{"id":33210,"date":"2023-07-25T11:37:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=33210"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:45:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T11:45:33","slug":"meet-durbans-finest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2023\/07\/25\/meet-durbans-finest\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Durban\u2019s finest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The votes are in, and the winners of the Best of Durban Reader\u2019s Choice Awards 2023 have been announced. If a business won in these awards, then you can be assured that they are the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me because there were thousands of entries \u2013 to be exact, 27 046 entries \u2013 one vote per IP address.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right, 1 679 businesses were nominated across eight categories, which included dining out, retail, automotive, things to do, service, education, health and beauty and wellness and medical. 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