#Hillbrow - 17 posts

Last weekend I attended the "Hey Hillbrow Let's Dlala" parade and found myself crying for a lot of the parade. Here's why.

On Day 99 of the lockdown, I went to the Hillbrow Boxing Club for the first time since March. It was so nice to see George and the renovations to the club.

Abby used to be Tiger, the Hillbrow Cat. Today she is Abby, the Melville Cat, living the good life at the Lucky Bean. Read her improbable story.

Before I leave Joburg for almost a month, here are some photos I took in Hillbrow.

I took a walk through Hillbrow a few weeks ago, and took a few photos. I thought you'd enjoy them. Here they are.

On a tour with Dlala Nje, I visited some high-rise rooftops in Berea. Joburg's rooftops provide a different perspective on the city.

I took a quick photowalk through Hillbrow and Yeoville this morning with my friend Ruth and some guys from the Hillbrow Boxing Club, including my boxing coach …

Actually, “jumped around like a maniac” is a better description of what I did. But you know what I mean. This is Jovi, lead singer of a band from …

On Tuesday evening I received this text message from George Khosi, coach of the Hillbrow Boxing Club: there is an accident at the gym the ring is damaged by a …

My recent tour of Ponte City, hosted by Mainstreetwalks and Dlala Nje, included a Saturday-afternoon stroll in Hillbrow. I go to Hillbrow at least a couple of …

Ponte City is a mythical place. Ponte City, the tallest residential building in Africa. Ponte City is the most visually striking structure in Johannesburg, and …

At long last, I got into Ponte. I’ll write a longer post about this epic visit, which happened courtesy of Mainstreetwalks, in the next few days. In the …