Category: Places to see; things to do in & around Jozi

Construction_underground_postal-Tunnels-Johannesburg Underground tunnels in Central Jozi Posted on Jeppe Street Post Office 1935 While writing my last post on Art Deco in Johannebsurg, I came across photos in… Read more chrysler_building_lobby-2-1 Art Deco in Johannesburg Posted on Buildings competing for Numero Uno  Like many born and bred Jozi-ites I have seen many iterations of this mad brash… Read more dwarf bittern feeding More on Zaagkuilsdrift -birding destination Posted on A prime birding location  I wrote about Zaagkuilsdrift and KgomoKgomo in my last post but only posted one bird photograph!… Read more https://zaagkuilsdrift.co.za/ Birding at Zaagkuilsdrift and KgomoKgomo: an easy 2 hour drive from Joburg Posted on Liz at Lancaster is a bird friendly establishment  Liz at Lancaster is recognized by BirdLife South Africa as a birding friendly… Read more Kennedy_Tembo_Microadventure_Tours From denial to acceptance: Weekly walk for Seniors at the Wilds Posted on A perfect safe healthy social event  Need to get out into sun and fresh air, connect with like-minded people, explore… Read more Roving Bantu Brixton A visit to Sophiatown with Lucille Davie Posted on Lucille Davie’s Sophiatown tour I wrote briefly in my last blog about the history of SophiaTown, and its destruction in… Read more We wont move Sophiatown forced removals 1955 Posted on Re- presentations of Sophiatown I am ashamed to say that the closest I had come to Sophiatown before February 2020,… Read more Playing at the tree house-1 Parkview’s Public Park Posted on Parks as sites of activism In addition to being places of leisure and recreation, parks and public spaces are containers… Read more Shembe Church Service Joahnnesburg Central Life in Madala Hostel Alexandra Posted on Shembe Church It all started with a plan to attend a Shembe Church service in the Madala Hostel in Alexandra… Read more Voortrekker_Monument_Pretoria The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria and Afrikaner nationalism in the 1930s Posted on “Original Genius” Many creatives like to claim complete originality. In later life Picasso famously denied being influenced by African art… Read more
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