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The largest second hand bookstore (078 360 7749) in the Southern hemisphere in inner city Jozi
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I'm a sucker for second hand bookshops, actually I'm a sucker for bookshops, period. But if you want a real…
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Usually the train moves but with Park Station it’s been the building that moves
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Park Station then: and now … History of Park Station Johannesburg’s first railway station , commissioned by the Zuid Afrikaansche…
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Wise words from 3 legendary 20th change makers
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Martin Luther King, Gandhi and Mandela Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe? Expediency asks the question: Is it politic?…
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Johannesburg – the spaces ‘in between’
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The space in-between or the uitvalgrond formed old Joburg city centre I found an interesting article by Bettina Malcomess on…
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Do you know where Delta Park gets its name from?
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From grazing land to sewage works to recreational space: Delta Park Delta Park, 104 hectares of open park land, is…
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A South African page-turner; and it’s all true
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IN A DIFFERENT TIME BY PETER HARRIS If you want to read a gripping courtroom drama and get a sense of…
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‘Exhilarating air of peace and calmness’: Accommodation in Craighall Park
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HISTORY OF CRAIGHALL PARK ‘Craighall Park Township, which forms the northern boundary of the Johannesburg Municipality, is one of the…
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Jozi’s Heritage: The Barbican
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THE BARBICAN BUILDING CNR PRESIDENT AND RISSIK STS 702 Talk Show host Jenny Crwys-Williams, had several conversations and interviews last…
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A little known memorial in Soweto
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The ‘house with the sewing machine’: Lilian Ngoyi’s house in Soweto Kim Miller, assistant professor of women’s studies and art…
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