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Photo: Supplied “This will be the most exciting entertain- We aimed to embed ment hub,” he said. “We aimed to embed ourselves in the ourselves in the commu- community. We would never have been able nity. We never would have to be successful if it had not been for their support.” been able to be successful He said he was on the construction site ‘‘if it had not been for their every day and watching the progress was support. exciting. The casino roof spanned 85m at it’s wid- est point and covered 10 000m². Mari Rheeder During the superstructure construction, an average of 300 cubic metres of concrete The second-largest casino in South Africa is was cast every day, with a truckload every well on its way to the grand opening on 12 minutes. 1 April this year near Menlyn Maine. On a particular day in July last year, a Media, members of the community, South African record was set for the longest casino executives and Miss South Africa CEO of Sun International, Rob Collins, General Manager of Time Square, Brett Hoppé and continuous pour of concrete – 1,550 cubic fi nalists gathered on the rooftop of the Sage Director of operations, Thabo Mosololi. metres over a period of 18 hours poured Building on 2 February for an event cel- from 260 cement truckloads. ebrating this Sun International jewel. Once the wet works are complete, the Time Square casino will be the home of complex will have used a total volume of 2 000 slot machines and 60 game tables. 106,98 cubic metres of concrete – enough to Guests of the event were treated to a va- cover about 125 percent of the surface of the riety of canapés refl ecting the variety of fi ne Kimberley Big Hole to a depth of 0,5m. dining restaurants that will form an integral Altogether 169,641 square metres of part of this development. internal and external plaster used for the The well-skilled executives of Time complex could cover 254 tennis courts. Square were also introduced to guests. Laid out top to toe, the 7,5 million bricks General Manager of Time Square, Brett being used in construction would cover Hoppé, said construction was well underway more than the distance between Johannes- and that two fl oors were already decked out burg and Cape Town. with slot machines. It took 50 000 truckloads to move the The development would be followed by 482,650 cubic metres of excavated soil re- an 8 000 seat arena in September 2017 and a moved during the bulk earthworks and super hotel complex in March 2018. structure phases. This was more or less equivalent to the Before being appointed as the GM of Brett Hoppé General Manager of Time Square with fi nalists of Miss SA 2017. From left: Yuta Time Square, Hoppé was the general man- Raubenheimer, Nicole van Niekerk, Iman Mkwanazi, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Hoppé, Adé volume of 193 Olympic-sized swimming ager of The Boardwalk Complex in Port van Heerden, Priyeshka Lutchman and Odirile Sepeng. pools. Elizabeth. “Time Square is the epitome of world He was also the general manager at Sun Sun International spokesperson Michael phase.” class, from the variety of games, pioneering City in the North West. Farr said: “About 10 000 direct and indirect Hoppé said he was proud to call Menlyn fl oor layout and advanced customer interac- This project is certain to benefi t the com- jobs will have been created during the con- the new Sandton of Pretoria, a comparison tion technologies,” said new slots manager munity through job creation. structions and the initial fi t-out and start-up that would soon prove to be accurate. at Time Square, Biano Marini. 2 PRETORIA EAST REKORD FEBRUARY 10, 2017 www.rekordeast.co.za Councillor Siobhan Muller said she would not tolerate ille- The property in Glenwood Road has been left abandoned. An abandoned house in Brooklyn. gal activity. Photos: Mari Rheeder Ward councillor Pieter van Heerden is happy about the raid More stolen items found at Glenwood Road. held at this property. Some items found in Glenwood Road. Photo: Supplied Photo: Supplied Abandoned houses worry people in the east Mari Rheeder Altus van Heerden said the homes were the value of between R40 000 and R50 000 He said a drug lord was also found during bought for redevelopment into nine town- had been stripped from the properties. the operation. Abandoned properties are becoming a major houses. “Vagrants have “He was dealing in what appeared to be headache in some areas east of Pretoria. “The develop- looted the house to mandrax on the property.” Only the bare bones of more than one ment was [initially] Thirty-eight such an extent that Several stolen items were also found. once-posh property are left after they have opposed in August people were found liv- nothing is left. They “We found fridges, microwaves, televi- been plundered and turned into crime and 2013 then approved in ing there illegally. Nine even took manhole sion sets, Wi-Fi routers and jewellery.” drug havens. 2014.” covers.” Van Heerden said the estate had hired a Two Glenwood Road homes in Lynn- But nothing further were found to have Van Heerden said a security guard to watch the area. wood Glen have, for example, been aban- had happened, said ‘‘previous convictions cleaning-up operation “We will demand that the owner pay for doned for years. Van Heerden. was initiated on 31 the security.” Neighbours said the properties were once “The houses have against them and were January in a bid to rid According to Van Heerden the owner had “wonderful homes”. been abandoned since. taken to the police. the homes of illegal put the the properties on the market but no Chairperson of Lynnwood Glen estate, These houses were activity. sale had yet been fi nalised. looted to the point that “Thirty-eight peo- “We are happy to report that since the almost nothing is left ple were found living operation no new vagrants were found at the Pretoria East but a shell of what they used to be.” there illegally. Nine were found to have property.” A resident, who asked not to be named, previous convictions against them and were An employee of the owner, who sud- said garden tools and electrical appliances to taken to the police.” denly arrived at the property, told Rekord the houses would be demolished. 32 Orpen Ave, Lydiana, Pretoria He said the property had been sold. Phone: 012-842-0300 Another abandoned home in Menlo Send us your news tips or subscribe to Park has neighbours concerned for their our breaking news Whatsapp group safety. In a letter to the metro, residents voiced 083 625 4114 their worry over illegal water and electricity connections and unauthorised land use. For daily news updates: LikeLik our They wrote that several people were liv- Website: Facebook www.rekordeast.co.za ing in the house, begging for money, food www.rekordmoot.co.za page and work. www.rekordcenturion.co.za (Rekord), Residents raised health concerns for the www.rekordnorth.co.za see what’s occupants as another major issue. Facebook: Rekord Residents who claimed to have been Twitter: @RekordNewspaper happening inside the house said they believed the occu- Business Manager: and comment on issues you pants were most probably “exposed to a very Christopher Mcinga / [email protected] unhealthy environment”. Group Editor: feel strongly A previous owner of the home said that Sunette Visser / [email protected] about! she was concerned about its state. 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