Weekend Argus Saturday 2022-11-19

Michael James Organisation will be hosting an on-site auction of repossessed vehicles on Thursday from 10.30am to noon. They include: • A 2012 Hyundai Elantra 1.6. • A 2014 Ford Ranger 3.2 TDCi 4x4 D/C Auto. • A 2019 Renault Sandera Stepway 900T. • A 2014 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Auto. • A 2016 Kia K2700 Workhorse. • A 2015 Nissan Micra 1.2. • A 2014 Ford Kuga 1.6 Ecoboost. • A 2021 VW T-Roc 1.4 TSi Auto. • A 2012 Renault Clio III 2.0 Sport. • A 2014 Hyundai i10 1.1 Auto. • A 2016 Nissan Xtrail 2.0. • A 2013 Chevrolet Utility 1.3D. • A 2016 Honda Mobilio 1.5 Auto 2018 Renault Kwid 1.0. • A 2012 Ford Ranger 2.2 TDCi D/C. The many others on offer include Jeeps,…

Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers will be hosting a three-day Wellington auction from November 26 to 28. The online auction will feature 1 600 lots, including English, continental, Africana and Cape mid-century furniture, gold coins and crystal. Also going under the hammer is a 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280S. Art lovers will find more than 200 lots of pieces. Jewellery, watches, designer handbags and sunglasses are also available. Look out for designer pieces by Louis Vuitton and Tiffany . The online auction starts each day at 9am. Viewing will be on November 25 from 9am to 5pm at The Old Tannery, Wellington, Hermon Road. Catalogues are online and pre-bidding is available for a week before the advertised date and live bidding on the specific days. Auctions can be accessed from our website www.oldjwauctioneers.com…

Rawson Auctions Western Cape will be auctioning a five-bedroom home, with three adaptable flats, on November 30 at noon. The investment opportunity can be self-occupied, with the option to generate extra rental income or house an extended family; let as accommodation for students or professionals; or used as an Airbnb. The main house is a double storey, with an open-plan tiled reception area/lounge and a dinette. A sunny pool lounge offers access to the pool area via the patio doors. The fitted kitchen gives convenient access to the side and back of the property. A guest bedroom, with its own guest toilet, basin and shower, sits privately from the living areas. Upstairs is a study; two carpeted bedrooms with blinds; one bedroom with laminated flooring and blinds; and the…

Western Cape Auctioneers will be hosting five online auctions this month and next month. In the first online auction, a single item Bizerba fully automatic cold meat slicer will go under the hammer at the premises of the auctioneers. Viewing is from Monday at 9am until Thursday at noon. Bids close on Thursday from 3pm. In the second, a Hydrovent compresser will be sold from the premises of the sellers in Okavango Park, Brackenfell. Viewing is on until Thursday at noon. Bids close on Thursday from 4pm. The third auction features new hand and machine-woven Persian carpets and is running until Wednesday between 10am and 4pm on weekdays . The fourth online auction is running until Thursday, from 11am. It features good quality restaurant equipment, including a Scottsman…

As someone who teaches and writes about Afrofuturism, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. I’m particularly excited about the introduction of Namor and the hidden kingdom of Talokan, which he leads. The first Black Panther film adhered to a longstanding practice in Afrofuturist stories and art by engaging in what I call “acts of recovery” – the process of reviving and celebrating elements of black culture that were destroyed or suppressed by colonisation. This practice is often linked to “Sankofa”, an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana that roughly translates to “it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind”. Wakanda Forever pulls from the past in the same way, but with a twist: Talokan is inspired not…

“They call Dubai the Diamond City.” So begins the new drama-packed Netflix reality television show Dubai Bling, which follows a handful of self-proclaimed millionaires living – and quarrelling – in the sparkling hub of the United Arab Emirates. The show became an instant hit after debuting late last month. It was Netflix’s third most-watched non- English-language TV show on the week of its release. The next week, it rose to second place. Few, if any, shows from the Gulf have captured the attention of such an international audience. Even in the Middle East, the most popular shows have traditionally come from Egypt and Syria; shows produced in the Gulf, which tend to be more conservative and male-heavy, mainly appeal to local audiences. But the biting mean-girl theatrics, high-quality production and…