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Jo Buitendach
Journalist Jo Buitendach is a Joburg Inner City specialist. She writes about design, art, trends, pop culture and heritage.
Jan Glazewski’s Blood and Silver: A life well lived
Blood and Silver is a memoir about surviving HIV and searching for a family treasure
Opening eyes to Jozi’s inner city
Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon’s new book explores the abandoned buildings of Johannesburg and their inhabitants
Writing romance online, one predictable ending at a time
Through a free online platform for users around the world, Jo Buitendach doesn’t only read romance novels, she writes them – anonymously
One Show, Two Takes: Stranger Things
Nostalgia and spooky action reign supreme in season 4 of the hit series
Getting to the roots of family
In Heritage Month, we show you how to research your ancestry in South Africa — it’s not always an easy task
Dopamine dressing — Looking and feeling fabulous in the colours of happiness
Can going over the top with the colours you wear improve your mood? Jo Buitendach tried out the latest sartorial trend
The writing is on the walls in Joburg’s inner city
Take a deep dive into Johannesburg’s graffiti scene, which, love it or hate it, is flourishing
One movie, two takes: Good luck to you, Leo Grande
Brave, entertaining and hopeful, this British sex comedy-drama delivers 97 very well-spent minutes
Braamfontein, an artist’s playground
Braamfontein is awash with colour and activity and it’s impossible not to be inspired by the young artists leaving their mark on the city.
Open Studios Joburg: Art for inner-city explorers
In the past few decades the Johannesburg inner city, like many urban centres worldwide, has become home to painters, photographers, printers and their imaginative brethren. In…