A view of Johannesburg’s rich and turbulent history and heritage.
Reviving the city in different ways The collapse of inner cities is a world-wide phenomenon, as is their revival and reinvention. There are so many ways in which life has been brought back to Jozi’s inner city. Here are some of them: Walking tours Walking tours are also part of a global phenomenon, giving a […]
Read More »A walk in the inner city from 1 Fox Street to Gandhi Square and back: led by Josine Overdevest About Josine Overdevest Passionate, visionary, generous and inspiring are all words that come to mind when describing Josine Overdevest. For over 25 years (over 15 of these in South Africa), Josine Overdevest has worked in information […]
Read More »A few weeks back I got an invite to attend an event at the Rosebank Fire Station where Hannelie Coetzee would be putting the finishing touches onto a sculpture entitled ‘Samantha’. Rosebank Fire Station The FireStation is the second oldest building in Rosebank after the Old Post Office, […]
Read More »2108 FADA Alumni Exhibition until 17th August Currently showing at the FADA Gallery at the University of Johannesburg Bunting Road campus, is the most remarkable exhibition – a real must-see. It shows major works from the Keiskamma Art Project many of which have been exhibited in South Africa and around the world in significant […]
Read More »Science and Cocktails, Orbit, Braamfontein 31st July I am a complete dilettante: I know precious little about a lot of things. Call it a grasshopper mind – buzzing from one topic to another. But at least I fall into the category of ‘knowing what I don’t know’ (rather than ‘not knowing what I don’t know’, […]
Read More »RMB Turbine Art Fair 2018 Turbine Hall is a great venue One of my very favourite events of the year is the Turbine Art Fair. I love everything about it. The venue is great: the Turbine Hall is the most amazing example of adaptive re-use of an industrial heritage building; there is always a wide range […]
Read More »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 world […]
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