Weekend Argus Saturday 2022-06-11

Michael James Organisation will be auctioning three properties in Onrus in a liquidation matter of the insolvent estate of the Henka Familie Trust on June 24. The first property is 30 Green Street, Onrus River. The auction starts onsite at 10.30am. The three-bedroom double-storey property is within walking distance of the beach. The ground level features: • An entertainment room. • A built-in fireplace. • A splash pool with a timber deck. • An open-plan family lounge. • A kitchen with Oregon pine countertops. • Three bedrooms, two with en-suite bathrooms • A family bathroom. The upper level features an open-plan studio with a fireplace. Additional features include an alarm system with beams and CCTV and a single garage and carport. The second property is at 32 Green Street, Onrus…

Rawson Auctions Western Cape will be selling a boutique hotel in Oudtshoorn on June 22 at noon. The Oudtshoorn Inn Hotel is set on a 10 204m² erf and has an under-roof size of 7 017m². The furnishings and equipment will be included in the sale. The four-storey hotel has 120 modern en-suite rooms. Each room has two double beds, air-conditioning, a flat-screen TV, tea and coffee-making facilities and a balcony. There is a large foyer and reception, a restaurant and two storerooms. Guests can also enjoy the swimming pool, tennis court, putt-putt course and three fully-equipped conference facilities, serviced by the on-site restaurant. The well-maintained hotel offers ample parking for guests and conference-goers and is centrally located along Baaron van Reede Street in historic Oudtshoorn. It is within walking…

Unique and historical artifacts, dubbed “Remarkable Rarities”, will be up for grabs at RR Auction in Boston on June 23. The live and online sale features items from kings, presidents and the moon. “The item that I’m most excited about is this Apollo 11 scientific experiment where they fed cockroaches lunar material from Apollo 11,” said RR Auction executive vice-president Bobby Livingston. “This is the material, the lunar material that was digested by the cockroaches during destructive testing. This moon dust was eaten by cockroaches. And this is the remnants of it.” The early estimate for the dust, cockroaches and memorabilia is set at $400 000 (about R6 million). Autographed items from Baby Ruth, Henry VIII and Sitting Bull are expected to fetch top dollar. “If it wasn’t signed,…

Enough is enough, is the message author Roslynne Toerien wants to bring across in her new book, The Rumbling Rhino. The book aims to create awareness around the plight of endangered animals and to help educate and empower the next generation of animal lovers. Toerien said: “The book is a rhyme-based story which encourages reading for enjoyment and pleasure but also includes did-you-know facts at the back of the book to help children learn more about rhinos, such as how to tell the difference between a black and a white rhino. “Having this additional information at the back of the book is a wonderful conversation starter for parents and their children, as well as containing valuable information when learning about endangered animals, in particular the rhino. “I love the illustrations…

The amapiano genre is synonymous with many things: wacky and entertaining dance moves, TikTok virality, and a thumping log-drum. Great music videos, however, have never been a part of the genre’s forte. Yes, there have been moments when some of the genre’s top artists have put out some good videos, but those have been few and far between. Recently, though, there’s been a trend of amapiano artists starting to consistently take their visuals seriously. MFR Souls’ 2019 hit, Love You Tonight featuring Sha Sha, DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small, was one of the first amapiano songs to blow up nationally. Onkabetse Hlongwane, the young first-time director who was tasked with putting it all together, brought to the table an approach that was rare at the time. “My approach to…

AUSTRIAN-German actor Christoph Waltz is to lead the cast of Billy Wilder and Me. The James Bond star will play one of the icons of Hollywood’s golden age in the new film from director Stephen Frears. The movie was announced by legendary producer Jeremy Thomas and is based on Jonathan Coe’s 2020 book Mr Wilder and Me, with Christopher Hampton adapting the story for the big screen. The film is set during the summer of 1977 and is a part coming-of-age story, part true-life portrait of the beloved director. An innocent young woman begins working for the famed filmmaker on a Greek island during the filming of Fedora and, when she follows Wilder to Germany to continue the shoot, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into…