by 2summers | Aug 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Parks/Nature Reserves
When the pandemic first hit and South Africa locked down, the closure of Emmarentia Dam and the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens (two parks that are essentially one — I will refer to the whole thing as “Emmarentia” going forward) was one of my greatest...
by 2summers | Jul 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg
My advice for the week: If you’re feeling down in lockdown, put on a (fake) happy face. My new facemask (like an actual face. mask.) from Anouk de Vries Design. I haven’t blogged about the lockdown for a couple of weeks, and I feel like I’ve built up...
by 2summers | Jul 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
Today, the South African restaurant industry participated in a nationwide demonstration called “One Million Seats in the Streets”, to protest the government’s treatment of the hospitality sector during the COVID-19 lockdown. The hashtag for the...
by 2summers | Jul 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
This morning I visited the Melville food parcel program for the first time in two weeks, and things have changed significantly at the distribution. The entire operation has been moved outside the church, due to the recent surge in coronavirus cases, and the volunteers...
by 2summers | Jul 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg
Hello. After blogging mostly every day for the first 100 days of South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown, I took a full week off. This is weird. It feels like I’ve been gone for ages. In fact I haven’t been gone at all — I’ve been right here, in...