The Upcycle shop, on Long Road in Greymont, rescues rejected corporate merchandise that would otherwise go to a landfill and sells it -- cheaply.

Val, a tiny hamlet next to the railroad in South Africa's Mpumalanga province, was the first stop in my 2020 #10SouthAfricanTowns campagin.

The Joburg Heritage Foundation recently hosted a tour of the "Ruins of Rose Road" in Upper Houghton. The tour was everything I hope for and more.

Last week I did a day-long tour of Soweto with Eenblond Tours, aka Gilda Swanepoel. I learned quite a few new things about this diverse section of Joburg.

Maps 4 Africa, the self-proclaimed first map store in Africa, is an African map and travel book wonderland. Go there before your next road trip.

The Carlton Hotel was once the glitziest hotel in Joburg. It's now been closed for two decades. Recently I managed to sneak a few pictures in the lobby.

The Global Cheese Company's Deliciously Greek Coffee Shop and Deli is hidden in an industrial complex near Edenvale. You won't find better haloumi anywhere.

I don’t normally write year-end wrap-up posts. I’m usually long asleep by midnight on 31 December. I don’t make New Years resolutions or …

The S-bend mural on Louis Botha Avenue connects the Joburg suburbs to the CBD, telling the story of the city's transport history as it goes.

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.

I've chosen my list of the #10SouthAfricanTowns I'm going to visit in 2020. Here's a sneak preview. Also, I need your support to pull off this campaign.

Here are my top five recommendations on where to buy local South African and African gifts, especially African art, in Johannesburg.