by 2summers | May 11, 2022 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Jozi Top Fives
As many of you already know, I’ve been on a mission to discover Joburg’s best shawarmas. This turned out to be a bigger challenge than I initially anticipated. One of many photos of me eating a shawarma, in this instance at the Schwarma Co. in Norwood. All...
by 2summers | May 4, 2022 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings, Religion
Several months ago I spotted a post in the @WhatsOnInJoburg Instagram feed. “Africa’s tallest Shiva Shakti Statue is in Benoni”, the post read, with a photo of the biggest, boldest, most colorful Hindu deity I’ve ever seen. I made a mental note...
by 2summers | Apr 26, 2022 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg Day Trips, West Rand
Last week I participated in a “motoring” media morning with Ford South Africa. The core purpose of the event was to get a bunch of woman journalists/bloggers/influencers together for a drive through the countryside in a convoy of bad-ass Ford Ranger...
by 2summers | Apr 13, 2022 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets/Shopping, Museums and Buildings
Almost ten years ago, I did an exhibition of photos I shot in Maboneng and Jeppestown, two adjacent neighborhoods in downtown Joburg. I had nearly forgotten about this exhibition (which you can read about here). But then a week ago I received an Instagram message from...
by 2summers | Apr 6, 2022 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
If you live in Melville, or have lived in Melville at any point between December and April over the past few decades, then you know the call of the Mielie Lady. “Meeeeeeee-LEEEEEEEEEEES?!” she begins. Her voice echoes down the thick tunnel of plane trees,...