Get It Joburg West

17/10/2026

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬!

Do nature and humankind a favour, welcome the bees into your garden this Spring. We have been banging on about this for years, but bees are still under threat to habitat loss, pesticides, parasites and disease. What’s more we NEED bees! So, what could be more satisfying than planting a bee-friendly garden that also benefits other pollinators? Read the full article on our website where you'll learn which bee-loving flowers are best – https://tinyurl.com/bdh285tx

16/10/2026

𝐅𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 ...

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐛 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 & 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥 bring gentle heat and savoury richness, while a fresh peach and tomato sambal cuts through with sweetness and acidity, making the most of the first stone fruit of the season appearing on tables across SA. The Spier 21 Gables Pinotage 2020 is a dream combination for this plate. Find the recipe on our website – https://tinyurl.com/5n8weeac

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16/10/2026

It’s your final day to nominate the best businesses, services and places in Joburg West for the Best of Joburg West Readers’ Choice Awards! 🏆

Go, go, GO! Get those nominations in before it’s too late. Your favourites deserve a shout-out!

🔗 https://www.bestofsouthafrica.co.za/joburg-west/

Nominations close TODAY!

𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 – 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐈𝐍!

You could stand a chance of winning one of 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 incredible 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬, worth 𝐑𝟐𝟓 𝟖𝟔𝟎 in total!

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐬𝐢 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞 – Two nights for two in a Garden Suite, including dinner and breakfast.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 & 𝐒𝐩𝐚 – Two nights for two, including all meals, two teas and a guided hike.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐄𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 – Two nights for two in a two-bedded chalet on a self-catering basis.

But first … we need to know who YOU think deserves some Best Of love! ❤️

Who makes the best coffee? Who has your hair looking fabulous?

Who keeps your fur babies happy? Who’s your go-to mechanic when the car decides to have a little meltdown? And which local businesses, professionals and hidden gems do you happily recommend to everyone you know?

Nominate your Joburg West favourites in the Best of Joburg West Readers’ Choice Awards and help put them in the running to be recognised as a Best Of favourite!

Think Pets, Beauty & Wellness, Motoring, Professional Services, Health, Food & Drink, Entertainment, Shopping and so much more

𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

👉 Head to https://www.bestofsouthafrica.co.za/joburg-west/ and nominate your favourites now!

📅 Get your nominations in because they close today!

Give your favourite local businesses a little love, put them on the Best Of map … and who knows … you could be heading to the mountains!

14/10/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 … (𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝟐)

𝟏. 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - She escaped her abusive husband and gave him a new identity. But his parting words—"I will be coming for you"—haunt her every move. Just as she finally settles down, the nightmare begins. 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟

𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 & 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚 - Years after his father’s unsolved murder, Silas Tucker returns home to find teenage girls vanishing under the shadow of the Southern Mafia. With the police desperate and the town terrified, Silas decides to take justice into his own hands. 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑦

𝟑. 𝐀 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 -The rules of the Game are simple: abduct and kill a stranger without getting caught. But when the rules are broken, a private investigator digs into the shadows, confronting a ruthless band of men with no morality. 𝐻𝑜𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑜𝑛

𝟒. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐠 - World panic erupts when global alarms go off simultaneously, tracing back to China. To stop the crisis, the White House calls in an estranged mother-daughter duo: a food blogger and a famous human rights activist. Can they survive government forces and decode an ancient, secret women's language before time runs out? 𝐻𝑜𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑜𝑛

These, and more fab reads, Books

13/10/2026

Cadbury Dairy Milk ’s new limited-edition ‘Made To Share’ slabs celebrate the everyday heroes behind familiar South African scenarios... let the slab decide who gets the biggest piece🍫

For more about the new campaign and its very South African take on sharing, visit our website – https://tinyurl.com/4dtwnpnf

13/10/2026

✈️ 𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝?

Multi-award-winning South African comedian Dalin Oliver is bringing his hit stand-up show Stuck in Dubai to Joburg this week! Fresh from international runs in London and Stockholm, this 3x National Arts Festival Ovation Award-winning comedian dives into cancelled flights, chaos, and hilarious real-life twists. Taking place from 14 to 18 October at the Studio Theatre at Montecasino. Tickets are available via Webtickets for between R150 and R200. For more event details, visit our website – https://tinyurl.com/3bck9dpk

10/10/2026

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 ...

There’s something magical about heirloom flowers. Their names, for a start. Like ‘Forget me not,’ ‘Lady Slipper’, ‘Bells of Ireland’, and ‘Satin Flower’ to name a few.
Many of these are forgotten varieties, that are passed over on seedling racks, but like so many other heirloom varieties - they grow easily from seed, multiply happily and attract pollinators. Read the full article on our website – https://tinyurl.com/rvn7d8xd

09/10/2026

𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢, 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 ...

One thing that is noticeable while walking the streets, browsing the mall or even while dining out is that you interact with so many different people from all over the world, and very few are local Emiratis. Unpacking Dubai is discovering a city where old world meets future world, and yet both bring in a beautiful mix of culture that can be enjoyed by people from all walks of life. Read about our discoveries here – https://tinyurl.com/ye2b5cns

07/10/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 ... 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐧𝐢𝐜!

The Goldie Glass Server Set adds a playful touch to your salads. R299 from Poetry.

Vintage design Polarbox retro cooler box. R999.99 from elevenpast.

Cake Picnic - Recipes for the Love of Cake and Friends is Elisa Sunga's part recipe collection, part how-to guide. R695, Chronicle Books

Enamel ice cream cup ... for scoops and sundaes (R249), floral handle mug (R149), and pink tulip mug (R249), from Poetry.

Charming Cavallini & Co Flower Garden tote bag. R449 from Yuppiechef.

Pretty assorted pastel glasses, R499 for a set of four from Excellent Houseware on Superbalist.

Light, breathable linen Lola wrap dress. R1799 from Poetry.

The Valdo Paradise ... the bubbles we’ll serve at picnics this Summer. R379 from Makro.

07/10/2026

Pilates with horses? Now THAT’S our kind of wellness! Join us for our Hooves & Harmony readers’ event and enjoy a feel-good day of Pilates, yoga, horses, lunch, w**e and countryside vibes. Bookings through Dejané on 082-575-1728 or [email protected]