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ED'S COMMENT

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ast month we celebrated the 100th issue Crocus sativus. It is a pricy spice due to the
of Landscape SA, since its launch in fact that it has to be harvested by hand,
L2004. Number 101 doesn’t have quite and the process is labour intensive.
the same celebratory ring to it, but we are
still forging ahead! The business feature, a new addition,
carries an article on how to develop
With winter approaching though, there is future business leaders within the
a different feel in the air, not only from a green economy. A training bootcamp,
temperature point of view, but the green undertaken by business development
industry also tends to slow down a bit and platform Imvelisi, is helping entrepreneurs
‘hibernate’. In addition, the reality of a third gain insight into starting businesses in
Covid wave cannot be ignored, and there the water, biodiversity and environmental
is an urgent need for the vaccination roll- sectors.
out to be speeded up.
Capitec’s new head office in Stellenbosch
The SAGIC Convention in June will once is named Capitec ‘Ikhaya’, a Xhosa word
again take place virtually – a great pity meaning ‘home’. The client chose it in
as this is one of the highlights of the order to create a new home for its business
industry’s calendar in terms of networking in the Western Cape.
and interacting. I look forward to next
year, when hopefully people can gather Clarens, also in the Cape, is an apartment
and talk to each other face to face! We will building showing how habitable areas can Enjoy the read and don’t hesitate to tell
feature the SALI awards in our June issue, contribute to a meaningful connection us about your projects, new products and
after convention. Take a look at the article between interior and exterior spaces. services, as well as company news so that
on the next page about Sbu Dladla, SALI’s Situated in Fresnaye, near Sea Point, the we can feature them in future issues.
new national judge. project was challenging due to hectic
winds during installation and narrow
Also in this issue, we feature an article on streets which so often typify Cape Town’s Karyn Richards,
saffron, a spice derived from the flower of suburbs. EDITOR

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