by 2summers | Sep 20, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Markets/Shopping, Melville and Surrounds, My Favorite Joburg People
I recently bumped into Sipho Mackenzie at a party. Although we’d met a few months before, I was so dazzled by Sipho’s look (the youngsters would call it a lewk) that I couldn’t immediately place him. Sipho, who had been relatively dressed down at our... by 2summers | Sep 13, 2024 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips, Lodging, Markets/Shopping
A few days ago, during a fit of low motivation, I asked my Instagram followers to suggest potential topics for Joburg-related blog posts. Thank you again to everyone who submitted suggestions — you made my week! I received more than 30 viable ideas and found it... by 2summers | Mar 12, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets/Shopping, Tours
This jumpsuit love story began eight months ago, when I booked a Caraci experience on Airbnb to celebrate my birthday. Thorsten and I spent a glorious day in the Joburg CBD, shopping for African print fabric, learning how to sew, hanging out in the city, and having... by 2summers | Feb 29, 2024 | Johannesburg, Markets/Shopping
I’ve developed a great interest in clothes, as most of you know, especially locally designed and thrifted clothes. And clothes-swapping — the act of exchanging clothing items with others, rather than buying new or second-hand clothes — is like... by 2summers | Feb 1, 2024 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Markets/Shopping, Pretoria
A couple of Saturdays ago, my friends Fiver and Stuart and I woke up at before 5:00 a.m. and drove an hour north to the Pretoria Boeremark in Silverton. I’ve been meaning to check out this market — probably the largest open-air market in Gauteng —... by 2summers | Oct 6, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets/Shopping, Museums and Buildings
There are many tales of woe in Joburg right now: building fires, exploding streets, absent mayors, water outages, an ever-widening wealth gap, and a general spiral of doom. And these stories aren’t exaggerated. The struggle is real, people…The city is in a...