MyJHB

Stuff from Johannesburg

An Easter shopping experience that is made for you at Hyde Park Corner

MyPR: An Easter shopping experience that is made for you at Hyde Park Corner:

Shopping at Hyde Park Corner always comes with the promise of something surprising. This Easter is no egg-ception…

Made for Easter

Looking for an alternative to the usual chocolate Easter eggs? Lakrids by Bülow’s Easter treats come in two variations, each packing a flavour punch you won’t soon forget.

A truly delicious and award-winning classic, Crispy Caramel has a speckled crispy shell encasing silky smooth dulce chocolate packing a punch of raw liquorice powder with a soft liquorice core. Small flakes of sea salt complete the sensory experience.

Twisted Banana was launched in 2021 and is back this year due to popular demand. This dreamy combination of sweet banana, salty liquorice, creamy white chocolate, and raw liquorice powder is a sensory experience that might make you go bananas.

Find the Lakrids by Bülow kiosk in the Upper Mall Level (closest Entrance 1).

The development team at Just Teddy Fine Boulangerie & Pa?tisserie have created a Just Teddy Religieuse which will elevate any Easter brunch or lunch table! This decadent ensemble comprises three choux pastry cases each filled with a delicately flavoured crème pâtissière: rose, pistachio and saffron. Available until Monday, 18 April – so get yours now at their Hyde Park Corner store located on the Lower Mall Level at shop LM4 (closest entrance 2)!

Made for Movies

Nu Metro cinemas at Hyde Park Corner are now open 7 days a week! This Easter round up the family, gather your friends and catch the latest and greatest blockbusters on the big screen in one of their TEN cinemas (did we mention that two of them feature digital RealD 3-D projection?). For show times, visit numetro.co.za or contact the Nu Metro superhero team by WhatsApp numet.ro/whatsapp or phone 0861 246 362.
Nu Metro can be found on the Middle Mall Level (closest Entrance 4).

Made for Gifting

We all know at least one person who is impossible to buy for… so Hyde Park Corner gift cards are the perfect solution to give a gift that really is Made for You! Hyde Park Corner Gift Cards are available at the Concierge Desk in any denominations of R50 up to R5000.00 per card. The Gift Cards are redeemable at all stores within Hyde Park Corner and are valid for three (3) years from purchase. The perfect gift that offers unlimited choices, our Gift Card is the equivalent of a debit card that can be used anywhere, anytime and for anything in Hyde Park Corner. Corporate bulk purchases are available.

Enjoy a shopping experience that is Made for You at Hyde Park Corner on the corner of William Nicol Drive and Jan Smuts Avenue in Hyde Park, Johannesburg.

CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za.

– MyPR

CLICK HERE to submit your news to www.MyPR.co.za.

Click here to submit your Johannesburg, Gauteng News – free.

Have you tried: Reach Trust for Solar and Building Management?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? OR Tambo International Airport is the busiest airport in Africa: It’s estimated that more than 28 million people pass through this airport’s terminals every single year. OR Tambo International has also been around for more than 60 years – it was opened in 1952.

Category: Tag: , , , , , ,

Sophiatown: The Lost “Paris of the Transvaal”

Sophiatown’s golden age was the 1940s and 50s. It was a dense, vibrant, and often dangerous neighborhood, characterized by “backyard” rooms, shebeens (illegal speakeasies), and a sophisticated social scene. It was the birthplace of Kwaito’s ancestors and the legendary “Marabi” music—a blend of traditional African rhythms and American ragtime. The streets were home to the most iconic figures of African literature and music: Miriam Makeba found her voice here; Hugh Masekela received his first trumpet from a local priest; and the writers of Drum magazine, like Can Themba and Bloke Modisane, used the neighborhood as their muse. They dressed in Fedora hats and double-breasted suits, channeling the style of Hollywood gangsters and Harlem intellectuals, creating a world that was cosmopolitain, intellectual, and radically multi-racial.

However, the “Bohemia” of Sophiatown was an existential threat to the National Party’s vision of total racial separation. The government viewed it as a “black spot” in a white area. In 1955, the state launched Western Areas Removal Scheme. On the morning of February 9th, 2,000 heavily armed police officers moved in, forcing families into trucks at gunpoint. They were relocated to the newly established matchbox houses of the South Western Townships (Soweto), 20 kilometers away. The resistance was led by figures like Trevor Huddleston, the Anglican priest whose church, St. Joseph’s, still stands today. Despite the slogan “Ons dak nie, ons pola hier” (We are not moving, we are staying here), the bulldozers were relentless.