Z A N D N E W S

ZANDVOORT!4th Quarter 2014 My, how time flies when you’re having fun! The hive of activity by all

of the teams at Zandspruit has certainly seen this year pass by in a

flash. Much was achieved and we can all look back at another successful

year in the history of Zandspruit Bush & Aero Estate!

In this edition we have a new feature about the K2C. You may have

seen the building next to the main entrance of Zandspruit Bush & Aero

Estate. This building is occupied by the tourism department of the

Maruleng Municipality and K2C (Kruger to Canyon Biosphere) The stand

was donated by the developers of Zandspruit to the Maruleng

Municipality for the general promotion of tourism and well-being of the

area in particular. Recently, the developers had a tour of the K2C and

were amazed at the amount of work, projects and planning that are

undertaken there. We then asked them to share their vision with our

readers and we bring you their first, introductory article in this

newsletter. There will be a further 4 or 5 articles in future editions.

There is still very good interest in Zandspruit and we have a number

of local and international potential clients scheduled to visit Zandspruit

over the next two months. We wish to extend an early blessing for the

Xmas and holiday period to all our readers and trust that you will have

a great New Year and a positive 2015.

Enjoy your newsletter!

Martin den Dunnen Gerrit Jan van der Grijn

● Zandvoort

● ZandspruitAirshow

● Sales &Marketing

● InternationalMarketing

● FarmManagement

● K2C Biosphere

● Construction

● Tax & LegalMatters

Z A N D N E W S

ZANDVOORT!4th Quarter 2014

● Zandvoort

● Sales &Marketing

● InternationalMarketing

● FarmManagement

● K2C Biosphere

● Construction

● Tax & LegalMatters

This quarter has been an active and exciting one! With theunexpected flooding of the Sandspruit, our Team had to be onhigh alert to minimise damage to roads and the banks of theriver. Our houses should never be in danger as they are all builtabove the 100 year flood line. Fortunately, the water never roseto 2012 levels and we were spared from any major damage. Withthe flooding, a crocodile appeared and this just proves that youshould always expect the unexpected in the Bush! Please beaware of wild animals when walking around the Bush!Fortunately, it appears as if the croc has left again.

The Sales teams have been very active and have produced recordsales for some of the months in this quarter. The next availablespot for construction of a house is in November and so it seemshighly probable that we will have around 27 houses on Zandspruitby year end! Our newest residents have moved in and we arehappy to share the Estate with some more permanent residents.By the end of this year, at least 3 more houses currently underconstruction will be occupied by full time residents.

The installation of the infrastructure in phase 2 has drawn to aclose and we are wrapping up the last bits and pieces. TheCertificates that allow us to transfer the stands will be issued bythe time you read this and transfers can take place shortlythereafter. Our Transferring Attorneys have been hard at workpreparing all the paperwork for these transfers. Exciting timesonce again for the Zandspruit team and clients alike. The firsthouse in phase 2 is nearing completion and the occupation ofthis house is likely to run concurrently with the transfer of theproperty – faith in the Zandspruit team indeed!

As always, please enjoy your newsletter and we hope to see yousoon on Zandspruit!

Martin den Dunnen Gerrit Jan van der Grijn

It is with great pride and pleasure that we announce our second

Zandspruit Airshow to be held on Saturday 13 June 2015!

After the success of our

first Airshow in September

2013, we are delighted to

host another Airshow.

Please diarise the date as

we are planning a

spectacular event once

again! Due to new safety regulations we have had to make

some changes to our layout, but that turned out to be an

improvement on the previous layout! We are looking at new

and exciting displays, with the old stalwarts making an

appearance too, of course! We are certain that we will put

Zandspruit Estates and Hoedspruit on the map once again.

Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for regular updates. In

2013 Zandspruit Airshow walked away with the runner-up prize

for the Best Airshow of the Year in the SA Aero Club Airshow

Awards. In 2015 we are definitely going for Gold!

ZANDSPRUIT AIRSHOW

S a l e s & M a r k e t i n g2014 is quickly coming to an end, but it doesn’t

feel like it for our Sales and Marketing team.

They are still hard at work, attending exhibits

and malls.

In the past few months we have exhibited

Zandspruit Estates at a couple of big shows. We

started off at the end of August with the

Gauteng Getaway, followed by the AAD expo,

which was a great success. We had many

visitors to our stand, both new and returning

clients.

After that our team went to the Retirement Expo

in Johannesburg and this year’s show was

combined with the Investment Expo and was

unfortunately slower than expected.

Allison and Fred have been busy in the malls:

Sandton, Highveld (Witbank) and Middelburg.

We have had a sale from these exhibits already

and more clients have booked a stay in our Bush

Camp to visit our Estate, look at stands and to

get a feeling of the Zandspruit Lifestyle. Allison

and Fred, with their charismatic personalities

and friendly smiles, are contacting lots of

potential owners for Zandspruit. And here on

Zandspruit, Martin is taking their clients around:

who better to tell you everything about

Zandspruit Estates!

Before year-end we will be going to Woodlands

Mall at the end of November and the Nedbank

Golf Challenge in early December. The Nedbank

Golf Challenge has been a huge success in the

past for us and we are hoping to close off the

year with a bang.

The sales agents in Hoedspruit were offered a

special challenge to celebrate the fact that we

are half way sold out of stands in the Estate.

We will be trying out a new approach to Sales

and Marketing next year to always keep ahead

of the pack in 2015. More of that next year!

S a l e s & M a r k e t i n gGLOBAL MARCH FOR

ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS

On Saturday 4 October 2014,

World Animal Day, people from across the world

marched together to raise awareness for

Elephants and Rhinos. In over 130 cities, on all

continents of the world, people came together

to take a stand against poaching and for the

survival of Elephants and Rhinos. Their numbers

are declining due to poaching. As Dr Michelle

Henley said in her speech, every day 96

Elephants get killed in Africa - thus in the hour

that we marched the 4km on

Zandspruit Estate, about 4

elephants would have been

killed.

Only a week and a half before the

global march, we realised that in

Hoedspruit, home to so many

conservation projects for

elephants and rhinos, no march

had been organised! Due to the

short notice period, we decided

to march in Zandspruit Estates,

as in that case there was no need

to close off roads and get permits. We are very

proud that over 260 people from Hoedspruit and

the surroundings areas joined us to make this

march a success!

There were two routes through Zandspruit

Estates - Route A was about 4 km long and over

paved roads on the Estate, so that children,

strollers and wheelchairs could also participate.

Route B was about 5km long and made an extra

loop through the wilderness area.

Registration started at 10.00 and soon we had

people cueing up to sign the petition to amend

the rules and laws and get more severe

punishment for poachers, all to protect our wild

life. There were impressive

speeches to make clear to all of us

why it is so important to make a

stand for our animals. Dr Peter

Rodgers, from Provet Wildlife

Services; Dr Michelle Henley, from

Save the Elephants; Jaquie Sive from

Rocking4Rhinos and Chris Martin, from Rhino

Revolution all gave inspirational

talks.

A group of environmental

monitors and rhino ambassadors

from Kruger 2 Canyon Biosphere

started the march with a lovely song and they

lead the rest of the participants through the

gates - the march had started!

Over 260 participants, from 6 months to 82

years old, from Hoedspruit, Phalaborwa, GVI

volunteers, overseas tourists, all came together

to take a stand against Rhino and Elephant

poaching. And we all Marched Against

Extinction.

On our facebook page are pictures from the

Zandspruit March and on the general Global

March For Elephants and Rhinos facebook page

you can see pictures from the marches in all

the cities around the world!

The Autumn Secondhome International

Exhibitions in Brussels, Belgium and

Utrecht, The Netherlands were a success.

We have already welcomed the first visitors

from the exhibitions on Zandspruit!

In just a few weeks’ time, from 12 to 15

December, we will be exhibiting at the

EXCELLENT Exhibition, Ahoy, Rotterdam.

EXCELLENT displays luxury living, interiors,

yachts, jewelry and watches, health and

beauty, kitchens and exclusive second

homes on over 20 000 m2 of exhibition

space. Around 80 000 visitors are expected

to visit this thrilling and exclusive event.

Zandspruit Bush & Aero Estate is taking

part in collaboration with Van Bellen Art and

Luiten Wines. Besides their usual collection,

Van Bellen will display a collection of

Wildlife art from Hoedspruit artist, Vanessa

Lomas. Luiten wines organizes a tasting of

a wide range of South African quality wines

which makes this an event not to be

missed. For free entrance tickets please

email to gjg@zandspruit.co.za

On 27 November the Overseas Property

Professionals (OPP) Awards ceremony was

held in London. This was the third time that

Zandspruit Estates has entered and this

year we competed in the categories “Best

Developer Africa” and “Best Luxury

Developer”. Last year we were awarded the

Gold Award for Best Developer Africa and

the Bronze Award for Best Luxury

Developer (Global). We are proud to

announce that this year we were once

again awarded the Gold Award for Best

Developer Africa and we are even more

proud that we were awarded the Gold

Award for Best Luxury Developer Global

this year, especially looking at the

competition of highly expensive and

luxurious developments all over the world.

Due to the current, extremely favorable,

exchange rate for foreign investors, we

still believe that Zandspruit Estates offers

unrivaled quality, space and tranquility at

a very reasonable price.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a r k e t i n g2014

2014

BEST LUXURY DEVELOPER (GLOBAL)

Zandspruit Estates (Pty) Ltd.

Zandspruit Estates (Pty) Ltd.

BEST DEVELOPER AFRICA

Rainfall

The rains this year have started much later

than last year, with only 43mm recorded in

October so far.

Last year’s rain started early in September, so

by this time the bush was looking very good.

Vegetation

Due to the rains on the 17th of October the

bushveld has started to flush a nice tinge of

green. We still need some follow up rain very

soon to keep the growth going. Mother Nature

usually does not disappoint!

Animals

Game count September 2014

● Blue Wildebeest 27● Bushbuck 3● Bushpig 6● Duiker 7● Crocodile 1● Giraffe 18● Impala 303● Kudu 27● Nyala 28● Reedbuck 5● Steenbuck 5● Warthog 19● Waterbuck 13● Zebra 28

Sandspruit river & dams

The hide at Hide dam is now completed so

please go and enjoy a quiet time watching

animal and bird life around the dam. Nthundu-

luka dam has still got a good amount of water

even though we have not had good rains yet.

Madada dam is holding its water very well and

is still a great attractor to a lot of bird life. The

Sandspruit River did not stop flowing through-

out the whole of winter. Most of the pools along

the river did not dry up completely. This meant

that our annual sightings of a variety of storks

and other fish eating birds were not as spec-

tacular as past years.

Special sightings

o 4 wild dogs on a kill

o Crocodile

o Cape clawless otter

Interesting facts

We have decided to make this report more

educational to our readers, so from now on I

will share some of my knowledge on different

aspects of the environment on Zandspruit

estate with you.

This time I decided that we could learn a bit

more about two of our more endangered mam-

mals that were sighted recently on Zandspruit.

African (Cape) Clawless Otter

(Aonyx capensis)

Identification

African clawless otters have very thick fur with

an almost silky underbelly. Their coats are a

dark brown color with white facial markings

that extend downward towards their throat

and chest areas. Their paws are partially

webbed with five fingers. You can often see a

five toed spoor with no claw marks along the

F a r m M a n a g e m e n t

F a r m M a n a g e m e n tSandspruit River.

They have large

skulls which are

broad and flat to hold

very big molars for

crushing its prey.

Male otters are slightly larger than females and

can weigh up to 13kg. Adults can grow to over

1.5m long. Its tail can make up a third of its

body length. These are used to propel them

through the water.

Points of interest

The African clawless otter’s habitats range from

open coastal plains, to semi-arid regions, to

densely forested areas but are always found in

areas surrounding permanent bodies of water.

They build burrows in banks near water,

allowing for easier access to food sources and

a quick escape from predators. They are mainly

nocturnal in populated areas and lie up during

the day in quiet, bushy areas. Their diet

primarily includes water-dwelling animals, such

as crabs, fish, frogs, and worms. They dive

after prey to catch it, and then swim to shore

again, where they eat. Extremely sensitive

whiskers are used as sensors in the water to

pick up the movements of potential prey.

Though mostly solitary animals, family groups

of up to five individuals can be seen. Territories

are marked using a pair of anal glands which

secrete a particular scent. Each otter is very

territorial over its particular range.

African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)

Identification

The African Wild Dog has a blotchy yellow,

black and white coat with large round ears and

a white tip to the tail. Adults typically weigh

between 20–30 kg. They are tall, lean animals

that stand about 75 cm at the shoulder, with a

head and body length of 75–140 cm.

Points of interest

We are very privileged to be able to see Wild

Dogs on our Estate. The African Wild Dog is

one of Africa’s most endangered mammals.

They hunt in packs by running down their prey

over great distances. These chases may occur

at great speeds of up to 66 km/h for up to 60

minutes. Nearly 80% of all Wild Dog hunts end

in a kill compared to lions that only have a

10% success rate. Sadly there are very few

areas large enough to protect Wild Dogs left in

the world. They are also susceptible to

domestic dog diseases such as rabies,

distemper and parvovirus. These diseases can

be spread very easily due to adults

regurgitating meat for the puppies when they

return back after a hunt.

S a l e s & M a r k e t i n gZANDSPRUIT HOSTS THE UNESCO

RATIFIED K2C (KRUGER2CANYONS)

BIOSPHERE

Some of our readers may have seen the

K2C Nodal Centre next to our main gate

and wonder what activities are conducted

from those offices.

Zandspruit is proud to support the Kruger

to Canyons Biosphere Region (K2C BR).

The K2C BR links conservation and the

environment to people, as the custodians

of their land through partnerships. An

international Biosphere designation is

given by UNESCO to special landscapes

where people are collaborating to ensure

their environmental integrity, as the

basis for their economic development. The K2C

was nominated Department of Environmental

Affairs (DEA) as one of its flagship programmes

in this regard. DEA achieved this designation in

2001, and the Biosphere was reviewed by

UNESCO with full colours in 2014.

Why a Biosphere in the Lowveld and

adjacent Escarpment?

The region has two of South Africa’s flagship

conservation areas (Kruger National Park and

Blyde River Canyon), exceptional biodiversity

and endemism, a diverse human population and

a diversity of land use practices (agriculture,

forestry, mining and human settlements).

In this context the MaB framework offers a

platform for dialogue and actions to ensure the

reconciliation of biodiversity conservation with

resilient and sustainable development for all

members of the broader community. The

Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region’s (K2C BR)

mandate is to provide platforms for

collaboration. This includes institutional and

intergovernmental collaborative actions and

enabling links to the private sector.

The K2C BR developed its vision as “partnering

to achieve a sustainable future for all life in the

K2C Biosphere”.

What is the K2C BR doing?

Several Programmes are managed from the K2C

Offices on ZANDSPRUIT as set out in the table

on the next page.

K 2 C B i o s p h e r e

S a l e s & M a r k e t i n gK 2 C B i o s p h e r eProgramme - KEY PARTNERS INVOLVED Recent Activities

K2C Environmental MonitorProgramme

SANParks BSP – 30 hostInstitutions

Created collaboration betweeninstitutions and 262 jobs

Main Aim of this programme is to provideadditional support to host institutions inthe K2C Partner Network to attain theirrespective mandates supportive ofbiodiversity conservation, contributing toimproved livelihoods and resilienteconomic development

(Private Sector and provincialreserves)

Wits sponsored Training in Tree andAnimal ID

Coordination of Global EnvironmentalFacility’s Small Grant Fund AWARD, UP, Unv.

Witwatersrand, SAWC, SabieSand Wildtuin & BuffelshoekTrust, MTPA

1. 5x Demonstration Projects;

The primary objective of the K2C GEFSGP under Strategic Projects (inclusive ofCommunity Engagement) are to, throughsystemic and participatory approaches,expand and enhance the benefits of theprotected areas network, improvedconservation and biodiversity land usepractices, enable economic opportunitiesderived from better managed naturalresources, as demonstrated at five keypilot sites.  The partners held a workshopin this reporting period.

2. Protected Area BeneficiationFramework drafted

3. Wildlife Economy Training forCommunity Outreach Leadership Group.(Co-sponsored by Buffelshoek Trust)

4. Interim Reports approved by UNDP.

EE Forum

Klaserie Eco-Children,Timbavati Foundation, K2CEMs, Nourish, SANParks,Resources Africa, WESSA, K2CEMS, LEDET, MTPA

Link to Wildlands K2C CEBA

Purpose:  to provide an informal butsemi-structured platform for thecoordination, alignment, co-learning inEnvironmental Education linking to theformal conservation and educationsectors by using the Man and theBiosphere principles.PA GROUP

Private Nature Reserves,SANParks, MTPA, LEDET

Coordination of Actions: Preparation forGEF 5

Purpose: To form a unite voice fromreserves in the Lowveld dealing withcommon issues pertaining to officialprotected area status.

NRMP Forum Meeting- Co-ordination,co-learning of NRMP Projects

DEA WfW Limpopo, DEA WfWMpumalanga, Working onFire; Working on Wetlands,BSP, RESILIM

FULL Report available on request

RESEARCH Forum was launched by TheWits Rural Hub in September

Wits, UP, SAWC, BuffelshoekTrust

Information sharing; Co-ordinatedplanning.

K2C /Wildlands CEBA (CommunityEcosystem Based Adaptation)

Wildlands Trust Created an additional 48 jobs.

Moletele CP Alien Plant Clearing Team in Blyde

Klaserie Eco ChildrenTREE Ambassadors, deployed inpartnership network attended TreePropagation Training.

Timbavati Foundation CEPF Funding to increase coordinationcapacity

Nourish Signing of MOU with WildlandsConservation Trust

White Lion Trust

Land Users IncentivesLepelle/Mametja  Restore

SANParks, AWARD, MarulengMunicipality, DAFF

Started with Project Implementation – 48new jobs on 4x sites on the banks of theOlifants River

Land Users Incentives MnisiBush Clearing in support of RangelandManagement

SANPArks BSP, UP,Buffelshoek Trust,Conservation Africa

Started with Project Implementation – 60new jobs on five sites in the Mnisi area.

The construction team have been flat out this quarter and the houses are been churned

out at a rate of one per month. Our order books are full for this year and we already

have a number of bookings for next year. So much so that two clients have booked

‘construction slots’ with us so as not to miss out next year when they intend building

their dream homes! Fantastic news for us indeed! In this newsletter we are focusing on

our bridge crossing.

Initially we knew that building a medium level bridge would be far superior to a low level

crossing, but involved some risk if the river came into flood. Fortunately floods are a

very irregular occurrence in Hoedspruit! The medium level bridge was built at great cost

to the developer and was used for a while before the first flood hit in January 2012. Due

to the design of the bridge using culverts, the water dammed up behind the debris that

got caught up at the culverts. This resulted in some serious

damage to the road over the river as well as the services

that cross the river. It was, however, the biggest flood that

Hoedspruit had ever seen with 380mm of rain falling in a

little more than 18 hours as a result of a cyclone that formed

over Mozambique. Being of a positive nature and assuming

that the floods were a thing of the past for the next 100

years, the developers repaired the damage and the road

over the river was soon reopened. Then in January 2013

another, albeit smaller, flood hit the bridge and the road

was damaged again.

Rather than leave the medium level bridge to become the

problem and cost centre of the Zandspruit Home Owners in

future, the developers decided to remove the culverts and

replace it with a slightly raised causeway, or dyke as they

say in Holland at their own cost. With the expertise of our Dutch partner and further

advice from our Engineers, the work on the dyke

is well underway. We hope to have the new

crossing operational before the year end and

trust that it will stand up to what Mother Nature

may throw at it!

C o n s t r u c t i o n

T a x & L e g a l M a t t e r sIn this section of our newsletter we inform

you about all the ins and outs of buying

property in South Africa. Last quarter we

explained Capital Gains Tax and

Withholding Tax. This time we will look at

buying property by non-residents.

ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON NON-

RESIDENTS BUYING PROPERTY IN SOUTH

AFRICA?

The answer to this is a resounding NO.

Non-residents will of course be subject to

the same laws and regulations as South

Africans and it is compliance with these

stringent requirements that ensures the

efficiency of the South African land

registration system and security of tenure.

Should the non-resident not wish to

purchase the property in his or her own

name but rather in the name of an entity,

such entity must be locally registered and

meet the requirements inherent in

registration of the chosen entity, such as

the requirements of the Companies Act. For

example, a non-resident may decide to own

the property through share ownership in a

company or as a beneficiary

in a trust. In the event of a non-resident

acquiring property in the name of an entity,

funds brought into the country will

represent a loan to the local entity and will

require Exchange Control approval. For the

most part however, property is registered

in the name of the purchaser as an

individual. There may be specific reasons

for taking transfer in the name of an entity.

For further advice, contact a conveyancing

attorney.

Finally, a non-resident can purchase South

African property over the internet without

entering the country! However, should the

prospective purchaser intend residing in

the property for any length of time, he or

she will need to comply

with the requirements of the Immigration

Act and either have a valid permit to

temporarily remain in the country or be in

possession of a permanent residency

permit.

In our next newsletter we will get into how

foreign funds can be brought into the

country for a property acquisition, the

possibility of loans and bonds, how to open

a bank account at a South African banking

institution and how money can be taken

out of the country on sale of the property.

For information:

http://www.stbb.co.za/uploads/STBB590_

01_Buying_Property_01-24.pdf

Source: Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes

For Non Residents