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Megaplex Home – Overview of Shops, Facilities, and Accommodation in Northern Sandton.
Accommodation in Rivonia
Shopping Centres in Sunninghill:
The Square
Sunninghill Village
Sunhill Shopping Centre
Chilli Lane Shopping Centre
Chilli on Top Centre
The Core
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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
Epsom Downs
Sloane Square
Shopping Centres in the Woodmead area:
Wendywood Centre
Woodmead Value Mart
Woodmead Super Value
Woodmead Commercial Park
Woodmead Retail Park
Woodmead Square
Dunwoody Centre
Woodlands Office Park
Kelvin Village
The Bridge, Buccleuch
Other Shops and Shopping in Woodmead
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Non-Religious?
Meet other Humanists & Atheists online:
The South African Secular Society (SASS) holds
social & educational Meetups
online monthly, and some in person. Visit us
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Shopping Centres in Central Sandton::
Grayston Shopping Centre
Atholl Square Shopping Centre
Sandhurst Centre, Rivonia Rd
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
Sandton Court
Benmore Gardens
Shops in the Morningside Area
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Accommodation & Restaurants:
Accommodation in Rivonia,
Restaurants in Rivonia,
Rivonia Restaurant reviews,
Sandton Restaurant reviews,
Morningside Restaurant reviews.
Other Places of Interest:
Sandspruit Hiking Trail,
Ernest Ullmann Park Recreation Centre,
Montrose Nursery Garden Centre and Gia's Coffee Shop.
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It has been a while since we visited Grosvenor Crossing Centre
in Bryanston. It's on the little triangle where William Nicol Drive,
Main Road, and Grosvenor Road cross. Yes, you do know it: There's a BP
garage there.
The former Adega Restaurant has left the franchise and changed its name to Arinto.
Not much else has changed there, which is probably good.
The centre
is now fully tenanted, also good. Seattle Coffee, FishAways, Steers,
Debonairs Pizza, and Mochachos Chicken are still there. The Chinese
restaurant and the waffle shop have not survived.
There is now a florist and Balloon Bar. One mustn't neglect the
balloons! I'm not sure if they are grown locally, though.
It's the first
place that I've seen a physical shop for The Courier Guy.
Fitness is still big in the centre, with a new home-gym equipment shop, a workout
gym, and "Africa’s Largest Adventure Gear Retailer", the Drifters Adventure
Centre.
Food and fitness: You can put on weight at one end of the centre and take it off
at the other.
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New on the Block, Movers and Shakers Back to top
- Adega Restaurant has de-franchised and is now Arinto, Shop 08 in Grosvenor Crossing – Traditional Portuguese Restaurant & Mediterranean Cuisine, with personalized service. "A warm unpretentious ambience." External catering and customized functions.
- Stretch Yourself to Wellness, Adult activity in Ernest Ullmann Park Recreation Centre – Gentle exercise, improve your posture, stabilize your core, lessen back pain.
- Plumblink, Lower Level in Chilli on Top Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Plumbers Essentials: Order all your plumbing essentials. Kitchen, Toilet, Bathroom Plumbing, accessories. Taps, pipes, copper tube, basins, sinks, valves, washers, spares. Top brands.
- Car Care Clinic, Lower Level in Chilli on Top Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Service Centre. Repair, service and maintain your car with us: All popular brands of vehicle.
- Sunshine Cell Doctor & Computer Repairs, Shop 06 in Grosvenor Crossing – Tobacco products. Repairs to all kinds of
cell phones and laptops. Accessories.
- Dzuvha Florist & Balloon Bar in Grosvenor Crossing – Fresh flowers, balloons, and gifting for all occasions: Birthday parties, weddings, divorces, funerals, offices. Deliveries around Gauteng.
- The Courier Guy in Grosvenor Crossing – Counter-to-door delivery: overnight, 1-3 days for regional areas. One rate national prices (special trips extra).
- City Beauty Lounge, Shop 13 in Grosvenor Crossing – Female hair, Manicure & Pedicure lounge, make up bar, nail section, male haircut bar.
- Fitness Network, Shop 14 in Grosvenor Crossing – Home Gym equipment for sale. Wide range of products, All-In-One Trainers, Power Racks, Power Cages, Treadmill, Spinning Bikes, Gym Bench, Rowing Machine, Multi Gyms.
- F45 Training Bryanston in Grosvenor Crossing – This looks like it might be a gym: not a very inviting one, and providing no contact details.
- Mitsubishi Motors New & Pre-Owned in Grosvenor Crossing – New and second-hand cars and bakkies, parts and service. Underneath the north side of the centre (Main & William Nicol).
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The Restaurant Review Returns! Back to top
Our first review since lockdown. Let nobody accuse us of being
trendsetters.
** Doppio Zero Bryanston, Hobart Grove Centre
Re-visiting an old haunt, now alone. The tall Mango Iced Tea, made on
the premises, was just the thing I needed on a hot day after walking around the extensive
centre. Lovely fresh mint and orange slices. The latter left my hand
sticky as of course I insisted on eating them.
My main course was Mediterranean Hake with a Chunky Avo salad. At R68
the fish looked like a bargain. But it was cheap because it was a tiny portion,
inadequate for someone who missed breakfast. The salad was produced with
great artistry: very pretty, but not filling either. So the main course was a
disappointment. Nobody asked for feedback.
Total price: R170.
Contact Details for Doppio Zero Bryanston. Back to top .
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A Tale of Two Funeral Policies
When Judith started ailing in 2018, I took out funeral policies with Old
Mutual and Stangen, both for R20,000.
Sadly, Judith died on Sunday 10 July this year.
I claimed from both policies. Stangen was much the better of the two.
The Stangen process was simple: I phoned them on the Monday and they emailed
me a claim form. On Friday evening I emailed them the filled Claim Form,
certified ID copies, abridged death certificate, BI-1663 form, and my stamped
bank statement. Stangen paid out R20,000 the next day, a Saturday, mind
you. They guarantee payment within 24 hours –even over a weekend, as it
turned out.
Old Mutual has a complicated online claim system. I filled in the
lengthy process on the Monday. They emailed me a password-protected PDF
allowing themselves a turnaround time of 10 days. On Tuesday they SMS'd me,
"to proceed with your claim we require a copy of the death Certificate. Should
this not be provided within 2 days the claim will be declined." I
received the certificate on Thursday and emailed it to Old Mutual on Friday afternoon, 15 July. On Wednesday, 20 July, R24,074
arrived in my account.
Stangen had charged R180 monthly since inception. They have now removed
Judith from the policy and dropped the premium to R75.
Old Mutual's premium started at R152/month and escalated. It is now R182.95 from
July. They haven't reduced the premium following the claim.
In summary; Stangen doesn't escalate the policy amount or the premium. Old
Mutual does both. Stangen had a simple, personal, process. They paid
17 hours from receiving the paperwork after working hours. Old Mutual had a
complicated process and a threatening attitude. They took 5 days to pay,
and allowed themselves ten.
From my experience, I would recommend a Stangen funeral policy over Old
Mutual's offering.
Overheard
at the Checkout
"I gave blood on Saturday. The nurse who
bled me was named Mercy."
"Was she good?"
"Very gentle, yet professional. Also quite petite."
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