#Melville - 137 posts

Read all my lockdown journal posts. It’s Day 36 of the South African lockdown – the first day of lockdown Level 4. It’s May Day and we went …

If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read …

If you’re new to this blog series and don’t know what’s happening with South Africa’s 21-day (now 35-day) lockdown, my first post has all the details. Or read …

The Melville Cat look back over his distinguished feline career on what may or may not be the day of his birth, 12 years ago.

An update from the distinguished Melville Cat, in honor of the first birthday of Trixie the Midget Fluff Ball Menace, aka the Melville Kitten.

Some updates from the Melville Cat, including photos of Trixie (the Midget Fluff Ball Menace) and exciting news on the Melville Cat's Instagram stardom.

Mooteebar is an avant-garde cocktail bar on 4th Avenue in Melville. If you're looking for a bit of adventure at happy hour, this is the place to go.

27 Boxes is a retail center made from recycled shipping containers on 4th Avenue in Melville. There have been some great developments there lately - here are 12 …

There's a beautiful garden on 3rd Avenue in Melville, on the verge between 3rd Street and 4th Street. Andrew Mashilwane is the gardener, but I call it Bonolo's …

In my first "restaurant of the month" post I quickly review Reserved Cafe, a small restaurant in the 27 Boxes center on 4th Avenue in Melville.

In my penultimate #Gauteng52 post I visit the Scala Barber in Melville, where men have been getting their hair cut since 1969.

Welcome to Week 45 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I …