There are moments when an object suddenly becomes much more than an object. I had one of those moments last weekend at the Origins Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand.I was David Russo's guest at the wonderful evening organised by the Wits School of Geosciences as part of Jozi 140, the celebration of 140 years of Johannesburg. David is a
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Johannesburg from the Riverbanks: Navigating the Jukskei is an ambitious and timely contribution to Johannesburg studies. Bringing together twenty-one chapters by twenty-six contributors, the volume emerged largely from the 2023 Riparian Urbanism project and seeks to reposition the Jukskei River
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Designed by the architects Kallenbach and Reynolds in 1905, this is a simple building with shops at ground floor and rooms above. The large veranda screens the west-facing rooms from the afternoon sun and provides additional space for the families who lived here. Communal bathrooms and kitchens are located in the courtyard behind. The veranda canopy shelters shoppers from sun and rain and encourages window-shopping.