by 2summers | Feb 26, 2024 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Soweto, Tours, Townships/Informal Settlements
Regular readers will know that I’ve written a couple of posts about Noordgesig — affectionately called Bulte, which means “Hills” in Afrikaans — lately (see here and here). Last year I befriended Lavinia and Fabian Otto, who live in...
by 2summers | Jan 23, 2024 | Johannesburg, Soweto, Townships/Informal Settlements
When I moved to South Africa I was very confused by the word matric. “My daughter is in matric,” someone would say, or, “My son is studying for matric exams,” and I would smile and nod, wondering what they meant. Eventually I figured out that...
by 2summers | Jun 28, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Tours, Townships/Informal Settlements
Last weekend the Johannesburg Development Agency sponsored 13 walking tours all over the city as part of an initiative called #JoziWalks. The weekend was meant to encourage Joburgers to get out of their cars and engage with urban communities in ways they might not do...