Weekend Argus Saturday 2022-10-22

Broll Auctions and Sales, in conjunction with RJ Properties, will be auctioning a multilevel heritage building on Bree Street in an on-site auction on November 1 at noon. The property, formerly home to SixtyNine Theatre and Bar, has a lower-level entrance along Hout Street, leading into a bar/café area with ablutions. Two staircases lead up to a middle-level seating area, with an on-grade access point via Bree Street. The property also features a double-volume amphitheatre, a large mezzanine level, bar, back-of-house office and a secondary office all linked to this main landing area. “The building, zoned for mixed use, is within walking distance of other local attractions such as the V&A Waterfront and many leading restaurants,” says David Walker, of Ryan Joffe Properties. The purchaser will also be entitled to…

Michael James Organisation will be auctioning two properties in Blackheath Industria. The first is 15 to 19 Nebula Crescent, a prime industrial site, with a building size of 1 071m². The property comprises offices and warehouse space. Viewing is on Wednesday, November 2, from 10am to noon. The power-of-attorney auction will take place on November 9 at 11.15am. The second property is 53 to 55 Nebula Crescent, with a 693m² building on a stand of 934m². The building comprises offices and warehousing space. Viewing is also on November 2, from 10am to 2pm. The on-site power-of-attorney auction will take place on November 9 at noon. For more information on either of the properties, please contact Samantha James or Erik Reeder at 021 851 7007 or email samantha@michaeljames.co.za or erik@michaeljames.co.za.…

Rawson Auctions Western Cape will be auctioning a two-bedroom apartment in Newlands on October 26 at 12pm The flat is a corner unit in Protea Glen and situated within walking distance of Newlands Village, Cavendish Square, sports grounds and schools. There is also a Jammie Shuttle stop nearby for UCT students. On the fourth floor, the 90m² apartment comprises two double-sized bedrooms with built-in cupboards and carpeted flooring; a full bathroom; an open-plan lounge and dining room that leads out to the balcony; and a fully-fitted kitchen. It is also fibre-ready and wired for a DSTv installation. Residents also have access to a single garage, a secure parking bay for one vehicle, a pet-friendly environment, a communal braai area, and a large garden. In terms of security, the block is…

One of Mzansi’s longest-running reality TV shows – Idols SA – is nearing the end of its 18th season. This past week it grabbed headlines for two reasons. First, it clocked 14 million votes in the build-up to Sunday’s Top 5 announcement. Second, Thapelo Molomo, a warrant officer with the South African Police Service, received a shout-out from his colleagues. This took followers by surprise on social media. And it certainly piqued curiosities around Molomo, 29, who is from the village Diretsaneng in Limpopo, and is now based in Pretoria. Last Sunday, the hopeful crooned his way into favour with judge JR Bogopa when he belted out Boyz II Men’s End of the Road. Bogopa said: “It sounded like the Gladys Knight rendition that everyone loves. Thapelo, you’re a star.”…

In the autumn of 2018, New York magazine published an engrossing account of the nightmare that unfolded after Derek and Maria Broaddus bought what they thought was their dream home in the suburb of Westfield, New Jersey. After beginning renovations at 657 Boulevard, the couple began receiving creepy letters from an anonymous person who dubbed themselves “the Watcher”. The writer made references to “young blood” and showed they were familiar with the family’s three children, down to their names and birth order. The letters grew increasingly threatening, but the Broadduses found little recourse, even as they reported the letters to the police department and hired a private investigator to look into the bizarre matter. Last week, Netflix brought the still-unsolved mystery to its platform via Ryan Murphy, the prolific producer…

Dominic West felt “extremely sympathetic” to King Charles and the Queen Consort Camilla after re-enacting the infamous “Camillagate” scandal for The Crown. In 1993, an intimate conversation between the then-Prince of Wales and his lover which had been recorded years before was made public and West admitted revisiting the call, which included the now-king telling Camilla he wanted to “live inside” her trousers but it would be just his luck to be reincarnated as a tampon, has given him a new take on the controversy. West, who portrays Charles in the upcoming fifth season of the regal drama, told Entertainment Weekly magazine: “I remember thinking it was something so sordid and deeply, deeply embarrassing (at the time). “Looking back on it, and having to play it, what you’re conscious of…