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Sara Buijskes: Joburg’s first woman commercial photographer.
BONGEZIWE MABANDLA

Diary: Sara Buijskes at Heritage Foundation, Queertopia.za returns, Joe Kay brings Soulection to Jozi

Your essential dose of art and culture

  • Lesego Chepape
  • Busi Lethole
2 min read
The X account details the filth and decay with before and after photos. Here, the photo of the same building is shown in 2010, and again in 2023. (Photos supplied)
GOVERNANCE ISSUES JOHANNESBURG

Jozi vs Jozi documents the decay of South Africa’s economic hub

The account on X provides a sobering and raw portrayal of the city’s rapid deterioration

  • Aarti Bhana
7 min read
Pindrop: Johannesburg’s libraries in the suburbs are in various stages of disrepair. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BRIXTON LIBRARY

Joburg libraries are a place where books go to die

The closure of the city’s biggest library is a loss to the public, and some of the other libraries are also battling to keep the culture of books alive

  • Aarti Bhana
14 min read
The library was initially closed in 2020 as a result of Covid-19 restrictions but stayed shut after these were lifted because of structural damages.
JOHANNESBURG

Johannesburg City Library could open its doors in six months

The city still needs to ensure the building is fire compliant before it can open its doors to the public

  • Aarti Bhana
5 min read
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

Invaluable artworks and artefacts at risk in the Johannesburg museums

The City of Johannesburg has been marching on the spot for years about fixing its museum infrastructure, it can no longer pretend not to see the costly damage wrought over time

  • Melody Emmett
9 min read