by 2summers | Apr 21, 2021 | Johannesburg, Soweto, Townships/Informal Settlements
In my recent post about the Chilli Pepper restaurant, I briefly referred to a mine dump at the end of Immink Drive in Diepkloof, Soweto. The big hill in the background is a mine dump. Another look from further down the street. Like many Joburgers, I’ve always...
by 2summers | Mar 15, 2021 | Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Soweto, Townships/Informal Settlements
Due to poor planning, I probably won’t have time to visit a roadhouse in March. But if you’re eagerly awaiting the next installment in my Roadhouses of Gauteng series, the Chilli Pepper Restaurant on Immink Drive in Diepkloof, Soweto, is a great...
by 2summers | Sep 14, 2020 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Soweto, Tours, Townships/Informal Settlements
As everyone in South Africa knows, we’re still in the midst of a pandemic and our national borders are still closed. This means no international tourism. While this extended travel ban is detrimental to the South African tourism sector, the ban has created new...
by 2summers | Jun 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Johannesburg, Soweto
Welcome to Day 82 of the South African lockdown. It’s both freezing-cold and raining in Joburg — a very rare occurrence. It’s also Youth Day, a South African public holiday commemorating the 1976 student uprising in Soweto. A mural at the June 16...
by 2summers | Jun 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Food and Drink, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds
I was talking on the phone with a friend this morning. I can’t remember her exact words, but she said something to the effect of, “I thought things would feel better once we moved to Level 3. But instead they feel worse.” Yes. Exactly. Two-and-a-half...