What You Need To Know When Hiring For Quarantine In South Africa As mentioned in our last blog, all large events in South Africa need to be cancelled. This is due to the government announcing a state of national disaster over COVID-19 or the Coronavirus. There’s been a lot of talk about self-quarantining. But how…
Alternative Plans For The Coronavirus In South Africa As President Cyril Ramoposa announced on 15th March 2020, all events with over 100 people must be cancelled. To ensure we do our part, the team at MPR Hiring will not assist with events larger than the government prescribed limit. This being said, there are cases where…
What Legalities You Need To Be Aware Of If You Want To Host An Event In A Public Space In Joburg Let’s first clear this out the way, if you are planning to erect a marquee tent on private property you’ll be in the clear and won’t need to abide by these rules. BUT! If…
Why You Need To Hire An Aluminium Frame Marquee Tent In Joburg The City of Gold is the beating heart of Africa. Home to the most valuable mile on the continent, it’s also a place where hiring an aluminium frame marquee tent isn’t just nice to have, and only if the budget can afford -…
The Ultimate Event Hiring Checklist! We know that when it comes time to start listing all your needs for your 250-guest event, items can fall off. It’s not intentional, obviously, but wouldn’t it be nice if someone just had a list laying around of all the things you need to rent for your event? Well,…
4 Reasons Why You Always Need A Marquee Tent Right, you’re planning a large event, but it hasn’t occurred to you to rent a marquee. After all, you have enough space, right? Well, we’re here to tell you there’s never enough room! If you need more reasons why you would possibly require a marquee tent…
What the fork? A guide to dinner forks Like two peas in a pod, like jelly to peanut butter, like Kolisi to the Rugby World Cup, every knife has its fork. Previously we explored the different functions of knives, who knew there would be so many variations and roles for one tool we use on…
Beat January blues with pocket-friendly event ideas Did you know? There’s a day called The Most Depressing Day of the year? It’s the third Monday of January, and it has been christened as The Bluest Monday of the year. Why? Well once December (or Dezember as us South Africans affectionately know it) has ended and…
Tips for serving a five-star menu A full-course meal involves three or more courses. And it’s the hallmark of special occasions like weddings, banquets and galas. A good multi-course menu needs to be well considered from the timing, to the flavour profiles, and different dietary needs of your guests. Here are our tips for serving…
Be the holiday host with the most December is finally here. And wow, is it just us or did it take a long, long time to get here? The sun is out, everything’s winding down and everyone’s looking forward to a much-needed break and quality time with loved ones. December is a happy month renowned…