Arts and Culture (Category) - 324 posts

Freedom Park, just off the highway in Pretoria, is a national monument dedicated to all South Africans who have died fighting for freedom.

I took a food tour through Alexandra Township with Tour 2.0, and discovered lots of traditional South African food that I've never tasted before.

I took a walk through Hillbrow a few weeks ago, and took a few photos. I thought you'd enjoy them. Here they are.

A few of my writer friends started a creative writing program in Katlehong called Katlehong Stories. Just a few months later, the group is making big news.

The 2016 Oriental Plaza Instameet was a great success. Here are the three winners of the Instameet photography contest.

I bought some of my favorite things on a drive through Lesotho and the eastern Free State.These mohair tapestries and Basotho blankets make great gifts.

Yesterday I went to see "SA's Dirty Laundry: The Things We Do for Love" at SoMa Art + Space in Maboneng. It was a humble and moving experience.

The first-ever Oriental Plaza Instameet is happening in Fordsburg on 3 December 2016. It's going to a blast. Don't miss it.

Did you think public libraries were dead? Not so. The Johannesburg City Library, right in the middle of downtown Jozi, is teeming with life.

Johannesburg has tons of great bookstores. It's difficult to narrow them down to just five, but here is my best attempt.

Hanging out in the quirky Joburg suburb of Melville is a great antidote to sitting around my house all day bingeing on Trumpacolypse news.

In partnership with Bridge Books, I'm holding another #2SummersBlogClass on 19 November 2016. Come join us and learn how to blog.