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The Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre opened in March 2019. A long time in the making this is an impressive addition to Johannesburg’s private and corporate museums/galleries/educational centres. There’s a post coming on the Centre itself. This is just an alert for a temporary exhibition showing in the Hall of Light on the top floor, […]
Read More »Open Days Mulligatawny Farm This is a triple whammy – spend a wonderful day out in the country with family and friends; experience the spaces and landscaping of a stunning 16+ hectare garden AND support a really worthwhile community cause. And you can maybe even buy some special plants for your own garden too. Mail info@turningpointfoundation.org.za […]
Read More »The best way to get to know Joburg is to hang out with an insider. In our Ask a Local series we chat to some of our favourite Joburg city people to get the lowdown on what makes Joburg unique. This week art historian, Joburg blogger and owner of Liz at Lancaster guesthouse in Craighall […]
Read More »Did you know? There are lots of ‘did you knows’ when it comes to Gerakaris Winery. Did you know that there was such a thing as garagiste wine? Did you know there are 9 garagiste wineries in Gauteng? And did you know that one of them, Gerakaris Winery, is just down the road from Liz […]
Read More »Cycling along the Braamfontein Spruit Did you know how many “firsts” the Braamfontein Spruit can claim …. At 32 Kms, the Spruit is the longest municipal park in the world (according to the James Clarke of The Star StoepTalk fame). When proclaimed as such it was done through the first metropolitan act involving all 3 […]
Read More »#JoziWalks2019 The month of May sees a couple of annual special events. One of them is the week-end of #JoziWalks when local Joziburgers host unique walking tours to discover different communities across the city. This year they are happening on the week-end of the 18th and 19th May. 2019 saw 35 applications (a 30% increase […]
Read More »If written LOTS about Delta Park so for once …. few words. Rather some pics only from a glorious walk along the Spruit this morning. I skipped the Park Run (in my case Park Walk) and decided to make my way along the Spruit banks and enjoy the water birds. More on Craighall Park […]
Read More »Secret Johannesburg Some time back I purchased the gem of a book called Secret Johannesburg by Lisa Johnston and Claire Bell. These two photo-authors have gone on a treasure hunt through Joburg and its surrounds, and have found 93 little known objects, sights or sites. It’s really beautifully researched with fascinating histories and contexts and […]
Read More »Sandton Central- the financial centre of South Africa I personally seldom go to Sandton Central and when I do, every 3 or 4 months, I am always amazed, somewhat cynical and more than a little disillusioned by the widespread evidence of rampant consumer capitalism on steroids. Buildings, which are often no older than 40 odd […]
Read More »With an amazing woosh the December holidays have landed on us once again. Time to look at keeping youngsters busy and adults sane this year-end. Family and children’s theatre Goggas at the National Children’s Theatre, Parktown There’s a fair bit of theatre for youngsters. Who can resist Antony the ant who helps Lady Caroline the […]
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