Sparkling Auto Care Centres offers a complete range of auto body repair and car wash services including auto detailing, dent and paint repair, polishing and mag wheel repair to name but a few. The Sparkling team is happy to announce that two new outlets have recently opened for business. On 16 May the Sparkling Auto Care Centre at the Mall of Africa welcomed their first customers and on 17 July the Sparkling Auto Care Centre at Menlyn Retail Park followed suit. We are also looking forward to two more outlets, Sparkling Auto Hazyview and Sparkling Auto Vanderbijlpark welcoming their first customers in the next two to four months. It is estimated that these venues will attend to between 10 and twelve cars per day in the auto body repair section and up to 200 cars per day through the car wash and auto detailing departments. Other outlets opening soon include Mafikeng, Wonderpark – Pretoria, Lusaka – Zambia and more! Sparkling Auto Care Centres was founded in 1992 and has b...

African Bank branch manager Thato Modubu African Bank opened its first branch last week since its official relaunch as an independent, standalone entity on 4 April 2016, at Africa’s newest and most exciting mall in Midrand – Mall of Africa. “For African Bank the opening is significant as it marks the beginning of a new era for the bank. What better way than to simultaneously open a new branch within such a landmark development,” says Alfred Ramosedi, African Bank Group Executive: Sales and Marketing. Mall of Africa intends to reach over 650 000 households in surrounding areas and African Bank aims to assist consumers in managing their financial health.  “We know it is very tough for many households to budget correctly right now, particularly when surrounded by so many retail offerings. In line with our commitment to responsible money management we have put together some useful tips to help navigate the many retail temptations,” adds branch manager Thato Modubu.  Ti...

Iconic international doughnut brand, Krispy Kreme, which recently launched in the South African market, with stores at The Zone in Rosebank and the Sandton Gautrain Station, has announced that it will open its third branch, a concept store, on 28 April 2016 in Gauteng’s most exciting recent retail development, Mall of Africa.  The brand, owned jointly by Fournews and John and Gerry Brands, is fast fulfilling its promise to deliver at least six ‘melt in your mouth doughnut and premium coffee’ stores before the end of the year.  The mall, located in the Waterfall Estate between Midrand and Sandton, is set to be one of the largest shopping malls on the African continent with a shopping space of 131000m2. It will also boast over 300 shops, and will play host to a plethora of local and international brands, as well as accommodate over 7000 parking bays. It is considered South Africa’s and Africa’s most extensive single-phase shopping mall ever built. The doughnut chain has alre...