A view of Johannesburg’s rich and turbulent history and heritage.
Loads of suggestions on Liz at Lancaster’s website There’s a whole section on our website of things to do with children in Joburg so don’t forget to have a look at those. But here are some more suggestions. An afternoon of browsing at a public library Two maxims meet: “The best things in life […]
Read More »#JoziWalks: His and Hers Jams In mid-May #JoziWalks (endorsed by #Johannesburg In You Pocket) organized their amazing annual event when they sponsor young tour operators and entrepreneurs who are developing walking tours to less well-known areas of Jozi. I was lucky enough to get a place on the His and Hers Jams walk which introduced […]
Read More »Last week I wrote about our #JoziWalks tour of Orlando, Soweto on Saturday 19th with His and Hers Jams. The next day, Sunday I went off to Diepsloot to meet Lucky (aka Villah) Nkali of #BlackBikeProductions and his team #BikesMustRise for a cycling tour. We met at the Wot If Trust a women and youth […]
Read More »There are more places in Soweto than Vilakazi Street Which name is more famous when it comes to tourist and outsider awareness of Soweto: Vilakazi Street or Mooki Street? Have tourists even heard of James Mpanza ? Do they know of Soweto’s early beginnings? Or are they simply aware of the ‘only street in the […]
Read More »Prints, posters and postcards I can’t afford the artworks I love, so I am a serious cheat – if I can’t buy an original print I frame posters, calendar images and even postcards!! And that is what I have done with Sue Williamson’s A Few South Africans 1983-85 series. Along with the huge installation, Williamson […]
Read More »African Independent Churches [AIC] Continued: Pentecostal, Apostolic and Charismatic Churches Well, I’ve kinda worked out the difference between the Ethiopian Church in SA and Christian Zionism. But who are the many independent churches? Those who worship in small groups in so many of our parks and open spaces, be they high places like Melville Koppies or […]
Read More »In a previous blog I looked at the origins and differences between Ethiopianism as compared to the Independent Churches like Christian Zionism and Pentecostalism. But even within the latter 2 movements there are also differences and divergences. The Zion Christian Church ( ZCC) is one of the largest African initiated churches in southern Africa. The church’s headquarters are […]
Read More »What is the connection between Ethiopianism in South Africa and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Ethiopia? If any of you have ever thought about the connection between the Ethiopian Church in South Africa and the main church in Ethiopia: the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, you have a more inquiring mind than I do! (Nearly half […]
Read More »Along with pop-up shops it’s become popular to have a special event on a particular day of each month making it easy to forward plan one’s calendar. Now that 2018 is in full swing, here’s a list of events to diarize. Thursdays First Thursdays Let’s start with Thursday as First Thursdays have become a […]
Read More »Johannesburg Heritage walking tour: Victoria Yards I’m so pleased I followed my own advice. My Pick of the Week for the 4th February was a Johannesburg Heritage Foundation tour of Victoria Yards on Saturday 11th February and I wasn’t disappointed. Brian Green, of 44 Stanley fame, and the mover and shaker behind Victoria Yards, took […]
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