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 [...]
Burgers of the East Rand: Zani in Katlehong
I used to write about food in the East Rand -- the municipality just to the east of Joburg, officially called Ekurhuleni -- all the time. (For a few examples, see here and here [...]
A Visit to the Thokoza Memorial
Last weekend I attended my second #SpazaShopTour of Katlehong and Thokoza (see my post about the first tour), and visited the Thokoza Memorial for the first time. The Thokoza Memorial, opened in 1999, honors [...]
Spaza Shop Magic in Katlehong
On Saturday I participated in the first-ever #SpazaShopTour, starting and ending at African Accent Spaza Shop in Katlehong. Walking through Katlehong. The weather was miraculously perfect for a six-kilometer walk. We wound through Katlehong [...]
Announcing the Katlehong and Thokoza Spaza Shop Tour
Many of you may remember my post about the African Accent Spaza Shop in Katlehong, which I visited for the first time in June. My first time at the African Accent Spaza Shop. (Photo: [...]
African Accent Spaza Shop in Katlehong (Lockdown Day 74)
This past weekend was South Africa's first weekend under Level 3 lockdown, during which we're allowed to move around more or less as we please within provincial borders. So like many South Africans, I [...]
Katlehong Stories: Storytelling in a Johannesburg Township
Pulane Malatja sits straight-backed, ankles crossed, wearing a short black dress and a red plaid head wrap. A gauzy scarf covers her knees and a notepad sits in her lap. Pulane apologizes as she puts [...]