by 2summers | Dec 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg
This week — the second week of December — is the busiest week of the year on the South African social calendar. It’s normally the week when people in Joburg wrap up everything at work or school, celebrate at year-end parties and braais (barbecues),...
by 2summers | Dec 8, 2020 | Mpumalanga
After many months in isolation, I’ve noticed my five senses have heightened significantly. The world is louder and brighter than it was before the pandemic. Flowers smell sweeter and food tastes better, especially when I’m out of the city (or even just out...
by 2summers | Dec 3, 2020 | Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings
I recently spent a Friday walking around downtown Joburg with Gerald Garner. Gerald needed a few photos taken for his new book, Johannesburg 2020 and Ahead. So we walked the city from end to end — nearly nine kilometers total, with a couple of Uber rides mixed...
by 2summers | Nov 26, 2020 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
A few weeks ago, I met a guy named Thorsten and he asked me, kind of out of the blue, if I’d ever blogged about Dagwoods. “No I haven’t,” I said. “But I definitely should.” This conversation set into motion a sequence of events,...
by 2summers | Nov 24, 2020 | Johannesburg, Townships/Informal Settlements
Last Wednesday I headed down the M1 highway with my pink-haired friend Gail Wilson and my purple-clad friend Faarooq Gardee-Minty Mangera, a.k.a. the Purple Pimpernel. Our destination was Lenasia, a historically Indian township 30 minutes south of central Joburg....