Kenny & Gayton agree to tone it down in Rivonia
Socialite Kenny Kunene and his business partner Gayton Mckenzie have escaped trouble at the 11th hour by doing a deal to make the complaints go away at their recently opened entertainment venue in Sandton - billed as a business and family friendly joint. Kunene and Mckenzie‚ the high-spending ex-cons who are no strangers to the limelight‚ have received numerous complaints of noise at their posh Rivonia On Deck establishment since late last year.The duo admit they have had to deal with the authorities more often than they would have wanted since their pozi opened‚ and they have no plans to see their licence taken away because of their residential neighbours."I don’t deal with matters on the ground a lot as that is Gayton's field. We are aware of this and Gayton is handling everything‚" Kunene told TMG Digital.To make the problem go away‚ they've now agreed to lower the volume‚ change the speakers to turn inwards‚ and cover the deck.Gayton was not immediately available for comment.Kunene and Mckenzie's notorious chain of ZAR lounges‚ which were popular for hosting big celebrity events around Joburg and Cape Town‚ were closed in 2012. Their club partnership was revived again in 2015 with the opening of Rivonia on Deck.The new place‚ which is situated on the corner of Rivonia and Winter roads‚ offers a supervised child games area‚ beauty salon‚ hairdressers‚ laundry service and car wash in addition to the reasonably priced menu with snack food like burgers (R60) and steak (R105) on offer.Meanwhile‚ owners of the Ground X Music Lounge at Bunkers Hill‚ in East London‚ have escaped legal action after reaching an agreement with angry residents‚ who signed a petition about the noise emanating from the club.According to residents‚ many of the club's patrons were uncontrollable as they played loud music until the wee hours of the morning and often raced through the streets at night in their cars hooting and shouting.The club agreed to not play the music too loudly and to hire security guards who will control the rowdy patrons...
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