15 Years of 2Summers in Joburg
This post first appeared in Johannesburg In Your Pocket. I published my first blog post on 6 June 2010, making this month the 15th anniversary of the 2Summers blog. (I didn’t actually move to [...]
A Tearful Parade Through Hillbrow
I'm struggling with this post. I keep writing stuff and then deleting it because I don't know what to say about Hillbrow that I haven't said before. I've been blogging about Hillbrow since 2011 [...]
A Visit to Hillbrow (Lockdown Day 99)
I've been working out with George Khosi at the Hillbrow Boxing Club for many years. Up until the lockdown started I'd been going to Hillbrow about three times a week, every week, since 2012. [...]
A Hillbrow Cat Becomes a Melville Cat
Before reading on, I suggest reading Part 1 of Abby the Tiger's story. Humans call me Abby. But they used to call me Tiger. Abby, formerly Tiger, a well-traveled cat. Some of you may [...]
In Transit: Hillbrow Above and Below
I'm about to leave South Africa for a few weeks, which always makes me feel weird. I woke up in a strange, sad mood today, mourning everything about the state of the world. I recognize the [...]
10 Photos of “Our Hillbrow”
I train at the Hillbrow Boxing Club and I've been going there three mornings a week, every week, for the past five years. I used to go to the gym with a bunch of friends, [...]
Walking on the Roof of Johannesburg
On a tour with Dlala Nje last weekend, I visited some high-rise rooftops in Berea. Pigeons enjoy a view of Ponte City from the roof of the Metropolitan building in Berea. I've written about Jozi's rooftops before (read here and here [...]
Morning Stroll Through Hillbrow and Yeoville
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 George Khosi. I'm saving most of the [...]
I Danced Like a Maniac in Hillbrow
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 Soweto called BCUC. He made [...]
Help Us Rebuild the Hillbrow Boxing Club
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 tax coach It took [...]
Stolen Shots of Hillbrow
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 times a week for boxing training but I don’t [...]
Ponte City, Inside and Out
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 its history is as fascinating as its appearance. Ponte [...]