#Melville - 137 posts

I interviewed Sipho Mackenzie, a master's degree candidate, instructional designer, and fashion pioneer based in Soweto.

Artüro in Melville is a restaurant that defies classification. The tacos and nachos signal Mexican; the plantains and beignets say otherwise.

De Baba Eatery, the new restaurant and bakery at the busy corner of 7th St. and 4th Ave., is the best new place to eat in Melville.

Betty Ntuli, Melville's mielie lady, is retiring this week after 57 years. Here are some photos of her life and career.

Pandemic dining is stressful, and sadly that's not going to change anytime soon. Here are 5 local places where I feel comfortable eating.

Since Joburg's parks re-opened, the Melville Koppies central section has been holding open days every Sunday morning.

After more than 5400 food parcels, the Melville Food Program did its last large-scale distribution today. But there are new plans afoot.

Today, restaurants around South Africa spoke out about the damage to their industry by putting their tables out onto the street.

Today I visited the Melville food parcel program for the first time in two weeks. The volunteers are wearing hazmat suits to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

It’s Day 98 of the South African lockdown, which I literally cannot believe. Earlier today I suddenly thought back to my Day 9 post, when I said it felt …

The Melville Cat normally speaks for himself on this blog. But today, for some reason, I feel like speaking for the two of us. Smokey, the Melville Cat, in his …

This morning I got up early and went to take photos at the Melville food parcel program, as I always do on Thursday mornings. I arrived at the church around …