Weekend Argus Saturday 2022-11-05

Bidders Choice Cape Town will be hosting an online auction of manufacturing equipment. The auction opens on November 11 and closes on November 14. The items going under the hammer include: • Eastman Eagle S125-0155 static textile cutter • Atlas Copco Automan HP5.5 air compressor • HFH high frequency heating machine HF3000P • Hightex 9518 Zig Zag industrial sewing machine • Pfaff KL481-G needle feed industrial sewing machine • Juki DDL-227 plain industrial sewing machine • Harrison LR -228 Zig Zag industrial sewing machine with CSC read out • Brother Z-8550A-A31 Zig Zag industrial sewing machine • Hiledsm Overlocker HL-747D • Strident Engineering screen printing tables • Qty printing screens • Intertek Plotter board AF110C • LG fridge/freezer • Canteen tables • Two-seater couch • Pallet jack Viewing will be…

If you have dreamt of life by the coast, this seafront plot with fisherman’s house in Jongensfontein could be for you. Jongensfontein is one of the few coastal villages on the Western Cape's garden route where it feels like time has stood still. The coastal town features a beautiful coastline and is popular for whale watching, surfing, kite-surfing, rock angling and swimming. The property has uninterrupted sea views and the original house, built between 1940 and 1943, has original features and stands on a small part of the 732m² plot. It has a kitchen/lounge, three bedrooms, a bathroom and a big front porch. With the necessary municipal permission, a second property could be built on the land. “The odds are in your hands to become the proud owner of…

Rawson Auctions Western Cape will be auctioning a spacious property in Maitland on November 30 at noon. The two-bedroom home, with a two-bedroom flatlet, would be a good addition to an investor's portfolio or for buyers to self-occupy and generate an income. The main house, on a 231m² plot, comprises a large main bedroom with tiled flooring, a ceiling fan, and a sliding door that leads to the yard; a second bedroom with tiled flooring; a bathroom with a shower, basin and toilet; an open-plan lounge and dining area; and a kitchen with built-in cupboards and a double sink. The flatlet has its own entrance and comprises one bedroom, which is fully tiled and can be potentially used as a lounge area; another bedroom with tiled flooring and fitted cupboards;…

There’s a lot of hype around amapiano. The South African dance music genre has dominated dancefloors since 2019, spreading from South Africa to West Africa and now to the world. But it’s time to peer through the hype and see if amapiano is able to transition from a cloistered club scene onto a global stage in terms of performance strength, conviction and credibility. Kabza de Small, DJ Maphorisa, Major League DJz, DBN Gogo, Lady Du – the list of amapiano stars is growing. Undoubtedly, though, there are concerns regarding the live performances of many. Beyond the gimmicks of slick studio technology and computer wizardry, it appears that many struggle to make an impact on stage. Surely, the questions of stage presence, control and front-person desirability are significant in any music…

Michael Corleone’s retreat to Sicily in 1972’s The Godfather starts out pleasantly enough – he meets and marries a local woman named Apollonia. But by the end of his stay, a car bomb kills her and shatters him. Arguably, her death serves as little more than a plot device and character motivation for her grieving husband. At one point in season 2 of HBO’s The White Lotus – which replaces the lush Hawaiian setting from the Emmy-winning first season with a White Lotus resort in Sicily, the place that eroded Michael’s soul – a small group visits the house where that very scene was filmed. In the driveway is a replica of the car. Inside it, a replica of Apollonia. “She blows up, like blows up? That’s a little, tasteless,…

Chadwick Boseman’s widow has admitted the last two years have been “challenging”. Simone Ledward Boseman has sat down for her first formal interview since the Black Panther actor died following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer in August 2020 and she explained her late spouse’s health began to “spiral” during the Covid-19 pandemic. Appearing on Good Morning America, she said: “It has been the most challenging two years I’ve ever had in my life ... “It was Covid when things were really starting to spiral. And that meant that everybody was in their house, and there was no pressure for anybody to go outside. “It seemed like, ‘Is this a crazy coincidence that we get to actually be inside, that we get to be here with family – together?…