Contents. Letter From The Estate Management 03 Estate Contact Details 04 HOAContractual Arrangement 06 With Members

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1 AUGUST 2016

2 Contents Letter From The Estate Management 03 Estate Contact Details 04 HOAContractual Arrangement 06 With Members A division of GLOVent Solutions chandi@glovent.co.za New Security Service Provider 09 Why Water Is Becoming A 13 Big Deal In Residential Communities. Excessive noise (music or otherwise) 16 Gardening Tips For August 17 Gardening Services 18 Accredited Estate Agents 20 Classifieds 21 ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Contact Our Sales Team Tel: sales@glovent.co.za Next Newsletter: September 2016 Disclaimer: This emagazine is produced especially for residents of The Wilds to provide updates and useful information. It is produced by GLOVent Media, a division of GLOVent 2 Solutions, on behalf of the Home Owners Association of The Wilds. Although every effort is taken to ensure accuracy of content, The Wilds HOA and/or the Publisher, cannot be held liable for any inaccurate information, and may not agree with all opinions expressed in this publication.

3 Message from the ESTATE MANAGEMENT Dear Member; We welcome Bidvest Protea Coin as our new security service provider. We urge residents to please be patient as the new guards familiarise themselves with our security operational procedures. Please ask your visitors to provide the correct stand number at the entrance gates. Sectional Title Schemes have different codes, for instance the code for Springbok Park is 30 and unit 1 will thus be 3001.Kudu Park s code is 60 and unit 10 will be 6010.A complete list of these code numbers is available on our website at The Police Community Forum reports an increase in theft of motor vehicles at Woodlands Mall and theft out of motor vehicles at Parkview Shopping Centre. Also beware of smash-and-grab incidents at intersections. Criminals especially target lone female drivers. Place all your valuable items in the boot of your car- Boot it or lose it!.in case your access cards to the estate gets stolen or lost after hours, please report it to Security, who will in turn immediately arrange for it to be cancelled in order to prevent unauthorised access to the estate. Residents with queries regarding the FTTH project can visit the communication desk at the clubhouse or contact the project manager Riaan Johnson (cell number , riaan.johnson@huawei.com) Residents must also keep in mind that water restrictions are still in place. The Vaal Dam which provides the greater Witwatersrand Area is only 25% full and the Weather Bureau predicts a dry summer with high temperatures. Yours Faithfully; Jaco Breytenbach - General Manager 3

4 Estate Contact Details Jaco Breytenbach (012) Ronel Mulvaney (012) Eugenie Grobler (012) Charmaine Strange (012) If you experience any problems regarding access cards, please contact Charmaine at Gate 1 (one). Tel no SECURITY Estate office [Clubhouse] :00-16:00 Change to: Gate 1 [Admin Office] Gate 2 [Security Control Office] /7 Bidvest Protea Coin National /7 Security Contract Manager Lukas Swart :00-16:00 (Except Thursdays) 07:00-15:00 (Thursdays) Duty Managers

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6 HOA contractual arrangement with members: RULES AND REGULATIONS Much has been reported on the rights of an HOA to determine rules for the community, rights given to us by our Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI)/ Constitution, where members often question whether we have these rights, and whether a specific rule is fair. 6

7 Certain rules attract more debate than others where it is suggested that the HOA is acting outside of its mandate by enforcing rules that form part of the other pieces of legislation such as the Road Traffic Act. More Often than not, when a breach is reported and a penalty imposed the matter is concluded effectively, but in some cases members are prepared to seek legal intervention and some are prepared to go out to court on a matter. Recent judgments demonstrate the rights of an HOA, as reported in the following: In a Judgment entrenching the rights of homeowner associations on estates to make and enforce laws for good community living, Durban High Court Acting Judge Ian Tropping ruled that a member had contractually bound himself to live within a controlled environment and the specific rules he complained about were lawful. The judge ruled the rules were private ones and when looking at the objective of the lower speed limit- taking into consideration children, pedestrians and animals they were not unreasonable. (The member claimed that the Road Traffic Act enforced 60km as the speed limit for a public road, and the estate rule stated 40km speed limit). In the members other challenge to the rule restricting the use of contractors to only those approved by the association, the member said this was a closed list which was dictatorial and anticompetitive. The Judge said, however, that seen in the context of the association seeking to ensure an agreed standard of construction and landscaping, it was not unreasonable to ensure that those doing the work were competent. I see no reason why there cannot be a list of accredited service providers. The rules do not provide for a closed list and the association says when an owner wishes to use a contractor not already on the list, he can apply and as long as the contractor is suitable, accreditation will be granted. Similarly, rules of domestic workers, which dictated accreditation, hours of work, Rules And Regulations Cont. and a rule stating that they must use the bus transport provided by the association, merely prescribe a set of procedures to ensure an orderly ingress and egress of the very large volume of people working at the 890 homes on the estate. In general, he said while the rules might irk one s individual sense of propriety and fairness because of their restrictive and regiment nature, they cannot be said to be contrary to public policy. They are there to regulate conduct between neighbours and, as necessity must be restricted to take into account the cumulative rights of use and the enjoyment of the estate by all its residents. So while the member may feel aggrieved by the imposition of the rule it is important to remember that: 1. All rules are set to serve the best interests of the community and not designed to punish any particular member 2. Rules are set in terms of the MOI and form part of the contractual arrangement between the HOA and all members. Membership of the HOA is compulsory and included in the title deeds of the property. 3. Rules attract penalties for breaches of these penalties are accounted for at all meetings of the members in the financial reports. However, it is equally important that the enforcement of all rules in managed and properly governed and that all rules are approved at all general meetings of the members. 7

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9 NEW Security Service Provider We welcome Lukas Swart, Contract Manager, Bidvest Protea Coin T E SwartL2@proteacoin.co.za 9

10 We at Bidvest Protea Coin are passionate about ensuring that every resident and employee feels safe and secure in the estate they so carefully chose to lead their lives in. Hence, we take pride in providing a personalised yet integrated security service at many a residential and/or golf estate, corporate business park, resort, lodge, hotel and game farm. 10

11 Our ability to secure your premises extends beyond the typical guarding service as we go about integrating our service with on-site and off-site alarm monitoring, specialised estate armed reaction, hi-tech security and tracking devices and dedicated investigation support. Our carefully selected staff are trained in: estate rules access control procedures armed reaction control room operation medical emergencies advanced firefighting domestic violence protection crime scene management. Our service is supported by: daily involvement of management in ensuring service excellence 24-hour service level agreements with client-specific job descriptions and set procedures security risk assessment surveys that aim to reduce possible security threats regular inspections and visits by our supervisors and senior managers to security officers on site 24-hour off-site monitoring of alarm and panic signals, electric fences and CCTV cameras/systems cell phone and/or radio monitoring of alarm systems police link-up for emergencies access control measures, including scanning drivers licences and vehicle licence disks live (real-time) monitoring of our guards on patrol on site live vehicle tracking systems for vehicles on and off the estate or corporate premises professionally trained staff who install and maintain hi-tech technical security solutions. 11

12 DID YOU KNOW you could visit our Community Portal to find information on: Operating a business from home Garden Services Cleaning Services Private Armed Response Services School Shuttle Services Clubhouse bookings Estate Agents Extra access cards Booking the Tennis or Squash Courts (online bookings) Application forms for all of these listed points are available on The Wilds Website / Community Portal:

13 WHY WATER IS BECOMING A BIG DEAL IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. Water has been taken for granted, but things are changing fast. As infrastructure failure has accelerated, the Eskom crisis became acute. But not far behind that has been the water crisis, now exacerbated by the largest El Nino drought event in recorded history. By Anthony Turton. 13

14 In KZN, an area hard hit by drought, we are starting to get an indication of the way the state is responding. In the small district municipality of Ugu, centred roughly on Port Shepstone, the response has been harsh. In effect the state is shifting its responsibility for assurance of supply onto Body Corporates, Home Owners Associations, and others. What is assurance of supply (AOS)? In the case of energy it is the guarantee of supply at any given moment in time and space. In the case of water, it is about six key elements: the guarantee of a given volume, at a given pressure, of a given quality, at a defined price, supplied at a specific time and place. The government has traditionally provided AOS, but the accelerated rate of infrastructure collapse, exacerbated by the deteriorating capacity to provide basic services, has changed this central assumption. From now on AOS in energy will be in the form of a standby generator, or greener options like going off the grid with wind or solar. In the water space, it will be in the form of an uninterrupted water supply system (UWSS). Just as an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) provides safe backup for computers, so too will a UWSS provide safe backup for all water users, specifically in areas that cannot be without reliable supply for whatever reason (schools, hospitals, retail malls, hotels etc). These units will be very sophisticated, capable of storing enough water to carry an entire community through a crisis period. They will also be capable of processing water of an increasingly deteriorating quality, making it safe, wholesome and reliable. This will be done seamlessly, using cutting edge technologies sourced from leading global suppliers, but assembled and supported locally. A growing risk is the contamination of rivers and dams by dysfunctional sewage works at municipal level. The effect of this is increasingly being seen as an overload of the potable water supply systems, never designed to process sewage effluent into safe drinking water. Central to this is the growing risk of toxicity from blue green algae. At present 63% of SA s bulk water storage in large dams and rivers is contaminated. No bulk water treatment plant is currently designed to remove these toxins, so this technology will be made available in the UWSS units soon to be introduced to the market. Residential estates give a certain quality of life. One of the advantages of this is the capacity of such communities to self-organize and provide solutions that are beneficial to all residents in a cost effective manner. Gurumanzi (Pty) Ltd is very active in the development of these technologies and is working with a range of reliable service providers to support the needs of residential estate communities. 14

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16 Members must please take note that although paragraph 5.4 of the Rules and Fines states that for excessive noise (music or otherwise) one can be fined R500 during weekdays after 22:00 and during weekends R1000 after 23:00, this must not be read in isolation. It must be read together with paragraph F.4 of the rules and regulations, which deals with good neighbourliness and use of erven. It reads as follows; The volume of music or electronic instruments or other sources of noise, partying and the activities of domestic workers should be restricted to an acceptable level or should take place in such manner as not to be heard on adjoining properties. If heard it may not cause aggravation and/or nuisance to the neighbours Access control- important information. Excessive noise (music or otherwise) -It is a serious breach of security if you pick up a domestic worker, gardener or contractor from outside the estate,without processing their documentation with the security company first. Only once that has been done may they enter the estate through the turnstiles. If an incident occur within the estate and there is no identification of the suspect due to the resident not following procedures, it may have grave consequences. 16

17 GARDENING TIPS FOR AUGUST Here are some tips to keep your gardens healthy in the heat of August. 1. Pull weeds as soon as you notice them, before they go to seed in the garden. This will help reduce overwintering weeds that can wreak havoc next year. 2. Remove spent flowers (deadhead) on annuals, roses and perennials. Many will reward you with more blooms that continue well into fall. 3. Prune and remove dead branches on shrubs and small trees. 4. Keep new plantings (planted within the past six months) of flowers, shrubs and trees watered during hot, dry spells. 5. Have your soil tested. A simple soil test can help you determine which nutrients may be lacking and what you need to add (according to what you are growing.) in the way of amendments to ensure your plants will thrive. 17

18 GARDENING SERVICES COMPANY NAME CONTACT PERSON ADDRESS CONTACT NUMBER AEJ Garden Services Pierre de Beer Altech Maintenance Brian Chambers Bee s Garden Danie Groenewald bees.garden@telkomsa.net Corp-Clean Hannes van der Merwe hannes@corpclean.co.za I Khaya Dionne Du Toit dedutoit@gmail.com Jomo Faerie Glen Martin Petzer admin@jomocc.co.za Raindrop Gardens Nic Vreken raindrop1@mweb.co.za St John Garden Services Johnny Brett stjohn.brett@yahoo.com Tekkies Garden Service Andre Schawarzer tekkiesgs@gmail.com The Garden Folks Renier Esterhuysen tgfolks@gmail.com W J Koekemoer Tuindienste Willie Koekemoer wjksnr@gmail.com

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20 ESTATE AGENCY AGENT NAME CONTACT # ADDRESS SELLING LETTING Apple Property Connection Ansie Jacobs ansie@appleproperty.co.za Inge-Maud Nowitz inge.now@hotmail.com X Bianca Properties Vino Baum vino@biancapropertiesco.za X X Dunamis Properties John Traas john@dunamisproperties.com X X FAR Properties Andre le Sueur Welmie le Sueur andre@far.co.za X X Johanita Properties Chrisita Smit johanita.prop@gmail.com X X Karis Properties Betsie Strydom betsie@karisproperies.co.za X X Leapfrog Property Beatrix Jagemann beatrix.jagemann@leapfrog.co.za X X Moreleta Properties Carol van der Nest carolvdnest@yahoo.com Jan Ackerman inn.jan@mweb.co.za X X Pam Golding Donovan Lindique donovan.lindique@pamgolding.co.za X X Performer Properties Kobus van der Vyver kobusvdv@vodamail.co.za X X Property 100 Jan Badenhorst janrib@telkomsa.net X X Red Table Properties Marthinus J. Potgieter johan@redtableproperties.co.za X X Realnet Moreleta Hennie Steyn hennies@realnet.co.za X X Realty1 Pretoria New East Izelle Matthee izelle@realty1moreleta.co.za Lourette van Tonder lourette@realty1moreleta.co.za X X REMAX Infoglobe Gawie Klue gawie@remaxinfo.co.za Rietha Klue rietha@remaxinfo.co.za X X REMAX Infoglobe Marieth Kloppers marieth@remaxinfo.co.za Ivan Swart ivan@remaxinfo.co.za X X REMAX Jowic Brenda-Lee Barnes brenda-lee@remax-jowic.co.za X X REMAX Property Merchants Erna de Bruyn ernadb@remaxptaeast.co.za X X Renmor Properties Arlene Marais renmor@netactive.co.za X X Rawson Properties Woodlands Andre Bruyns andre.bruyns@rawson.co.za Andre Theron andre.theron@rawson.co.za X X Seeff Properties Yvette de Ponte yvette.deponte@seeff.com X THE WILDS ESTATE REGISTERED ESTATE AGENTS as of 18 March

21 The Wilds CLASSIFIEDS Find or place an ad in The Wilds Classifieds: Log onto the community portal: go to my Estate and then click on Classifieds. The Wilds HOA cannot be held liable for any inaccurate information and without prejudice we do not represent, warrant or guarantee that the information in this newsletter is correct, accurate, complete or non-misleading. The views and opinions expressed herein is not necessarily those of the Board of Directors of the Wilds Estate HOA (NPC) SERVICES OFFERED In need of a PETSITTER? Don t worry whilst you on holiday, I have years of experience with taking care of your pets. I will make sure your beloved furry friends are well looked after and loved whilst you enjoy a much needed break, I am a 69 year old lady with many reputable references. Please call Liz Collett on c: e: kafuegm@gmail.com CHILD CARE Looking for a substitute Granny. I am know to little ones as Gaga and have 15 years babysitting experience this is besides raising my own children and grandchildren. Enjoy a date night out and have peace of mind knowing I am looking after your most precious gift. Reputable references - Liz Collett c: e: kafuegm@gmail.com SERVICES REQUIRED GARDEN WORKER Looking for a reliable garden worker over weekends c: DOMESTIC WORKER Looking for a reliable and trustworthy domestic worker, for twice a week, who can cook as well. e: madisonavenue.pta@outlook.com DAY MOTHER WANTED. Urgently looking for a day mother based in The Wilds to look after our little 4 month old baby boy when I go back to work in August. Please phone Nicole. c: e: nicolegouws123@gmail.com 21

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