Weekend Argus Saturday 2022-11-12

Rawson Auctions Western Cape will be auctioning a two-bedroom apartment in Rondebosch on November 30 at noon. The spacious first-floor property, in the sought-after Queensmead building, is perfect for students, professionals and investors looking for a solid addition to their portfolio. The 97m² flat comprises two bedrooms with parquet flooring and built-in cupboards; a bathroom with toilet, basin, bath, and extractor fan; a separate guest toilet; a spacious, open-plan lounge and dining area with parquet flooring that leads to a balcony with lovely views of the garden; and a kitchen with an oven, hob and extractor fan, built-in cupboards, and fitted blinds on the windows. The apartment is well maintained, with a large living area, and receives plenty of natural light. The property also comes with two tandem parking bays,…

Liquidity Services are auctioning two historic commercial properties in Cape Town. The online auction closes on November 24 at 3pm. The two Loop Street buildings offer practical space for many purposes and are in proximity to the Atlantic Seaboard, the southern suburbs and the Winelands. The first property is 25 Loop Street, on the corner of Waterkant. It is a three-storey building, with a wrap-around balcony on two sides. The early-1900s construction consists of a clay brick and concrete superstructure that is plastered and painted internally and externally. The roof is a stepped, tiled pitch. Floor finishes on the ground level consist of cement screed with a PVC-coated layer and ceramic tiles. The upper floors have a variety of finishes, including wood laminate and ceramic tiles and wooden flooring. Window…

One wonders if Sonia Booth knew the repercussions once she clicked “post” on those receipts she collected after taking a deep dive into her husband Matthew’s alleged affair. Sis came prepared, from digging up car-tracking screenshots to pictures of that now-infamous Tupperware hubby used to transport a delicious cheesecake. What was that saying? “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned?” But that’s the picture we all want to paint as it’s easier to label her as unhinged or vengeful. As women, we can be emotional creatures. All common sense goes out the window. The argument is that Matthew deserved what was coming to him if he was guilty of those allegations. Reading Sonia’s posts, in which she names and shames her alleged love rival, her anger was understandable. But…

Early in the first season of Netflix's The Crown, Queen Elizabeth II’s grandmother advises the newly anointed 25-year-old royal in a moment of uncertainty to remember that the monarchy answers not to the British public, but to God himself. “Monarchy is God’s sacred mission to grace and dignify the Earth,” Queen Mary says sternly. “To give ordinary people an ideal to strive toward.” Elizabeth, inscrutable even in her younger years, gives her a long look. If it was wishful thinking in season 1, it's a joke by season 5. The new season finds the royal family in 1991, in the thick of one of the ugliest periods of its recent history – almost everyone is up to no good. But in a major feat for creator-writer Peter Morgan and the…

Mabel Cadena says “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” required “huge work”. The “Asphalt Goddess” star brings Namora to life in the Marvel sequel to the 2018 flick, which was delayed due to the death of its star, Chadwick Boseman, in 2020 from cancer, “like a MasterClass” because of all the skills she needed to pick up, such as learning new languages and upping her physical fitness. After being asked what surprised her about the process of making the movie alongside her co-stars, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett, the 32-year-old actress told Collider: “Everything. Everything. It’s a surprise because, well, the training, it’s huge. It's not easy. “No, it’s like a master class for me because you need focus on every part of your character. We need training…

CAPTAIN America actor Chris Evans was named People Magazine’s “sexiest man alive” for 2022 on Monday. His Marvel co-star Paul Rudd held the title in 2021. Evans, 41 and single, said the title “feels like a weird form of humble bragging”. However, he was eager to share the news with his biggest fan – his mom. “My mom will be so happy,” Evans told People. “She’s proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about.” Evans has grown in popularity over the years from starring in one of his first television series, Opposite Sex, in 2000 to portraying Steve Rogers/Captain America, who was labelled “America’s Ass” in the Marvel movie Avengers: Endgame in 2019. Despite his many Hollywood accolades, the Gray Man star has aspirations…