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Are we one step nearer to the realization of Joburg’s Cultural Arc?
Over ten years ago the concept of a Cultural Arc was mooted by Prof Carolyn Hamilton, then Head of the Humanities Postgraduate School at Wits. Envisioned as a metaphorical sweeping link between three...
View ArticleSA-venues new visitorials … I love Craighall Park because …
SA-venues (one of the leading South African accommodation and general tourist websites) has started a new initiative getting locals ‘in the know’ to write what they call ‘visitorials’ about the area...
View ArticleMarkets with a difference – finding traditional medicine in Jozi
Many guests who have stayed at Liz at Lancaster over the years have been fascinated with the idea of traditional medicine. Some of the more intrepid ones have made their way down to Diagonal Street in...
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Not long before the streets of Joburg’s Parks region are covered in canopies...
Yes .. it’s jacaranda time again and already some of the trees along the streets of the older suburbs of the Joburg have a purplish tinge to them. My weekly walks in Westcliff offer glorious views...
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Time to get on your bicycle
Cycling is becoming an increasingly popular way of seeing local Joburg sites and sights. Lebo of Sowetobicycle tours has for many years offered cycling tours. There are various options on offer...
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A mosque and a church: two beautiful buildings in Midrand
Towards the end of last year I went on a tour with the Joburg Heritage Foundation of two buildings in Pretoria which have a lot in common – both are religious buildings, both use imported...
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Discover hidden pockets of Joburg with the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation
The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation runs weekly tours usually on Saturday afternoons. What makes them special is that they explore interesting parts of Johannesburg, often include unusual places and...
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At last the Body World exhibition comes to Joburg at Sci-Bono in Newtown
Although it’s on until the 30th June make sure that you aren’t lulled into a lack of urgency to see this amazing exhibition, waking up at the end of its run to realize that you have to rush to see it...
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Walking in the city – explore Joburg on foot
In The Practice of Everyday Life the French scholar De Certeau has a chapter “Walking in the City”. Here he asserts that the ‘city’ is brought into being by official bodies and large institutions who...
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Feast your eyes on Joburg’s purple canopy
During October and November every year Joburg is turned into a riot of deep purple with the Jacarandas in full bloom. From a high vantage point like Munro Drive or the Westcliff steps, the whole of...
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