Parkhurst Hardware more than 70 years in business Posted on 11 October 202127 May 2024 Family business takes on a whole new level of meaning when it comes to Parkhurst Hardware  There are many shops… Read more Paul Emmanuel Substance of Shadows at University of Johannesburg Art Gallery 2021 Posted on 20 September 202127 May 2024 Substance of Shadows Paul explains the material of carbon paper and the technique of scratching off the carbon wax to… Read more Not the 10,000 hours but 10,000 km …. and all in 42 days Posted on 13 September 202127 May 2024 Researching the migration of European Honey Buzzards  Back in 2016 we had a guest stay from Novia University of Applied… Read more South Africa July 2021: (Still) lovely beyond all the singing Posted on 28 July 202127 May 2024 Turmoil in South Africa  The events of the week of 11th July 2021 left South Africa reeling. Much has been… Read more A gem of a read Posted on 14 July 202130 May 2024 Cry the Beloved Country.  What do we do in times like this? Watch the news to keep abreast?  Weep for… Read more Underground tunnels in Central Jozi Posted on 13 June 202127 May 2024 Jeppe Street Post Office 1935 While writing my last post on Art Deco in Johannebsurg, I came across photos in… Read more Art Deco in Johannesburg Posted on 28 May 202127 May 2024 Buildings competing for Numero Uno  Like many born and bred Jozi-ites I have seen many iterations of this mad brash… Read more Jozi suburban street life Posted on 18 May 202122 May 2024 Some things are very South African, in fact probably very Joburg. The cry of the mielie-seller with her trolley, the… Read more Paul Emmanuel’s Men and Monuments WAM 2020 Posted on 7 May 202127 May 2024 The Lost Men series and counter-memorials  There are 3 installations dealing with this theme: Grahamstown 2004; Mozambique 2007 and the… Read more Folly, Frailty and Fear: Diane Victor University of Johannesburg 2021 Posted on 27 April 202127 May 2024 This is not flattery “Flattery”: excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one’s own interests. Diane Victor brushes off… Read more