Sunday, July 6, 2025

Gone Are The Days Of Watery Scrambled Eggs Hotel Breakfast

Surviving as a high quality business in a high-cost area is a challenge. When rents increase, cuts have to be made and the legend of the bad hotel scrambled eggs is reinvented, in the same bland watery fashion time and time again – until now.

Is This The Best Place To Work While You Play?

While there is a bit of banter between the Capetonians and Jo’burgers, we all really love the diversity each city brings, and in terms of setting up a business, Jozi can be a pretty trendy and effective place.

Tuesday Morning Spice

Newspaper sanctioned over Darren Scott booze/drugs story. Depp and Moss to reunite. iPhone 5S outselling 5C in a big way. SAPS planned for Marikana death. Armed man bust at Buckingham Palace. Irregular bedtimes lead to misbehaved kids. Sandton’s traffic nightmare.

House Of The Week – Bryanston Masterpiece At R55 Million

Situated high on the ridge in Mount Street is this exceptional Stefan Antoni ±2 400m² residence, magnificent architecture and the finest of finishes. I wasn’t aware that there were such incredible views in Johannesburg (besides at the Westcliff, of course). Click to see the incredible pics.

Today’s Sandton Road Closures, What You Need To Know

The Discovery Leadership Summit is currently taking place in Sandton and, as is the case with most such events, a protest is a-brewing. The masses are out to get Tony Blair and roads will be closed from 13h00 to 17h00, this afternoon.

The Coffers Run Dry: Construction Of Julius Malema’s Sandton Home Halted

Julius Malema’s fall from the graces of his ANC handlers seems to have eroded much more than his political riches. The Beeld newspaper reported that Malema was allegedly unable to settle debt of R400 000 owed to his building contractor at the end of March, after which the company decided to transfer its workers to another project in Bedfordview. See more, after the jump.

Giant Ice Sculpture At Sandton Square Promotes Documentary Series

A 22m long sculpture was erected in Sandton Square this weekend, emblazoned with ice copy “In the Sahara your body loses 1L of water an hour” – slowly melting as the day went on. This was to promote a new series on DSTV called “Human Season”. More details and footage inside.