I can highly recommend Marissa, Desray and their team at Daughters on Loan if you need anyone to step in to help in your absence.  I was in London and needed an entire flat, packed and emptied and contents taken to various recipients, including overseas. Daughters on Loan organised this calmly and efficiently and turned what could have been a nightmare into a dream. They responded to all my requests, large or small, with sensitivity, a smile and with speed and the whole process could not have gone smoother. I would not hesitate in recommending them for any jobs that need doing in Cape Town when you are elsewhere.