Religion (Category) - 21 posts

In the latest installment of my Hidden Joburg series, I visit the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen, in Hillbrow.

I visited the Lions Shul, South Africa's oldest synagogue, in Doornfontein. It's one of the few shuls still operating in the inner city.

I attended a service at St. Nicholas of Japan, an Orthodox church in Brixton. The service was beautiful and got my mind off current events.

After many years of gazing at it from afar, I finally visited the "lemon squeezer church", which is featured in Hidden Joburg.

Benoni's Shiva Temple boasts the tallest Shiva-Shakti statue in Africa. The temple is a great place to learn about Tamil religion/culture.

This morning I went to St. James Presbyterian Church to see their ribbon memorial to those who have died from covid-19.

Downtown Joburg has so many beautiful places that Joburgers either: a) don't know about; or b) are afraid to visit. Here are my top 5.

There's a beautiful Buddhist Centre in Fietas. Who knew? And best of of all, you can meditate there for free every Thursday night.

Welcome to Week 45 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I …

I finally got to visit the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Sergius, the church with the gleaming gold domes in Midrand that's visible from the N1 Highway.

Welcome to Week 33 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I …

Master Mansions, home of Mabro Hats, tells a tantalizing story of an Indian family's journey to success in apartheid-era Johannesburg.