Sunday Tribune 2024-09-08

In2assets will be auctioning a five-storey industrial facility in Clairwood on September 19 at 11am. The property, at 146-152 Archary Road, is in an advantageous location, which features a blend of industrial and commercial properties and convenient access to key amenities and transportation links. The property is conveniently accessible via the M7 (Edwin Swales Drive), which connects to the M4 Main Road and the N2 national freeway. Clairwood is in proximity to the Durban Port, and is about 10km from the Durban CBD. Each floor of the well-positioned industrial building offers clear-span warehouse space and mezzanine levels that can be used as offices or for changing rooms/ablutions. The ground floor is occupied by a supermarket and includes an attached guardhouse with ablution facilities. Externally, the property features a tarred yard…

Ian Wyles would like to feature two properties that will go under the hammer on September 25 at 11am. The first is a commercial property – Victoria Park 1, 4 Sasswood Road, Glen Anil. It is a sectional title mini factory in a small complex with four units, in proximity to main roads and the freeway. It features excellent security, shared parking and good roof height and consists of: Three-phase electricity (150amps) One roller shutter door Small office Ablution facilities Double-volume mini factory Unit is situated in the corner of the complex (338m²) Ample parking space for the units Quick access to Old North Coast Road Viewing is by appointment only. For more information, please contact Cheryl Lee Bose at 083 582 4779. You can also call 031 579 4403…

Ikapa Express Auctioneers will be hosting a South African Revenue Service Customs online auction on September 18, from 8am to 12.30pm. The auction will feature goods from the Gauteng warehouses. Items going under the hammer will include: Hairpieces Household items Toys Jewellery Car parts Tools Spare parts Carpets Miscellaneous items Viewing is on September 16 and 17, from 9am to 3pm. Go directly to the addresses listed below. Items from the Orita and Kaserne warehouses can be found at 10 Mpumelelo Road, Doornfontein, City Deep, Johannesburg. For more information, contact Christopher Skosana at 083 447 4496 (Ortia) Thandolwethu Rweqane at 082 859 3968 (Kaserne) or Hendrika Coetzer at 072 235 2889. Items from the Pretoria warehouse can be found at Acerlor Mittal, corner Roger Dyason Road and Frikkie Meyer Street,…

Following the end of the relationship between Pick n Pay and Discovery Vitality earlier this year, the retailer has announced its Smart Shopper loyalty programme that is a new benefit to encourage healthier eating habits among its more than 11 million active members. The free-to-join Pick n Pay Live Well Club will give customers triple Smart Shopper points on over 1 000 Live Well Club-approved products and 15% off discount vouchers to redeem on the items they buy most often. “Consumers are increasingly looking to lead healthier lives without breaking the bank. This allows our customers to be rewarded for making healthier choices just by swiping their Smart Shopper card,” Tessa Chamberlain, Marketing Director at Pick n Pay said. The approved products are from the retailer’s affordable PnP private label…

Consumers in South Africa will be able to stretch their rands a little further this month after the fuel price decreases were announced this past week. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) dropped the prices of both grades of petrol by 92 cents per litre, while diesel came down by between 79 cents (500ppm) and R1.05 (50ppm). This means that a litre of 95 Unleaded petrol costs R21.40 at the coast and R22.19 in Gauteng, and the cheaper 93 Unleaded is retailing at R21.79. This is the lowest level of petrol prices since February 2023. The DMRE said September’s petrol and diesel price decreases come mostly as a result of lower international fuel prices, while a slightly stronger South African rand added around 11 cents to the equation.…

Prominent businessman Reuel Khoza in his latest book, The Spirit Of Leadership, examines the role of spirituality in transformational leadership. In 2023, Khoza unsealed a letter to the future, which he had written in 1999 when he was chair of Eskom, at the time recognised as the best power utility in the world. It was an optimistic letter, expressing hope. At the time he wrote, “This (2023) should be a time when all the exemplary qualities embodied in our philosophy of ubuntu reach their fulfilment...The challenges facing us must surely have been met and overcome by the time you read this - challenges such as crime, poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and disease.” Those hopes have since been dashed by corruption and maladministration – by a failure of ethical leadership amidst State…