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Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation [JCAF] Forest Town Johannesburg
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17 November 2021
27 May 2024
JCAF the institution Known by its acronym as JCAF, this is a non-profit institution supported by philanthropists: Gordon Schachat, Adrian…
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RIP. Drew Lindsay – a gentle giant with a heart of gold and a soaring spirit
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26 October 2021
27 May 2024
A giant tree has fallen What a legacy Drew Lindsay has given Jozi. Apart from the deeply felt loss and…
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Parkhurst Hardware more than 70 years in business
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11 October 2021
27 May 2024
Family business takes on a whole new level of meaning when it comes to Parkhurst Hardware There are many shops…
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Underground tunnels in Central Jozi
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13 June 2021
27 May 2024
Jeppe Street Post Office 1935 While writing my last post on Art Deco in Johannebsurg, I came across photos in…
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Art Deco in Johannesburg
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28 May 2021
27 May 2024
Buildings competing for Numero Uno Like many born and bred Jozi-ites I have seen many iterations of this mad brash…
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Paul Emmanuel’s Men and Monuments WAM 2020
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7 May 2021
27 May 2024
The Lost Men series and counter-memorials There are 3 installations dealing with this theme: Grahamstown 2004; Mozambique 2007 and the…
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Folly, Frailty and Fear: Diane Victor University of Johannesburg 2021
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27 April 2021
27 May 2024
This is not flattery “Flattery”: excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one’s own interests. Diane Victor brushes off…
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Exciting plans afoot for a creative hub at Constitution Hill
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18 April 2021
A planned Creative Hub at Constitution Hill Over the last year I have missed exploring Joburg so was delighted when…
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Then and now: 79 Lancaster 50 years on
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28 February 2021
27 May 2024
2021 marks 50 years of Liz’s connection to 79 Lancaster Ave. As a young couple we purchased the house in…
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A visit to Sophiatown with Lucille Davie
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17 February 2021
22 May 2024
Lucille Davie’s Sophiatown tour I wrote briefly in my last blog about the history of SophiaTown, and its destruction in…
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