Networking
SAPOA Western Cape’s end-ofyear get-together, hosted by Rabie SAPOA Western Cape Chairman Simon Nicks welcomed guests to the final networking event of the year, which was held at Century City Square on 14 November and hosted by Rabie Property Group Words and photographs by Mark Pettipher
SAPOA Western Cape Chairman Simon Nicks
FROM LEFT: Natalie Du Preez (Rabie), Rabie CEO Colin Anderson, Engela de Villiers (Abland) and Lara Schenk (Improvon)
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imon Nicks outlined that it had been a tough year, both for the property industry and for South Africa as a country, and acknowledged the team that keeps SAPOA going. He reiterated that SAPOA’s role is to be a facilitator between the industry and the local government. He mentioned that the Mayoral Committee was finding it more difficult to meet, and that SAPOA would need to be more innovative in finding ways of engaging with Cape Town’s city council. Looking forward to 2020, SAPOA will be holding a Budget Breakfast with Brian Kantor in February, where the question of transport and the challenges of dealing with the city council will be hashed out. Nicks then handed over to Rabie CEO Colin Anderson, who also welcomed the guests. He told us that the Century City
FROM LEFT: Natalie Du Preez (Rabie), Rabie CEO Colin Anderson, Christiaan Barnard (Spear REIT Limited) and Lara Schenk (Improvon)
development is not only a place to work, but also a place with opportunities to live and play. He highlighted that Rabie has opened its “Long March to Freedom” – a hundred bronze statues depicting and paying homage to icons of South Africa over the past 350 years. It is one of the largest collections of statues in the world.
There followed a lucky prize draw, which was won by Christiaan Barnard of Spear REIT Limited and Engela de Villiers of Abland. Sponsored by
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