Megaplex Newsletter 2016 February: Shopping in Sandton

Shopping in Sandton – February 2016

Welcome to Megaplex's monthly newsletter alerting the up-market shopper to the new and interesting in Sandton and Bryanston.   Please feel free to support our advertisers!  To subscribe, see our subscription page.

Contents:
Welcome ~ New Shops
Restaurant Review ~ Closed
Green Tip ~ The Checkout

Practical Effective Self-Defence

KRAV MAGA Instructors:
Mike & Walter
SMS or phone 084 211 8888

Email: michael.kravmaga@gmail.com

Mon & Thu above Car Service City,
off Witkoppen Rd. Paulshof,
near Cambridge Crossing.

Links to Other Pages:
Megaplex Home – Overview of Shops, Facilities, and Accommodation in Northern Sandton.

Shopping Centres in Sunninghill:
The Square
Sunninghill Village
Sunhill Shopping Centre
Chilli Lane Shopping Centre
Chilli Lane Shopping Centre
Chilli on Top Centre
The Core

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011 447-6665
011 880-4994

Shopping Centres in and near Bryanston:
Cramerview Village
Nicolway Shopping Centre
Coachman's Crossing
Grosvenor Crossing
Hobart Grove Centre
Bryanston Shopping Centre
Riverside Shopping Centre
Hurlingham Pick 'n Pay Centre
Bryanpark Shopping Centre

Shopping Centres in the Woodmead area:
Wendywood Centre
Woodmead Value Mart
Woodmead Super Value Centre
Woodmead Commercial Park
Woodmead Retail Park
Woodmead Square
Dunwoody Centre
Kelvin Village
The Bridge, Buccleuch
Other Shops and Shopping in Woodmead

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Shopping Centres in Central Sandton:
Atholl Square
Grayston Shopping Centre

Shopping in and around Rivonia:
Rivonia Central
Rivonia Village Centre
Rivonia Junction
Mutual Mews
Early Dawn Mall
Shops in Central Rivonia
Shops in Northern Rivonia
Cambridge Crossing
Petervale Shopping Centre

Shopping Centres in
Greater Morningside:

Morningside Shopping Centre
The Wedge, Morningside
Morning Glen Mall
90 Degrees on Rivonia
Morning View
Benmore Gardens
Shops in the Morningside Area

You Can Speak in Public Without "Ums", "Ahs" and "You-Knows"!

Transformers Toastmasters meets 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at Morningside Country Club, de la Rey Road, at 18:45.  Aspiring speakers are welcome!  Contact Judith Taylor on 082 389 3481 or speak@transformers.org.za

Restaurants:
Restaurants in Rivonia,
Codfather Village of Restaurants,
Restaurant reviews for Rivonia
Morningside Restaurant reviews

Other Places of Interest:
Sandspruit Hiking Trail,
Ernest Ullmann Park Recreation Centre,
Montrose Nursery Garden Centre and Gia's Coffee Shop

We are open 7 days a week and offer “Fresh Haircuts” during this hot season we are having... very cool! We also have have other value-added services and specials. Please call 011 803 5015 for more information. We are down in the lower level in the main block down the escalators. Plenty of parking in the Basement in Sunninghill Village. For more, email Fay.

Register 5-6 March for Municipal Elections!

If you live in Gauteng you probably have plenty of poor municipal services to complain about: Potholed roads, non-working traffic lights, garbage collectors frequently on strike, power and water interruptions, poor public transport, no traffic law enforcement, and crime, crime, crime!

Yet there are municipalities that are getting it right. In the main, they are governed by one political party. It's the same party whose State of the Province Address two weeks ago contrasts sharply with President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address. This comparison reveals a lot about the difference between the two parties' approaches to government, and how those impact people’s daily lives.

The first and most obvious difference is that Premier Helen Zille did not need truckloads of razor wire to protect her from the people she serves. There were no road closures, over-the-top security, or indeed any security measures at all. The second big difference is that while the President used tough global conditions to excuse the ANC’s poor performance, the picture where the DA governs is a very positive one, as measured by the National Government's own statistics –despite being subject to the same global conditions.

There are now 310 000 more jobs in the Western Cape than there were in 2009 when the DA took over from the ANC. In the past 3 years, unemployment has dropped from 24.8% to 19%. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by StatsSA showed that the Western Cape now has the lowest unemployment rate in South Africa, the lowest number of ‘discouraged’ work seekers (those who have given up looking for work), and the greatest number of new jobs created. Employment in the Western Cape has grown by a massive 9%. The business confidence index is 33% higher for the Western Cape than the national average.

In the 2015 Matric results, the Western Cape pass rate was 84.7%, the highest in the country, with all who passed qualifying for higher education, and half for university. We managed to keep a larger share of kids at school till Matric than any other province, and our retention rate of 67% was up on 2014. Our pass rates for maths and science were the highest of all the provinces, and our pass rate in schools serving our disadvantaged communities (quintiles 1-3) is over 70%, and rising every year.

Where the DA governs, things are going in the right direction. DA governments, whether they be in a province or in a town, are all united around one, clear long-term vision and committed to one action plan to achieve it.

The Municipal Elections later this year in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni will be the most closely-contested in two decades.  This is your chance to make a difference by voting the DA in to govern them.

In a municipal election you can only vote where you are registered and you have to be registered where you live. Make sure now by visiting check.da.org.za or e-mail me your address and ID number.  If you are not registered correctly, go to your local voting station on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 March (next weekend!) between 08:00 and 17:00 with your ID book to re-register.

Odd Jobs

Is being a "sell-out" good or bad?
Probably good if you are a stage production, but bad if you are a revolutionary.

New on the Block, Movers and Shakers  Back to top

  • ETV - Eddie McKerr TV Repairs in Useful Contacts – Computer monitor and TV Repairs at reasonable prices, including collection and delivery.
  • Tsunami Seafood Emporium near Sandton Court – Fish restaurant: sushi and teppanyaki, seafood menu including fresh Rock Lobster and live oysters. Food poor to excellent, service mediocre. 4 Hill Road (opposite Medi-Clinic), Morningside. Moved from Morningside shopping centre.
  • The Purple Lounge, Shop U11, Ground in Kelvin Village Shopping Centre – Fully Halaal restaurant. No alcohol served. Breakfast, burgers, pap & steak/chicken/wors, various bunny chow. Free delivery on orders over R350.
  • 786 Mobile Zone, Ground in The Bridge Shopping Centre – Cell phone and computer repair. Cell phone accessories. Batteries. Videos. Shoes.
  • Saheli's Boutique, Shop 10A, Ground in The Bridge Shopping Centre – In Merchant of Spice: Eastern wear direct from India. Punjabis, saree sandals, bridal outfits, sharwans. Alterations and saree blouses done in store.
  • Clear Solutions Optometrists, Shop 12, 1st Floor in The Bridge Shopping Centre – Opened 1 Feb 2016. Optometry, eye care, vision aids and optical services. Cash package deals. Contracted to most medical aids.
  • The House of Filofaxes SA, Shop 3, 1st Floor in The Bridge Shopping Centre – Reusable diary covers, notebooks, zip-around folders, Filofax personal organisers, diaries, menu folders. Open Mon-Fri 09:30-15:30.

Afrikan Connection Centre:  Back to top

On our page for The Bridge Shopping Centre we have added a section for the centre next door, Afrikan Connection Centre. It is a small disreputable-looking, but very popular, centre at 12 Buccleuch Drive, just up Buccleuch Drive from The Bridge, between The Bridge and the Buccleuch Satellite Police Station.  Enterprises there run largely to food and drink, gambling, or both.  Presumably, the church upstairs caters for many who regret having drunk and gambled their wages away and want to repent before doing it again. Some of the businesses there, are:

Furnished Room to Let in Morningside Manor, Available Now

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Restaurant Review by Judith Back to top

*** Calice, Petervale Shopping Centre

This is the revamped Senza and it has retained its downstairs function room.  There is an extensive bar and they do a wide range of cocktails.  The menu is expensive including their wines. I think we are going to see steep rises in restaurant prices this year following the budget as well.

We ordered Stone Town Sauvignon Blanc --a new one to me-- and Appletizer.  The Sauvignon Blanc was very good.  I asked for grilled Cajun baby calamari with salad and my partner had Spaghetti Carbonara, which had too much pepper and had to be replaced.  Both can be recommended.  Knowledge's service was slightly lax and things did take their time to happen.

Contact Details for Calice.

**** Shawnee Spur Steak Ranch, Chilli on Top, corner Rivonia and Leeuwkop Roads

Complete with Tango, our Guide Dog Puppy in training, we went to this relatively new centre and to the Shawnee Steak Ranch.  We are now really good at explaining what a puppy in training is and why she needs exposure to as many experiences as possible.  She always wears her official uniform and we carry her letter of authority with us as well. She also gives us an opportunity to introduce people who are scared of dogs to a puppy more likely to lick them!

We were greeted in a really friendly manner - this restaurant goes out of its way to make you feel welcome!  It has a view west across the valley.  Thomas was our host and Rebecca was our waiter.  We ordered Appletizer and Misty Kloof Sauvignon Blanc.  The latter was a well-priced and very drinkable wine.  To eat, we chose from the Senior menu as we qualify!  I ordered the Rump Steak with spinach and my partner the Spare Ribs.  The steak was impressively Bleu and the ribs were declared very good.

Altogether a good experience and the restaurant is very family friendly with a great view.

Contact Details for Shawnee Spur.

Funny Language, English...

The prefix, "re" means to do something again (renovate, regurgitate, resuscitate).   So, if you "repair" your socks, are you matching the pairs up again, or fixing the holes?

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Passed On:  Back to top

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Shaving News   Back to top

The annual Cancer Association Shavathon took place at Malls and Shopping Centres last Saturday, 27 February.  If you missed it, you can still get your head sprayed or shaved in solidarity with those affected by cancer (often cheaper than a regular haircut) by getting your company to participate this week: Visit CANSA Shavathon.

Not Again...?

Julius says he can't be a hooligan because he never hooled before.

Green Tip   Back to top

Why is it that even relatively poor people buy new plastic carrier bags at the supermarket every week?  You would think every 40c would count.  Even if you can afford it, can the environment?  Plastic bags either end up taking up space in landfill, or blow around the city, get into the stormwater drains, flow thence into local streams to festoon the banks and trees for a while, then get carried into the Hartbeespoort dam and the sea, polluting both, and releasing estrogens harmful to aquatic life.

Why not re-use your carrier bags?  It is easy to get into the habit of putting the bags back in the car for the next shopping trip.  Better still, when they have fallen apart, invest in durable shopping bags available from most supermarkets.  At the same time you can save money and make a small contribution to saving the planet.
 

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At the Cosmetics Counter

Elderly Customer: "I want something for wrinkles."

New Assistant: "Are you sure? You seem to have plenty already."

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Newsletter Issued 15 February 2016 – Page Last Updated: 22 December 2022. – Contact us.