Silver Lakes is Pretoria’s original golf and wildlife estate, now in its 26th year and still one of the city’s most distinctive residential addresses — 1,539 homes spanning Balinese, Tuscan, face-brick, classic French and modern architectural styles, wrapped around a championship golf course and a 77-hectare game reserve.
Pretoria’s first estate of its kind
Designed by golf architect Peter Matkovich, known for his water-feature-driven course designs, Silver Lakes’ championship course sits alongside a genuine game reserve where kudu, nyala, springbok and impala roam freely, and more than 140 recorded bird species make use of the estate’s lakes and dams. The colonial-styled clubhouse — pro shop, halfway house café, members’ bar, wine cellar and a restaurant with a children’s play area — anchors the estate’s social life, alongside tennis courts, squash courts, a sports field and a communal pool. Located east of Tshwane with the Union Buildings just 20 minutes away, Silver Lakes offers a genuinely rustic, colonial-suburbia feel that’s rare this close to a major metro.
DStv installation in Silver Lakes
Every Silver Lakes booking starts with the estate’s own access process — pre-registration and, for external work, sign-off consistent with the estate’s architectural guidelines, which vary depending on which of the estate’s many building styles your specific home follows. Once access is confirmed, installs are standard: 60cm dish, Smart LNB, RG6 cabling, with mounting position chosen to suit the property’s specific architecture and to comply with estate rules.
Signal repairs, Extra View and equipment
Silver Lakes follows the standard Highveld rain-fade pattern. With mature landscaping and genuine lakes and dams throughout the estate, tree cover is a real factor in sightline planning — we check this on site rather than assuming a standard position works for every home. Extra View suits the estate’s larger homes well. Standard equipment is a 60cm dish and Smart LNB, sized up where landscaping genuinely requires it, with RG6 cabling routed to match the estate’s aesthetic expectations.
Areas near Silver Lakes we also cover
Silver Lakes borders Wapadrand and Pretoria East.
Frequently asked questions — Silver Lakes
Do you handle Silver Lakes’ estate access and architectural approval process?
Yes — tell us your home’s style and any specific estate requirements when you book, and we’ll come prepared.
Can you supply a method statement for the estate’s body corporate?
Yes — dish size, mounting method and cable route, ready to submit ahead of the job if required.
Can you install where estate landscaping affects the signal?
Yes — we check the actual sightline and adjust mounting position or dish size only where genuinely needed.
Are your prices fixed before the job starts?
Yes — every quote is written and confirmed before any work begins.
Do you offer free site surveys?
Yes — at no charge, anywhere in Silver Lakes.
Why Silver Lakes chooses DStv 365
- MultiChoice-accredited technicians who carry ID
- Written quote before any work starts, including estate method statements
- 12-month workmanship warranty on every install
- Genuine DStv-approved equipment only
- Experience working within upmarket estate architectural guidelines
- Same-day or next-day bookings, weekends included
