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Sculptures and Tiny Sweaters for Nelson Mandela Day

Sculptures and Tiny Sweaters for Nelson Mandela Day

by 2summers | Jul 18, 2019 | Johannesburg, Limpopo

Today is Nelson Mandela Day. July 18th was Nelson Mandela’s birthday (he died in 2013 and would have been 101 today), and while it’s not an official holiday, it’s a day when South Africans are called to do something small but significant to help...

I Fell in Love With a Squatter Camp

by 2summers | Jul 18, 2011 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Townships/Informal Settlements

UPDATE (March 2017): I wrote this post six years ago, at a time when I was pretty clueless about life in South Africa and how to write about it. I regret the title of the post and the poverty-porn-like tone that much of its prose conveys. But I have a policy of never...

Celebrating Madiba with Soccer

by 2summers | Jul 17, 2011 | Arts and Culture, Hillbrow/Yeoville, Johannesburg

When I moved to South Africa last year, I had a vague understanding of the role Nelson Mandela played in ending apartheid and reinventing this country. (Nelson Mandela is often referred to as Madiba, which is his clan name. It took me a while to figure out why people...

Heather jacaranda Kensigton square

Heather Mason

I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.

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Eek! I have so many photos from Sunday’s Pretori Eek! I have so many photos from Sunday’s Pretoria jacaranda walk and I’m agonizing over which ones to share first. Many more to come. @johannesburginyourpocket #jacarandainyourpocket #pretoriajacarandas2023 @thegautrain #yourgautrainjourneystartshere
For anyone who hasn’t seen, I’m hosting a jaca For anyone who hasn’t seen, I’m hosting a jacaranda walk in Kensington on 28 Oct. as part of the @johannesburginyourpocket annual #jacarandainyourpocket event series. I’m super excited about hosting a jacaranda walk in one of my favorite quirky Joburg neighborhoods.

The walk starts at 2pm at @kensington_trading, one of Joburg’s iconic antique/vintage shops, and passes a few other Kensington landmarks before winding its way up through the suburb’s best jacaranda streets. We’ll finish in the late afternoon at @fishbird_artdeco_villa — a beautiful Art Deco guesthouse with glorious skyline views and a stately jacaranda of its own. Drinks and snacks will be served at the villa.

I’ll be giving out some jacaranda photography tips, and the walk is a perfect opportunity to capture shots for the #jacarandainyourpocket photo competition. Visit @johannesburginyourpocket to book tickets for the walk and learn more about the photo competition. Hope to see you there!

#yourgautrainjourneystartshere @thegautrain
Jacaranda petals in the Pretoria CBD. We had such Jacaranda petals in the Pretoria CBD. We had such a great walk in Pretoria today! Thanks so much @johannesburginyourpocket, @joburgjaunts and @thegautrain. Many more purple pictures to come. 
#jacarandainyourpocket
#yourgautrainjourneystartshere

#jacarandas #pretoria #southafrica #pretoriajacarandas2023
Some of the beautiful street murals I saw on my re Some of the beautiful street murals I saw on my recent visit to Noordgesig, one of the oldest townships in Soweto, with Lavinia and Fabian. More on my blog (link in my profile). #discoverjoburg #soweto #noordgesig #streetart
A few more pictures from my recent walk through do A few more pictures from my recent walk through downtown Jozi with @joburgplaces. The first two shots are from the old Joburg Stock Exchange building on Diagonal St, the 3rd shot is @mboniseleathercraft at his studio in the Fashion Kapitol, and the last two are from Little Addis. Learn more in my most recent blog post - link in my profile. #discoverjoburg #joburg #johannesburg
Dianna’s Fabrics, Troye St., JHB CBD. I never ge Dianna’s Fabrics, Troye St., JHB CBD. I never get tired of taking pictures in downtown Joburg’s incredible fabric shops. Shot during a tour with @joburgplaces (more on that soon). #discoverjoburg #joburg #joburgfashion
Some recent Asian food discoveries in Rivonia. Rea Some recent Asian food discoveries in Rivonia. Read more about them on my blog - link in my profile. #discoverjoburg #rivoniaboulevard #2summerseats
On Saturday we took a tour of Lindfield House, one On Saturday we took a tour of Lindfield House, one of my favorite quirky places in Joburg, with the legendary Katharine Love and @johannesburg_heritage. As usual I like @thethinking_hand’s sketch better than my photo. #discoverjoburg
I hadn’t been to dinner at the @yeovilledinnercl I hadn’t been to dinner at the @yeovilledinnerclub for years and I’d forgotten what a culinary genius Sanza Sandile is. He has a special talent for combining pan-African ingredients and flavors — most of which are available in his neighborhood at the Yeoville food market — into delicious, one-of-a-kind dishes. A couple of my favorites were the ‘Nat King Cole slaw’ made with beetroot and Israeli couscous, a take on Nigerian egusi with melon and pumpkin seeds and palm oil, the roasted red snapper, an incredible crispy okra dish, beer-battered amagwinya, and the poached pear dessert with black rice and amasi. Plus there are cute kittens and great Joburg stories from Sanza. If you’re into food and unique experiences, this meal is worth the trek out of your comfort zone - there’s nothing else like it. If you want to learn more about the Yeoville Dinner Club, go to my blog (www.2summers.net) and type it into the search bar.  #yeovilledinnerclub #discoverjoburg #2summerseats #food #africanfood
A few photos of pretty church interiors in Coronat A few photos of pretty church interiors in Coronationville and Bosmont. Read about the @johannesburg_heritage tour and see more photos in my blog - link in my profile. #discoverjoburg #joburgheritage #coronationville #bosmont
As I toil over my blog post about the @brixtonligh As I toil over my blog post about the @brixtonlightfestival, I’m realizing there were so many amazing moments that can’t be easily described or represented in photos. So here is a reel featuring some videos of moments that won’t appear on the blog (as well as several moments that will). I was super excited to find one of the songs that @bonjglobal actually performed at the festival to accompany this reel! Blog post to come later tonight or tomorrow 🔥🌊💫 UPDATE: Blog post is up! Link in profile.
Brixton Light Festival 2023…Where do I begin? If Brixton Light Festival 2023…Where do I begin? If you were there, then you know. If you weren’t there, I feel genuinely sad for you. 

More to come once I’ve edited all the photos and collected my thoughts. #brixtonbeautiful #discoverjoburg #brixtonlightfestival
I’m still thinking about our weekend in the Vred I’m still thinking about our weekend in the Vredefort Dome, and how much fun it was, and how much I wish more people in Joburg would take advantage of this amazing (and educational) weekend getaway opportunity. Here are a few more highlights from our visit including some funny animal bloopers shot in Venterskroon. Read more on my blog. #southafrica #meetsouthafrica #vredefortdome
A few shots from our weekend in the Vredefort Dome A few shots from our weekend in the Vredefort Dome: a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is only an hour-and-a-half from Joburg. This was such a cool trip and I want everyone in Joburg to do it! Check out my blog post (link in profile) for everything you need to know to visit.
This weekend @thethinking_hand and I visited the V This weekend @thethinking_hand and I visited the Vredefort Dome UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s the site of a 2 billion (yes, billion with a B) year-old meteorite impact crater - the largest documented impact site on earth. I was blown away (pardon the pun) by this place, which I’ve known about for years but somehow never visited before, despite it being only an hour and a half from Joburg. I’ll have a lot more to say about it in future posts but in the meantime here is a photo of Thorsten - or is it Indiana Jones? - exploring a century-old goldmining tunnel we checked out during a hike in the Vredefort heritage area. #vredefortdome #southafrica
Brixton monuments: My images vs. @thethinking_hand Brixton monuments: My images vs. @thethinking_hand ‘s linocut-print reality. Read more of the story behind these pictures in my blog - link in my profile. #brixtonbeautiful #discoverjoburg
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