Category: Johannesburg

One year in Joburg

This Sunday marks one year since Alistair, Boo and I packed up our Cape Town lives for the bright lights and big city of Jozi. Well, bright lights isn't completely accurate due to regular power cuts, although the spectacular sunsets more than make up for it. The first six months were a bit rough on…
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July 15, 2011
Walk your own dog!

For some reason, the middle and upper classes don't walk their own dogs - they get their "staff" to do it. Driving around Parktown North, Houghton, Sandton and Saxonwold, I'll often witness a young guy in overalls being dragged along by two Golden Retrievers and a Jack Russell. 29 years in Cape Town and I'd…
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November 3, 2010
Give A Duck in November

Get your little white duck for R100 and the proceeds will go towards two fantastic charities - Learn To Earn and the Bobs For Good Foundation. You can also make a donation on the I Give A Duck website and buy other quacky stuff for the whole of November.
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October 28, 2010
Joburg Drivers vs Cape Town Drivers

We all know the popular South African aphorism – “Joburg has better drivers than Cape Town.” Even staunch, I-could-never-live-anywhere-else Capetonians say this. I certainly have. We embrace our crappy driving and wear it as a mark of pride. There is no need for a sense of direction when you can just look up at the…
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August 30, 2010