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Fordsburg

The Portfolio: If there is a jol there you will go
Friday
/ 6 November 2021

The Portfolio: If there is a jol there you will go

For photographer Marc Shoul, nothing is sacred in Joburg

By Marc Shoul
Growing up among the traders at the Oriental Plaza
Friday
/ 3 September 2021

Growing up among the traders at the Oriental Plaza

This is an edited extract from Razina Theba’s new book ‘A Home on Vorster Street: A Memoir’

By Razina Theba
A tribute to Ahmed Essop, teacher, writer and shining light of South Africa
Article
/ 12 June 2019

A tribute to Ahmed Essop, teacher, writer and shining light of South Africa

Many revered Essop as a beloved teacher of English before he clashed with the apartheid authorities and was barred from teaching

By Angelo Fick
The Portfolio: Madoda Mkhobeni
Article
/ 3 May 2019

The Portfolio: Madoda Mkhobeni

"I try to make sure that wherever I am, my camera settings are right for that location and my film is fully loaded."

By Madoda Mkhobeni 1
Gautengers move to shacks and gated estates
Article
/ 12 November 2018

Gautengers move to shacks and gated estates

Shacks have increased by 204.7% and gated houses by 248.8%, showing a widening gap in the kinds of homes built in the country’s most populous province

By Dennis Webster
Search for ‘good food’ is karma
Article
/ 2 November 2018

Search for ‘good food’ is karma

Just as preparing and eating food binds us, so do visits to markets with fresh, unpackaged products

By Dinika Govender
Get a taste of Fordsburg’s history
Article
/ 14 September 2018

Get a taste of Fordsburg’s history

Sweetmeats, samoosas, laffa, tikka chicken, jalebi, and a mango lassi. Zaza Hlalethwa eats her way through Fordsburg to get a taste of its history.

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Spicy atchar turns a hot profit
Article
/ 14 September 2018

Spicy atchar turns a hot profit

Atchar can be enjoyed with curry, vetkoek, which is also called magwinya, or the uniquely South African bunny chow called kota

By Thulebona Mhlanga

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