Melville and Surrounds (Category) - 203 posts

166 Caroline St., Brixton, once a Chinese-owned corner shop, is hosting an exhibiton about Chinese immigrants in 20th-century South Africa.

Last weekend I went to Westdene Dam, only a five-minute drive from Melville, for the first time. It was lovely.

Zoo Lake is one of the nicest and most popular parks in Joburg, yet somehow I haven't blogged about it for nearly ten years.

Since Joburg's parks re-opened, the Melville Koppies central section has been holding open days every Sunday morning.

After more than 5400 food parcels, the Melville Food Program did its last large-scale distribution today. But there are new plans afoot.

After more than four months of lockdown, the Joburg Botanical Gardens and Emmarentia Dam are finally open again. I went to check things out this morning.

Today, restaurants around South Africa spoke out about the damage to their industry by putting their tables out onto the street.

Today I visited the Melville food parcel program for the first time in two weeks. The volunteers are wearing hazmat suits to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

It’s Day 98 of the South African lockdown, which I literally cannot believe. Earlier today I suddenly thought back to my Day 9 post, when I said it felt …

The Melville Cat normally speaks for himself on this blog. But today, for some reason, I feel like speaking for the two of us. Smokey, the Melville Cat, in his …

This morning I got up early and went to take photos at the Melville food parcel program, as I always do on Thursday mornings. I arrived at the church around …

It’s Day 84 of the South African lockdown. Although after the president’s speech last night, I’m not sure how long we can continue to describe …