a guano island called Ichaboe, situated 480 miles north of Cape Town on the west coast. Two rival companies were fighting a small war there for access to the valuable material. Walker asserted British government sovereignty over the island and settled the dispute. Walker was also responsible for the construction of a new lighthouse on a site known as Roman Rock in False Bay near Simon’s Town. The lighthouse exists to this day.

- This research was carried out on behalf of the Hermanus History Society. If you would like to know more about the Society, contact Dr Robin Lee on 028 312 4072 or robinlee@hermanus.co.za

Walker married Mary Sinclair Worth in 1834 and, despite his long absences at sea, the couple produced 11 children.

He retired in 1870 and lived for another six years, dying on 12 February 1876 at his house in Norfolk. A statue of him in uniform stands at the Pier Head in Liverpool Harbour, UK. He was succeeded as Baronet by his eldest son Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker (1846–1905), while his grandson Admiral Sir Frederic Wake Walker (18831945) served in both World Wars, playing a leading role in the evacuation of Dunkirk and in the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck in World War II.

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Admiral Walker in naval uniform while serving in the Turkish Navy

Cleaning fish at the Old Harbour, 1930s.

The Marine Hotel, 1910.

Why is heritage important? us to feel ashamed about and much to be proud of.

Dr. Robin Lee

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hen does history become heritage? And what is so important and interesting about the history of the place we live in?

Recent research that I have carried out shows there are many lessons to be learned from local history. My analysis of the economic history of Hermanus and other towns in the Overstrand illustrates one big lesson: do not overdevelop your town and reduce or destroy the attractions for which many people come to the town. Conserve your history wherever you can – and often where you think you can’t. It just takes will and effort.

People have given many reasons for the importance of heritage to a community.

My two favourites are: “Whoever fails to learn from history is destined to repeat it”.

This is attributed to the Spanish philosopher, Georges Santayana. The other is one quoted often by the late SJ du Toit, one of our local historians: “A town that does not honour its own past is like the newly rich who are ashamed of their parents.”

Learn from the history of the Southern Right Whales that are now such a huge tourist attraction and bring substantial wealth into Hermanus.

Esje (as she was more commonly known) was a major player in creating the Hermanus History Society in 2012. Her books and talks certainly did much to convince members of the public that our past is something to be documented and passed on. There is absolutely nothing for

They still exist because they were conserved by international agreement, just before ‘development’ could wipe them out. Now, their numbers have increased, and people come to see them and spend their money here.

Early school teachers in the 1920s, with Meester Paterson in the centre.

New Harbour, 1955.

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The economic future of Hermanus lies in environmental and adventure tourism. It is damaging our own future to permit conservation areas to be encroached upon by development or to encourage investment in shopping malls that no tourist wants to enter, rather than smaller retail outlets that tourists want to use.

This was well understood by one of Hermanus’s early mayors, William Hugh (“Meester”) Paterson. This imposing figure was born in Hermanus in 1874 and after obtaining a teacher’s training qualification, became first a teacher at and later principal of the school in Hermanus. He was deeply interested in the environment in which the little village was located and the wild flowers that grew around it.

In 1923 Meester Paterson collaborated with the Luyt family to take two large cases of wild flowers to the UK and establish a market for them there. He was always available to accompany guests at any of the thirteen hotels into the unspoilt fynbos, many years before the Fernkloof Nature Reserve and the Cliff

Victoria Hotel, 1895.

PHOTOS: Old Harbour Museum & Dr Robin Lee

New Harbour,1954.

Original research has been completed concerning the life of Sir William Hoy, who prevented a rail link from Bot River to Hermanus in the early 20th century and decisively changed the history of the town.

Path. He helped organise two horticultural shows in London in the 1930s, one at the Royal Horticultural Society and another at South Africa House. It was well known that many visitors made journeys to Hermanus because of the wild flowers they saw at these shows.

He also introduced children from the local schools to fynbos by taking them on walks on Hoy’s Koppie and supervised them in building stone retaining walls to control soil erosion there. He was Mayor in 1920 and received the award of Freeman of Hermanus in 1960. He died in 1964 at the age of 89. Meester well understood how economically vital a pristine environment was and would be to Hermanus.

The Hermanus History Society has made a considerable contribution to our town in the past four years. It financed the translation and printing of an Afrikaans history of Hawston, and published two books about the era of the great hotel holiday in Hermanus in the period 1920 to 1947.

With assistance from the Municipality, it has erected two historical boards on the

Sir William Hoy

Cliff Path to inform tourists and has put up eight memorial plaques at points of historical interest, such as Hoy’s Koppie and Swallow Park.

A total of 15 illustrated talks on aspects of Hermanus have been given to various audiences in and outside the town, and three research papers posted on the international website The Heritage Portal (www.theheritageportal.co.za).

Other research papers led to a deal with the radar stations that operated in Betty’s Bay in World War II, as well as the development of the water supply in Greater Hermanus since 1895. Two Street Scapes (illustrated accounts of the history of Aberdeen Street) have been completed and are publicly available on the History Society website (www.hermanus-history-society.co.za).

Other projects include an oral history of Zwelihle, a history of the New Harbour from the 1930s to today, and a history of the De Wet’s Huis Photographic Museum.

The Hermanus History Society now has more than 100 members and is launching yet another project, researching the history of High Street in the Hermanus CBD, as part of the envisaged revitalisation of the Central Business District.

RECIPE

Cinnamon Crust Cake

This recipe is somewhere between a Chelsea Bun, Hot Cross Bun and Cinnabon. It contains flavours of the Cape to make it local and lekker. The smell when baking reminds you of someone’s ouma.

RECIPE: Wessels van Vuuren, CaffĂŠ Blue

Quantity 100ml 100ml 250ml 50ml 1kg 10g 15ml 100g 250ml 2 100ml 7.5ml About 125ml

Ingredient Raisins (Bruised) Dried Fruits, Finely chopped (Dried peaches, apples etc) Strong Earl Grey Tea (2 bags on 250ml boiling water) Port or Muscadel or Mampoer (whatever you have that will compliment the fruits) White Bread Flour Instant Yeast Aniseed (Optional) Sugar Milk Eggs Butter (Melted) Salt Water

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Quantity 250ml 45ml 100g

Ingredient Soft Brown Sugar (Muscavado, Carmel Sugar, Demerera, Treacle) Ground Cinnamon Soft Butter

15ml 30ml

Apricot Jam (or Honey) Boiling Water

250g 250g 5ml 100ml

Cream Cheese Butter Vanilla Icing Sugar

METHOD: 1. Grease and line a 30cm springform cake tin or two 20cm ones.

2. Soak raisins and fruit in tea and alcohol until swollen.

Drain, but keep the fluid and fruit separately.

3. Mix flour, sugar, salt, yeast and aniseed (if using).

4. Beat eggs, butter, milk, water and fluid from the fruits together.

5. Make a dough from the egg mixture and flour mixture. It should not be too stiff. Add more water if needed.

6. Knead well for about 10 minutes, either by hand or in a mixer. It is ready when it leaves the sides of the bowl and is stretchy.

7. Leave to prove in a warm place until doubled in size (45 minutes).

8. Knead down and mix the fruits back in.

9. Roll out the dough or press it down and stretch it into a rectangle about 1cm thick.

10. Mix the sugar, butter and cinnamon and spread it evenly over the rectangle.

11. Roll the dough up from one side into a Swiss Roll shape until you reach about half way. Roll from the other side up to the centre. Slice between the two rolls to separate them.

12. Cut into pieces about 4cm thick. Pack the round pieces into the prepared tins tightly. You should see the cinnamon swirl inside. Repeat until all the dough is used up. Squeeze them in as tightly as you can as this will give a good rise.

13. Prove for another 30 minutes or so, until doubled in size.

14 Bake at 180°C for about 45 minutes, until it sounds hollow inside. It will turn brown quite quickly, use foil after 25 minutes if you prefer a lighter coloured bake.

15. Test with a skewer to make sure it is baked in the middle.

16. Cool down slightly and take of out the tin.

17. Make a glaze with apricot jam and water and paint it on liberally.

18. Prepare the cream cheese topping by creaming together the butter, icing sugar and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Add the cream cheese and beat until well mixed.

19. Spread over the warm bread or serve separately on the side.

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DISCOVER YOUR BIT OF HEAVEN ON EARTH IN HERMANUS

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emel-en-Aarde (heaven and earth) - the name of Hermanus’ own wine valley - is perhaps the best description of this picturesque coastal town. With mountains to the rear and a long coastline that meanders from Vermont through Onrus and Sandbaai all the way around Walker Bay to Grotto Beach, you cannot ask for a more scenic environment.

Add to that the best weather in the country and a safe, healthy lifestyle. It’s no surprise that Hermanus has become the top choice for holiday, retirement and second-home buyers. It is also one of the fastest -growing residential areas, with the town seeing enormous development over the last few years; the most recent being the Whale Coast Mall that brings even more shopping, leisure and retail facilities for residents as well as holidaymakers.

With a property market worth almost R2bn per annum, Hermanus has become a coastal property mecca. It is an

excellent investment with values growing year-onyear. Aside from residential, retirement and holiday living, Hermanus also has a dynamic rental market.

The demand for holiday and residential rentals makes it ideal for investors. A property bought for holiday or later retirement could, for example, be let out when not needed by the owner.

It is fair to say, too, that Hermanus now ranks with Plettenberg Bay and Knysna as a highdemand coastal hotspot, not just for residential buyers, but also for wealthy buyers looking for a second home or investment. It is especially suited to retirement buyers given the superb climate, healthy lifestyle and excellent medical facilities.

It is the capital of the Whale Coast, and Hermanus welcomes everybody including the impressive South Right Whales that visit the bay each year between June and September. Add to that dolphin watching, the opportunity to spot the Great White Shark

Paul Kruger, was honoured by Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group, with the coveted Chairman’s Award off Dyer and being able to indulge in every water- and land-based adventure, as well as leisure pursuit, that you can imagine.

Additionally, the town boasts top-class schools, medical care, sport clubs and a golf estate, along with a growing business and commercial sector.

Seeff Hermanus is proud to announce that, apart from various awards won by the

exceptional team of Seeff Hermanus, our Licensee and MD, Paul Kruger, was honoured

by Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group, with the coveted Chairman’s Award at the recent annual Country Region Awards function.

Remember, whatever your property needs, home is our story, so be sure to start your next chapter with Seeff Hermanus.

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