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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone will host the inaugural West Africa Integration and Investment Summit (WAIIS) on 17–18 November …
Johannesburg, South Africa – Independent South African hip-hop artist Emtidozf is gaining another international point of exposure …
Johannesburg – Moving home or relocating a business can be a demanding experience, but professional assistance can make the process …
Johannesburg – Thomson Wiks is strengthening its position as a business-focused organisation supporting meaningful connections …
JOHANNESBURG – EFT Corporation, a leading payment solutions provider operating across African markets, has partnered with Samsung to …
OMODA & JAECOO South Africa has expanded the local J5 line-up with the introduction of the J5 SHS, adding a hybrid option alongside …
Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is raising awareness of how artificial intelligence (AI) could help …
Material handling specialist operating since 1998 takes its forklift rental, sales and support offering online for Johannesburg, Durban …
Table of Contents Sandton: Many businesses have employees who are considered the Excel experts in their departments. They know …
The streets of Johannesburg will come alive on Thursday, 24 September 2026, when the Absa RUN YOUR CITY JOBURG 10K takes centre stage on …
At The Emerald, Legaro Property Development’s residential estate on Morsim Road in Hyde Park, backup power is not something a new …
For September 2026, The Gold Avenue is putting the spotlight on a part of its counter work that rarely makes it into conversation: the …
Few decisions carry as much personal weight as letting go of a piece of jewellery. A ring, a chain or a bracelet handed down through a …
As South Africa’s spring wedding season gets under way, Martin Vermaak Attorneys is turning the spotlight onto a corner of its …
Tino Ngorima, a talented young actress from Kyalami, South Africa, is rapidly establishing herself in the U.S. film and theatre scene …
The traditional print media method of calculating advertising costs is based on Column Centimeters – the higher the number (or …
Cape Marketing Agency delivers measurable lead generation and revenue growth for The Green Zone through a conversion-focused website and …
Table of Contents GREATER KRUGER, SOUTH AFRICA, September 2026, Stones Safaris is encouraging travellers to consider seasonality when …
Edenvale – Getting the right materials for a drywall or ceiling project is only part of the challenge. For builders, contractors, …
Boksburg – Sign Equipment Services is helping South African entrepreneurs, signage businesses and printing professionals access …
Newly crowned national cross-country champion Zenzile Pheko has firmly established himself as one of the country’s in-form 10km runners …
September has given Balwin Properties a moment to spell out, clearly, how its residential range is actually put together. The developer …
Torah observant families now have firm dates to build a 2027 around: Glatt Safaris has released the departure windows for its group …
Johannesburg – Full Circle Solar continues to provide South African customers and solar installers with access to reliable solar …
Ask most South African workers what the final quarter of the year involves and, alongside the festive-season countdown, they will …
Ask most people what stands between them and selling a wrecked vehicle, and they will say the money. Damaged Cars Wanted, the …
When a property changes hands in September 2026, Atomic Demolishers wants the owner to inherit a site that is ready to build on rather …
Ask anyone tasked with feeding a South African office in September and the same headache surfaces. A single order has to satisfy a crowd …
With South African food, beverage, dairy and pharmaceutical producers now shaping their fourth-quarter plans for 2026, Cape Town machine …
South African skincare brand recognised for its industry-leading approach to professional education and training Lamelle Research …
Architecturally, the Plaza is a sprawling 17-hectare complex consisting of North and South malls linked by a three-story circular “Grand Bazaar.” But the true magic is in the sensory experience. Walking through the Plaza is an assault of colors and smells: rolls of exotic sari fabrics stacked to the ceiling, the scent of high-quality leather from shoe-repair stalls, and the aroma of toasted spices. It is a place where “bargaining” is an art form—unlike the fixed prices of Sandton, here you engage directly with the owner, often a third-generation merchant whose family was moved from Fietas fifty years ago.
The cultural heart of the Plaza is undoubtedly its food, specifically the legendary World of Samoosas. This small stall has become a local institution, famous for its unique sweet coconut samoosas and its “Nelson Mandela approved” status (the former president was a fan). Near the south entrance, you’ll find a blue heritage plaque marking Red Square. Long before the Plaza was built, this was an open square where the ANC and Communist Party held mass rallies, and where the Defiance Campaign was launched in 1952. The fact that a shopping mall now stands over this revolutionary ground is a poignant reminder of the city’s layered history. The Oriental Plaza didn’t just survive Apartheid; it outlasted the system that tried to use it as a cage, becoming a symbol of the “tenacity and trading ability” that defines the Johannesburg spirit.