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H How long do parts of your house and appliances typically last before they need to be replaced? When should you replace appliances/parts of your house? Home

D o you know how long your fridge/ freezer should last? For how many years should you ex- pect your washing ma- chine and dishwasher to function? And when do you need to start thinking of replacing your aluminium win- dows? Appliances are often replaced long before they need to be be- cause styling, tech- nology, and consum- er preferences make

newer products more desirable and efficient. Life expectancy To effectively manage your household bud- get, it helps to know the average life ex- pectancy of applianc- es and parts of your home. Knowing this will enable you to budget timeously for replace- ments. Of the major home appliances, gas hobs have the longest life expectancy – 15 years. Fridge/freezers

and tumble driers last about 13 years, and dishwashers and micro- wave ovens last about nine years. Ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems require prop- er and regular main- tenance to work ef- ficiently, and most components last 15 to 25 years.

When should you replace appliances/parts of your house? H

Kitchen and bathroom Good quality kitchen sinks can last a lifetime, but kitchen taps gen- erally work correctly for about fifteen years. Bathroom shower en- closures have an aver- age life expectancy of 50 years. Showerheads last a lifetime, but show- er doors only last about 20 years. Good quality bathtubs can last 50 years or more but may need resurfacing from

time to time depending on use. Toilets have an unlimited lifespan, but the cistern components require maintenance after a few years. Kitchen cabinets have a life expectancy of up to 30 years, and bedroom cupboards, bathroom cabinets and medicine cabinets for about 20 years. Outdoors Many landscaping el-

ements have a life ex- pectancy of fifteen to twenty-five years. Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, the best way to ensure your ap- pliances and parts of your house don’t age prematurely is to per- form regular mainte- nance. Have applianc- es checked periodically by an appliance repair expert to ensure they are not past their sell-by date.

Security tips for new homeowners Do you want to feel safe in your new home? These are the security mea- sures you need to put in place. S ecurity is a significant concern for most homebuyers, but it is sometimes overlooked in the

hustle and bustle of moving. Shaun Rademeyer, chief executive of bond originator BetterLife Home Loans, of- fers some tips for ensuring that you and your newly relocated belong- ings are safe and secure. Change the locks. Before moving into your new home, replace all the existing exterior locks and make sure all the keys are in your posses- sion. Ensure that all sliding doors and windows have sturdy burglar bars or security gates and fit correctly in their frames. If there is no alarm system, have one installed before you move. Ensure the alarm system has an ex- terior siren to alert neighbours and passers-by if the alarm goes off. Install lights. Introduce yourself and your family to your new neighbours as soon as possible and join the local neighbourhood watch if there is one.

Romancing the garden After a long January, why not drop a few hints, or spoil yourself with these fragrant garden flowers. February is the month of romance, after all. D ianthus ‘I Love You’ is the per- fect Valentine’s ary •Water early morning or late afternoon to help plants stand up to the heat.

pot on the patio or in- doors, then be trans- ferred to the garden. As patio or as indoor plants they should receive fil- tered sun or bright light. They are equally good as garden plants, in soil that drains well and where there is plenty of

day gift for the garden- er in your life. The frilled double flowers form a posy of blooms that change from deep-pink, to light pink and final- ly white. The plants are neat and compact, suit- able for popping into

•Keep the soil cool by mulching around plants and put shade cloth over veggie beds. •Use biologi - cal or organ- ic controls for pests like aphids, white fly and mealie bug that suck the sap out of stems and leaves. •Don’t cut back or prune plants during very hot periods. Leaves act as a cooling system for plants. •Water container plants and hanging baskets every day, even twice a day on very hot days. •Mow the lawn longer to shade the roots. This makes it more drought tolerant.

a pot, along with choco- lates and

cham- pagne (why not!) . Other de- liciously fra- grant dianthus are ‘Pink Kisses’ that

sun. Fertilise once a month with a liquid fertiliser to encourage new flow- ers. Just cut back the spent flowers and the plant will flower again in three to four weeks. They are frost tolerant. www.ballstraathof.co.za Are there any roses that aren’t romantic? Garden tasks for Febru-

produces masses of tiny, bicolour flowers in pink with a darker pink cen- tre while ‘Early Love’ has long-lasting large dou- ble flowers in dazzling shades of pink and red. These pot dianthus are ideal gift plants that can start their life in a

Everyone loves penguins… b book club With Penguin Awareness Day on 20 January, birding expert and author of Guide to Seabirds of South Africa, Peter Ryan writes on the ones who waddle. “I mmortalised in nu- merous cartoons, penguins waddle because they are most at home in water. underwater. Many spe- cies only come ashore to breed and moult,

Much of their popular appeal stems from their upright stance. Pen- guins’ legs are placed right at the back of their bodies, where they cre- ate the least amount of drag, and can assist with steering while swim- ming. Their ancestors gave up the ability to fly in air in order to become supreme swimmers. Their wings have been reduced to rigid flippers that are used to ‘fly’ under- water. And this is just one adaptation to a life at sea. Their eyes are able to focus un- derwater, because they hunt by sight, and even their ears are modified to hear

around like caricatures of stuffy gents in tuxe- dos. Of course the reali- ty is not so cute. Penguin colonies are noisy, smelly and often quite violent places, with frequent altercations between neighbouring birds. Pen- guins are a bit grumpy when they’re on land,

spending the rest of the year at sea. Some pen- guins even return to land with goose barnacles attached to their tails or feet! Penguins vary in size from the diminutive Little Penguin of Australasia (30 cm) to Antarctica’s Emperor Penguin (1.2 m); some extinct spe- cies stood up to 2 m tall. The larger the penguin, the longer and deep- er it can dive. Emperor Penguins have been re- corded diving for up to 22 minutes, and attain- ing depths in excess of 500 metres. Although all penguins follow the clas- sic back and white tux- edo pattern, there are variations on this basic theme.

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This article was originally published in The Pen- guin Post, a magazine about books for book lovers. BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR GUIDE TO SEABIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA by Peter Ryan Seabirds hold a special place in the hearts of birders, not least be- cause of the challenge of getting to grips with a group of birds that is largely inaccessible, and living in an often hostile habitat. Focusing

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The ‘Net Zero Carbon’ house is our future Greenhouses have continued to gain traction with various legislative and administrative measures being put in place. N et Zero is no lon- ger a buzzword. Instead, it’s be-

lation will transform not just housing but how all buildings are designed and operated. So, what does this really mean, and how much do you really understand about NZC, given the fact that this isn’t just about en- ergy-efficiencies or ‘go- ing-off-the-grid’? Two aspects to NZC To explain the two driv- ing imperatives behind NZC is Marc Sherratt, sustainability architect and founder/managing director of Marc Sher- ratt Sustainability Archi- tects (MSSA). “Simply put, NZC means you are generating, only using renewable energy re- sources, as much elec- tricity as is being con- sumed over a one-year period. This energy is termed ‘operational energy’ and over the life of a building, is usually the highest carbon footprint category in architec- ture.’

The second aspect, Sherratt explains, relates to ‘embodied’ energy, which deals with the energy used during the extraction, manufactur- ing, transportation and construction of building materials and equip- ment. “NZC means that the building is not add- ing any carbon emis- sions (zero) during and throughout the two pro- cesses, which can also extend to the entire life- cycle of a building. This is also referred to as the life cycle analysis (LCA).

ing taken very seriously by governments world- wide, including the SA government, which, in mitigating efforts to miti- gate its greenhouse gas emissions, has highlight- ed residential housing as one of the most signifi- cant contributors, along with urban passenger transport and electricity supply. Legislation has there- fore been introduced that encourages local governments to heed specific Net Zero Car- bon (NZC) targets: By 2030, participating C4 cities, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, Durban and Tshwane, have committed to comply with bylaw leg- islation that mandates all new buildings to be NZC in their operational energy, and by 2050, all existing buildings must be NZC in their opera- tional energy. This legis-

Passive and active methods There are passive and active measures that come into play with NZC. Passive methods respond to the local cli- mate of a building and involve architectural features such as shad- ing, building orientation, glazing and insulation specifications, and ex- posure to wind and solar patterns that maximise daylight, natural ventila- tion, and passive cool- ing/heating techniques like thermal mass. Active methods may include solar or wind technolo- gy, reductions in the use of waste, recycling and composting, all of which contribute to reducing carbon emissions. Net Zero building certifi- cation Regardless of the fact that EDGE certification exists inclusive of its rig- orous regime of assess- ment, from concept through to occupation to ensure resource effi- ciency, it does not make a home NZC, which is a “very big step above EDGE,” says Sherratt. “In

fact, there are current- ly only 20 buildings in South Africa that have been certified NZ.” Those 20 buildings have been certified by the GBCSA through its Net Zero building certifica- tion and include com- mercial buildings. “Net Zero Carbon is not easy to achieve. If that is the desire, a Net Zero Accredited Profession- al provides guidance through the process,” says Sherratt. “Net Zero can only ever be a mini- mum target.” His focus is on the next step, called ‘Net Positive’. “This is where you are gener- ating five percent more energy than you need using renewable sourc- es, and which can then become a financial re- source to trade or sell to a local electricity distri- bution system or stored for later use.” Key selling points for agents Regardless of whether a home aims for, or is, NZC, there is a key val- ue-add in the current environment aside from the significant reduction

in operational energy costs: that being the au- tonomy of an NZC elec- trical system from Eskom when load-shedding is active. As Sherratt points out, even better is the po- tential for lower interest rate qualification with finance houses. “Balwin Properties managed to secure lower interest rates on bonds within its EDGE rated buildings. Given that Net Zero is a step above EDGE, it is expected that similar interest rate reductions will be applied as NZC homes become more mandated and main- stream.” Readying a home now for Net Zero, even by up to 50%, can be incre- mental as affordability allows. After all, as Sher- ratt says, “Green build- ings are moving us into the future.”

m Peugeot wins the most beautiful car of the year m motoring The Peugeot 9X8 is already an iconic object, an aesthetic and techni- cal revolution, the ultimate design adventure.

T he Peugeot 9X8 hy- percar has won the grand prize for the most beautiful hypercar of the year at the 37th Festival Automobile In- ternational. “I am very proud to win this prize, which is an acknowledgement of the design and Peugeot sport teams’ work, who worked together on this project,” said Matthias Hossann, Peugeot’s di- rector of design. “The quality of the exchang- es with the Peugeot sport team was excep-

tional, both on a techni- cal and human level.” The Peugeot 9X8 is al- ready an iconic object, an aesthetic and tech- nical revolution, the ulti- mate design adventure. The interior of the Peu- geot 9X8, a trademark sign of Peugeot’s design expertise, incorporates the brand’s specific i-Cockpit concept. As with a production ve- hicle project, as much high-level care has been given to design- ing both the inside and

outside of the car. The cockpit of the Peugeot 9X8 has been created in its entirety to offer drivers a more ergonomic and intuitive experience. Each year, the Grands Prix du Festival Auto- mobile International re- wards the most beauti- ful achievements in the automotive field. The architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte chairs a jury of experts from the car, fashion, culture, design worlds and the media. Source: QuickPic

Un-bloody-stoppable! The record sales in January set a firm foundation for Suzuki Auto, its deal- er network, and its customers for the rest of 2022.

S uzuki Auto South Af- rica broke virtually every single sales record in one month. This makes it the third best-selling vehicle man- ufacturer in January, just behind Toyota and Volk- swagen. This is on par with the highest rank ever achieved by Suzuki and the highest overall sales – 3 232 vehicles! The dealer network sold 2 551 of these units, its highest sales figure ever. “A couple of new deal- ers joined the Suzuki family recently. This grew our network to 78 deal- ers,” said Henno Haven- ga, auto dealer sales manager of Suzuki Auto South Africa. “And what a fitting wel-

come to our new deal- ers to see their peers outperform all previous sales records! In fact, our top five dealers sold a combined 530 new Su- zuki models in January and 20 dealers, from Klerksdorp to Gqeberha, each sold more than 50 units in the month.” The top five dealers were Bassonia (161 units, a new all-time dealer record), Northcliff (104 units), Menlyn (93 units), Bryanston (89 units) and Bramley (83 units). In January, this division sold 681 vehicles to cor- porate, fleet and gov- ernmental customers. “Today we also cele- brate a new milestone for our much-loved Suzu- ki Swift and Swift Sport. In January, it became

the first Suzuki model range to sell more than 1 000 units in a single month,” said Havenga. The record sales in Janu- ary set a firm foundation for Suzuki Auto, its dealer network, and its custom- ers for the rest of 2022. “We have been working hard with our head of- fice in Japan to increase our order volumes and sourcing destinations, to widen our product offering and contain price increases. This is already evident in our range today, but will be- come even more clear as we introduce a host of product upgrades and new models in the coming months,” said Havenga. Source: QuickPic

e What’s for dinner? Warm bacon, lime and sweet potato salad eatout A salad that is not only healthy but really ticks the boxes when it comes to being satisfying and delicious too.

Serves 6 as a side

For the dressing • Juice of 1 lime • 30ml Clover Olive Pride Extra Vir- gin Olive Oil • 30ml Balsamic vinegar • 2 spring onions, sliced • 1 cup fresh dill, roughly chopped • 15ml dried chilli flakes • 5ml Cinnamon, ground salt and black pepper to taste

You’ll need

• 1 packet (200g) Streaky bacon

• 4 (about 800g) orange flesh sweet potatoes, cut into rounds

• 4 garlic cloves, chopped

• 30ml Clover Olive Pride Extra Virgin Olive Oil

How to: Preheat the oven to 190°C. Line a rimmed baking tray with aluminium foil and arrange bacon in a single layer on the foil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bacon is slightly crispy. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, then roughly chop and set aside (leaving the oven on for the sweet potatoes). In a roasting pan, toss the sweet potatoes and garlic in the olive oil and roast for about 30 minutes, or until slightly browned. While the sweet potatoes are roasting, make the dressing. Whisk to- gether the lime juice, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Add the spring onions, dill, chilli flakes, cinnamon, salt and pepper and mix well. Once the sweet potatoes have finished cooking and are still warm, move them to a serving dish, pour over the dressing, toss well and sprinkle with the bacon bits. Serve warm. Valentine’s Day

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Sunday spoil: Five ingredient strawberry cheesecake cups It has never been easier to make cheesecake! And this cheesecake recipe only needs five ingredients so it is the perfect dessert to make in a pinch.

Makes 12 You’ll need

• 100g vanilla biscuits • ¼ cup butter, melted • ¾ tub (750g) Spar In- dulge Double Cream Yoghurt Strawberry &

White Chocolate Flavour • ¾ tin (288g) condensed milk • 1 punnet (400g) strawberries, washed and quartered • melted white chocolate to serve.

How to: Line a medium muffin tray (12 holes) with cupcake liners. Add the biscuits to a resealable bag and crush using a rolling pin. Pour the biscuit crumbs into a bowl and stir through the melted butter. Add a heaped teaspoon of the mixture into each cup- cake liner and press firmly. Refrigerate until needed. In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine the Spar Indulge Dou- ble Cream Yoghurt Strawberry & White Chocolate Flavour with the condensed milk. Microwave the mixture on high for about 1½ minutes. Remove the bowl and whisk vigorously. Microwave another 1-1½ minutes and whisk again until smooth. *Chef’s Tip: Ensure not to overcook the mixture in the microwave. This recipe was tested in a 900W micro- wave. If your microwave has a lower wattage, then cook the mix- ture for 30 seconds – 1 minute longer. Divide the strawberry cheesecake filling evenly over the biscuit bases in the cupcake liners. Carefully place about 3 quartered strawberries onto each cheesecake. Refrigerate overnight until set. Remove the cheesecakes from the fridge and transfer them to a serving platter, casings removed. Garnish each cheesecake with a drizzle of melted white chocolate. Serve and enjoy! *Chef’s Tip: Serve what is needed and place the remaining cheesecakes in an airtight container and keep them in the freez- er. These can be kept for up to a month in the freezer and can be enjoyed as froyo cheesecake cups!

Meatless Monday – Curried mushroom and kale quinoa bowls Start the week with this light and fulfilling meal. It is not only delicious but quite healthy too!

Serves 4 You’ll need: • 2 Tbsp olive oil

How to: Heat oil in a large buffet casserole over medium-high heat. Add red pepper and onion. Cook briefly until the onion has just softened. Add garlic, ginger, curry powder, ga- ram masala, turmeric, salt and pep- per. Cook until fragrant. Add the kale and cook until just wilt- ed. Pour in the coconut milk and add the peanut butter. Stir and bring to a simmer. Add the chickpeas and mushrooms. Stir well. Simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens slightly and the mush- rooms are cooked but retain some texture and bite. Remove from the heat and squeeze over fresh lime juice. Serve in bowls over freshly cooked quinoa with extra lime wedges and plenty of fresh coriander. * Recipe & image by The South Afri- can Mushroom Farmers’ Association.

• 1 large red bell pepper, diced • 1 red onion, sliced into petals • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated • 1 tsp hot curry powder • 1 tsp garam masala • ½ tsp ground turmeric • 200g kale, roughly chopped • 1 x 400g tin coconut milk • 2 Tbsp smooth peanut butter, no sugar added • 1 x 400g tin chickpeas, rinsed and drained • 400g white button mushrooms, sliced • juice of 1 large lime • 2 cups cooked quinoa, for serving

• lime wedges, for serving • fresh coriander, for serving

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