Johannesburg (Category) - 923 posts

I’ve written several times about Joburg’s Oriental Plaza – a giant Indian shopping mall in Fordsburg. “The Plaza”, as locals call …

UPDATE: This morning I received a call from the brand communications manager for Nike South Africa. He apologized profusely for the misuse of my photo and …

I got an iPad. (Thanks, Mom.) I realize I’m behind the curve on this iPad thing. It took me a while to understand the point. What do I need with a weird …

UPDATE: Zulu Girl, whose real name was Phindile Mwelase, died tragically of a brain injury after being knocked out during a fight in October 2014. She was 31 …

Part 2 in a series about professional female boxing. Read Part 1 and Part 3. In my previous post, I showed you photos from the early fights of last …

Part 1 in a series about professional female boxing. Read Part 2 and Part 3. I knew I would write a blog post about women this weekend. Initially I planned to …

If you read 2Summers regularly, you know I have transport issues. I’ve been living in car-centric Joburg for two years and have never owned a car. I get …

I’ve been on five trips, to five South African provinces, over the last four weeks. On the road in KwaZulu-Natal. I’ve driven solo for hundreds of …

Remember three days ago, when I was sitting on the porch in my pajamas at 7:30 a.m.? Those days are gone. SNOW. Like, real snow. In South Africa. As the South …

Tomorrow it will be two years since I moved to Joburg. It’s 7:41 on a Sunday morning. Even though it is technically still winter, I’m sitting on the …

A few years ago, I wandered into a sports arena in Virginia’s D.C. suburbs and discovered roller derby. The Cherry Blossom Bombshells and Scare Force One …

UPDATE: The Cargo Kilts shop in Melville closed in 2013. Sniff. You might remember my post from a couple of weeks ago about the the Fête de la Musique. It …