Annetjie is a practising Attorney, Notary Public, and Conveyancer, operating from both the Cape Town and Helderberg branches of STBB. Her responsibilities include Director of STBB, branch head of STBB Helderberg, and member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In addition, she is head of the Development Law Unit, which is a specialist forum addressing development requirements in the fields of planning law, environmental law, construction law, renewable energy law, and, importantly, local government law. As a practising Conveyancer, Annetjie deals with a conglomerate of property-related matters such as sectional titles, developments, bonds, transfers, and municipal work for local councils. Further, her expertise extends to all aspects of notarial work. She has worked on numerous large-scale developments in the Western Cape, particularly in Stellenbosch, Helderberg, and the Overberg area. Although she specialises in conveyancing, Annetjie is passionate about family law and has a special interest in the constitutional law aspects of children’s rights. She is actively involved in the firm’s marketing and brand development on a national level. Annetjie also oversees various compliance and reporting initiatives. She engages in substantial research activities related to the property market and property investment, communicating interesting and relevant facts to her clients and the media. In addition, Annetjie conducts Legal Updates for banks and estate agents. Her extensive knowledge and experience in the property market, along with her connections with key role-players in the property industry, make her an invaluable ally for any property investor. Demonstrating her commitment to professional growth, Annetjie is currently focused on becoming a specialist in the field of green energy law.

From the desk of Annetjie | Stellenbosch’s green cherry on the cake: Municipality opts for renewable energy amid loadshedding

We have all become accustomed to load shedding, but recent changes to the Electricity Regulation Act have opened the door for local authorities to become self-sufficient in the production of renewable energy. In short, we might become (much) less dependent on Eskom’s (in)abilities if we embrace the potential of renewable energy.

Stellenbosch Municipality recently announced that it plans to cut ties with Eskom. In order to achieve this, it will undertake a study to determine the viability of alternative means of renewable energy and power generation by independent power producers, making use of other possibilities such as solar and wind power, methane mining, energy that is produced by individual households and businesses and fed back into the grid.

The Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities confirmed that through the Municipal Energy Resilience (MER) Project, the Western Cape government will be supporting the Stellenbosch Municipality.

A place to live with secure, ‘green’ electricity and internet is surely to impact positively on the values of the property in the jurisdiction of Stellenbosch municipality.

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